Section 32: Rules of Racing

32. Rules of Racing (1) (a) A horse racing organiser shall submit to the Board for approval a certified copy of its Rules of Racing, as well as any other rule, direction or guideline that affects the organisation of horse racing. 308 Acts 2019 (b) The Rules of Racing, as well as any other rule, direction or guideline under paragraph (a) shall be consistent with – (i) this Act; (ii) regulations made under section 164; (iii) directions given under section 100; and (iv) international norms. (2) Where the Board issues a direction under section 100(3)(c), a horse racing organiser shall forthwith review and, where so required, amend its Rules of Racing. (3) A horse racing organiser shall not amend its Rules of Racing without having given notice to and received the approval of the Board. (f) in section 44 – (i) by repealing subsection (2) and replacing it by the following subsection – (2) The Board may, on application made for the conduct of fixed odds betting on local races, issue a bookmaker licence authorising the applicant to operate at the racecourse. (ii) by repealing subsection (3); (iii) by repealing subsection (5) and replacing it by the following subsection – (5) The Board may, on application made for the conduct of fixed odds bet on any event or contingency other than a local race, issue a bookmaker licence authorising the applicant to operate at such place as the Board may approve. (iv) in subsection (7), by inserting, after the word “subsection”, the words “(2),”; Acts 2019 309 (g) in section 53 – (i) in subsection (1), by repealing paragraph (c), the words “; or” at the end of paragraph (b) being deleted and replaced by a comma and the word “or” being added at the end of paragraph (a); (ii) by repealing subsection (2) and replacing it by the following subsection – (2) The Board may, on application made, issue to the applicant a licence authorising him to carry on the business of a local pool promoter or of an agent of a foreign pool promoter, as the case may be. (iii) by repealing subsection (4); (h) by inserting, after section 53, the following new sections –