Greyhound Industry Act, 1958

Disqualification orders.

45.—(1)After consideration of the result of any investigation at the instance of the Board under section 43 of this Act, or of the result of any investigation by an authorised officer of the Board under section 44 of this Act, the Board, after consultation with the Club, may by order (in this section referred to as a disqualification order), made in respect of all or specified greyhounds kept, owned, trained or managed by a specified person, disqualify such greyhounds from any one or more of the following:—

(a) registration in the Irish Greyhound Stud Book,

(b) entry for any greyhound race at any greyhound race track,

(c) entry for any event forming an item at any authorised coursing meeting,

(d) acceptance for sale at any public sale of greyhounds.

(2) Where the Board proposes to make a disqualification order, the Board shall serve notice of the proposal on the person concerned and shall, if any representations are made in writing by such person within seven days, consider the representations.

(3) The Board may, after consultation with the Club, revoke any disqualification order.

(4) Where a disqualification order is made, the Board—

(a) shall cause notice of the making of the order to be served on the person to whom the order applies, and

(b) may cause notice of the making of the order to be served on any other persons whom the Board thinks proper to be notified.