LegalizeS.I. No. 350/2015 - Greyhound Industry (Racing) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015
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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 7th August, 2015.
Bord na gCon, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Sections 25 and 48 of the Greyhound Industry Act 1958 (No. 12 of 1958), and also by sub-section (3) of section 5 of said 1958 Act, hereby makes the following regulations, that is to say:—
- (1) These regulations may be cited as the Greyhound Industry (Racing) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015.
- (2) The Greyhound Industry (Racing) Regulations, 2007 (No.302 of 2007), are amended by substituting for article 8 (3) the following:
- “(3) A reserve greyhound may replace a withdrawn greyhound up to and including the final of any Sweepstake or Feature Event in which the first prize is no greater than €4,999. Where the first prize for a Sweepstake or Feature Event is greater than €4,999, a greyhound withdrawn from the first round may be replaced by a reserve greyhound but a greyhound withdrawn from subsequent rounds may not be replaced. The selection of a reserve greyhound to replace a withdrawn greyhound shall be first by order of position and second by time achieved in the heat in which it was eliminated. In any instance where the time achieved by two or more such greyhounds is equal, the matter shall be determined by tossing a coin”.
- (3) The Greyhound Industry (Racing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (No. 500 of 2012) are hereby revoked.
- (4) These regulations shall come into affect on the 5th day of August 2015.
GIVEN UNDER THE SEAL OF BORD NA GCON,
5 August 2015.
PHILIP MEANEY,
Chairman of the Board.
GERALDINE LARKIN,
Chief Executive of the Board, an Officer Authorised by the Board to Authenticate the Seal of the Board.
an officer authorised by the Board to authenticate the Seal of the Board.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
The effect of these regulations is to amend the Greyhound Industry (Racing) Regulations, 2007 to limit the replacement of withdrawn greyhounds by reserve greyhounds to first round withdrawals only in Sweepstakes or Feature Events in which the first prize money is greater than €4,999. The replacement of withdrawn greyhounds by reserve greyhounds remains possible up to and including the final in Sweepstakes or Feature Events where the first prize is no greater than €4,999.
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