Finance Act 2007
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Amendment of section 21 (hours of business in registered premises) of Betting Act 1931. |
66.— Section 21 (inserted by section 85 of the Finance Act 1998 ) of the Betting Act 1931 is amended by the substitution of the following for subsection (1): | |
“(1) In this section ‘race-meeting ’ and ‘ authorised racecourse ’ have the same meanings, respectively, as in section 2(1) of the Irish Horseracing Industry Act 1994 . | ||
(1A) Registered premises shall not be opened or kept open for the transaction of business at any time on any Christmas Day, Good Friday or Easter Sunday or on any other day— | ||
(a) at any time before 7 o’clock in the morning and after 6.30 o’clock in the evening during the period from 1 September in any year to 31 March in the following year, and | ||
(b) at any time before 7 o’clock in the morning and after 10 o’clock in the evening— | ||
(i) during the period from 1 April in any year to 31 August in that year, and | ||
(ii) during the period from 1 September in any year to 31 March in the following year on any day on which a race-meeting at an authorised racecourse is taking place on or after 6.30 o’clock in the evening on that day.”. |