ISB SI

S.I. No. 54 of 1979.

GREYHOUND RACE TRACK (ADMISSION CHARGES) REGULATIONS, 1979.

Bord na gCon in exercise of the powers conferred on it by

Section 48

of the

Greyhound Industry Act, 1958

(No. 12 of 1958) and also by subsection (3) of Section 5 of the said Act, hereby makes the following regulations, that is to say:—

(1) The Greyhound Race Track (Admission Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 1977, are hereby revoked.

(2) These regulations may be cited as the Greyhound Race Track (Admission Charges) Regulations, 1979.

(3) For the purpose of these regulations "racing session" shall mean a programme of not more than ten greyhound races at a greyhound race track licensed under the Act.

(4) The maximum charges to be made for admitting persons to a racing session at the greyhound race tracks listed hereunder, where such persons are not bookmakers carrying on their business, shall, save as provided for in paragraph (5) hereunder, be as follows:—

Greyhound Race Track At

Licensee

Max. admission per person for a racing session

Clonmel

Clonmel Greyhound Racing Co. Ltd.

50p

Cork

Cork Greyhound Race Co. Ltd.

50p

Dundalk

Dundealgan Greyhound Racing Co. Ltd.

50p

Enniscorthy

Enniscorthy Greyhound Racing Co. Ltd.

50p

Galway

Seamus P. Flanagan

50p

Harold's Cross

The Dublin Greyhound & Sports Association Ltd.

50p

Kilkenny

Kilkenny Greyhound Racing Co. Ltd.

50p

Lifford

Lifford Greyhound Racing Co. Ltd.

50p

Limerick

Limerick Greyhound Racing Track Ltd.

50p

Longford

Longford Sports Ltd.

50p

Mullingar

Mullingar Greyhound Racing Co. Ltd.

50p

Navan

The Boyne Valley Greyhound Racing Co. Ltd.

50p

Newbridge

Newbridge Greyhound Racing Co. Ltd.

50p

Shelbourne Park

Shelbourne Greyhound Stadium Ltd.

50p

Thurles

Thurles Greyhound Racing & Sports Association Ltd.

50p

Tralee

The Kingdom Greyhound Racing Co. Ltd.

50p

Waterford

Waterford Greyhound Race Co. (1953) Ltd.

50p

Youghal

Youghal Greyhound Race Co. Ltd.

50p

(5) Each licensee named in paragraph (4) above may on not more than 3 occasions in any one calendar year make a maximum charge of £1 per person for admitting persons to a racing session where such persons are not bookmakers carrying on their business.

(6) These regulations shall come into operation on 19th day of March, 1979.

GIVEN under the Seal of Bord na gCon this 16th day of February, 1979.

(Signed) DES HANRAHAN,

Chairman of the Board.

(Signed) SEAMUS P. FLANAGAN,

An officer authorised by the Board to authenticate the Seal of the Board.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these regulations is to fix the maximum charges to be made for admitting persons to greyhound race tracks licensed under the Act, where such persons are not bookmakers carrying on their business.