Greyhound Racing Act 2019

Appeal to District Court

53. (1) Where the Appeal Committee determines that an exclusion order should be imposed under section 46 (1)(b)(ii), the person the subject of that determination, may appeal that decision to the District Court.

(2) (a) Where the Appeal Committee determines that a person is required to pay a sanction payment, the person subject of that determination, may appeal the amount of the sum to the District Court.

(b) The Court, in any application made to it under paragraph (a), may affirm the sum, or vary the sum by substituting a greater or lesser amount having regard to—

(i) the findings of the Appeal Committee,

(ii) the seriousness of the factors mentioned in section 46 (2), in particular the potential harm to the integrity of the sport, and

(iii) the fairness of the sum in all the circumstances.

(3) In the event of an appeal of a decision mentioned in subsection (1) or (2), the District Court may, upon application to it, stay an exclusion order under section 46 (1)(b)(ii) or a sanction payment, subject of that appeal, pending the outcome of the appeal.

(4) An appeal under this section shall be taken within 14 days from the date the appellant is notified of the determination of the Appeal Committee.