Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1962

Licences for greyhound race tracks.

18.—(1) It shall be lawful for the Revenue Commissioners, notwithstanding anything contained in the Licensing Acts, to grant, on the application of the holder of a greyhound race track licence, to such holder, or a person nominated by him—

(a) a licence for the sale of intoxicating liquor at the race track to which the greyhound race track licence relates for consumption at the race track, and

(b) a renewal of a licence granted to such holder or person pursuant to this section in respect of such race track.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act of 1927, a licence granted under this section in respect of a greyhound race track shall operate, during such time as the greyhound race track licence in relation to the track is in force, to authorise the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor at the track, the keeping open of premises at such track for such sale, and the permitting of such consumption, on the occasion of—

(a) a greyhound race meeting,

(b) a greyhound sale, or

(c) greyhound trials,

at such track during the period—

(i) beginning thirty minutes before the commencement of the race meeting, sale or trials, as the case may be, and

(ii) ending, in the case of a race meeting, at the time at which the last race of the meeting starts, and, in the case of a sale or trials, at the conclusion of the sale or trials, as the case may be,

but during no other period.

(3) None of the following sections shall apply in relation to premises licensed under this section, namely, sections 4 and 5 of the Act of 1927 and sections 10 , 11 , 16 and 17 of this Act.

(4) (a) In this section—

“greyhound sales” and “greyhound trials” do not include a sale or trials, as the case may be, held at a greyhound race track on the same day as but after a greyhound race meeting at that track;

“greyhound race track licence” means a licence under section 22 of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 .

(b) Where a greyhound race meeting, a greyhound sale or greyhound trials lasts or last for more than one day, the part of such race meeting, sale or trials, as the case may be, held on any day shall be deemed, for the purposes of this section, to be a separate meeting or sale or separate trials, as the case may be.