S.I. No. 250/1996 - Greyhound Race Track (Racing) (Amendment) Regulations 1996


S.I. No. 250 of 1996.

GREYHOUND RACE TRACK (RACING) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1996

Bord na gCon in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 25 of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 (No. 12 of 1958) and also by sub-section (3) of Section 5 of the said Act, hereby makes the following regulations, that is to say:—

(1) These regulations may be cited as the Greyhound Race Track (Racing) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996.

(2) The Greyhound Race Track (Racing) Regulations, 1993 (No. 158 of 1993) are amended as follows:—

By the addition of a paragraph to sub-article (1)(f) of Article 24 of the Greyhound Race Track (Racing) Regulations, 1993, in the following terms:—

"This provision shall not apply to unraced greyhounds which have qualified at a track where for any reason racing cannot take place and where race cards in respect of that track which include a number of such greyhounds are run at another track".

These regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of September, 1996.

GIVEN under the Seal of Bord na gCon this 7th day of May, 1996.

(Sgd.)

PASCHAL S. TAGGART

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.

(Sgd.)

SEAN M. COLLINS,

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE BOARD, An Officer authorised by the Board to authenticate the Seal of the Board.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The effect of these regulations is to amend the Greyhound Race Track (Racing) Regulations, 1993, regarding the acceptance of unraced greyhounds for racing in certain circumstances.