Greyhound Racing Act 2019

Regulations

5. (1) Where the Board proposes to make regulations under this Act, it shall publish—

(a) a draft of the proposed regulations, and

(b) a notice of the proposed regulations in one or more newspapers or journals relating mainly or partly to greyhound racing or the greyhound industry published in and circulating within the State,

stating that representations may be made in writing to the Board before a specified date (which shall not be less than 21 days from the date of publication).

(2) The Board shall consider any representations made under subsection (1).

(3) The Board having considered under subsection (2) any representations made under subsection (1), regarding regulations it proposes to make under this Act, may make the regulations, with or without modification.

(4) Where regulations are made by the Board under this Act, the Board shall publish on its website—

(a) a copy of the regulations or a notice of their making with a description of them, and

(b) reference to the statutory instrument number assigned to them.

(5) The validity of any regulations made under this Act is not affected by any non-compliance with subsection (1) or (4).

(6) Every regulation made by the Board under this Act shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the regulation is passed by either such House within the next 21 days on which that House sits after the regulation is laid before it, the regulation is annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under it.