Racing Board and Racecourses Act, 1945

Definitions.

2.—In this Act—

the expression “authorised officer of the Board” means a person appointed in writing by the Board to be an authorised officer for the purposes of Part III of this Act;

the expression “authorised racecourse” means a racecourse at which race meetings are held with the sanction of either or both of the Governing Bodies;

the expression “the Board” means the Racing Board established by this Act;

the expression “course bet” means a bet entered into by a licensed bookmaker, during a race meeting held on an authorised racecourse and at that authorised racecourse or in the precincts thereof, on a horse race forming an item at that race meeting;

the expression “course-betting permit” means a permit granted by the Board under section 24 of this Act;

the expression “the dissolved company” means the company known as the Board of Control for Mechanical Betting in Ireland dissolved by this Act;

the expression “the establishment date” means the date appointed to be the establishment date for the purposes of this Act by order of the Minister made under section 3 of this Act;

the word “executive”, in relation to an authorised racecourse means the person who owns or exercises control over that racecourse;

the expression “Governing Body” means any body being—

(a) the Irish Turf Club, or

(b) the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee;

the word “levy” means a levy payable under section 27 of this Act;

the expression “licensed bookmaker” means a person who is for the time being the holder of a bookmaker's licence issued to him under the Betting Act, 1931 (No. 27 of 1931);

the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Finance;

the word “precincts”, in relation to an authorised racecourse, means any place adjacent to that racecourse to which the public habitually resort for the purpose of watching racing;

the word “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Board under this Act;

the expression “totalisator licence” means a licence granted under the Totalisator Act, 1929 (No. 22 of 1929);

the expression “the transfer date” means the date appointed to be the transfer date for the purposes of this Act by order of the Minister made under section 3 of this Act.