S.I. No. 755/2004 - Authorised Bookmakers (Code of Practice of Bookmakers At Authorised Racecourses) Regulations, 2004

1. Where a Bookmaker or his/her Representative employs or uses the services of a runner or assistant at an Authorised Racecourse on a permanent or temporary basis, the Bookmaker shall be responsible for the conduct of said Employees through out the period of the employment.

2. A person employed by a Bookmaker as an assistant to record bets negotiated by the said Bookmaker must be situated to the rear of the Joint. It is the responsibility of the Bookmaker to ensure that during any period of time that he/she is accepting or negotiating bets that his/her assistant is in close proximity to the rear of the Joint.

3. A Bookmaker shall undertake to abide by employment law in respect of any person in his/her employment on an Authorised Racecourse. In this regard, the Bookmakers attention is drawn in particular to the provisions laid down in the “Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1996”. The following outlines some of the main provisions but Bookmakers are obliged to make themselves aware of break entitlements as laid down in the legislation

▪ A “Child” for the purposes of the Act is a person under the age of 16.

▪ A “Young Person” for the purposes of the Act is a person over the age of 16 and under the age of 18.

▪ Children under the age of 14 cannot work without written permission from the relevant Minister.

▪ Children aged 14 years may not work during the school term. They may work 35 hours maximum per week during school holidays. The maximum hours in a day are 7 hours and they cannot work before 8.00 am and after 8.00 pm.

▪ Children aged 15 years may only work 8 hour maximum per week during the school term and 35 hours maximum per week during school holidays. The maximum hours in a day are 7 hours and they cannot work before 8.00am and after 8.00pm.

▪ Before employing a child or young person, a Bookmaker must have evidence of age and written permission from a parent or guardian.

▪ Those aged 16 and 17 years of age may work a maximum of 40 hours per week. The maximum hours in a day are 8 hours and they cannot work before 6.00am and after 10.00pm.

▪ Those aged 18 years and older may work a maximum of 48 hours per week and attention is drawn in this regard to the “Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997” which also sets out legal entitlements.

▪ Account must also be taken of any hours worked by Employees in another employment if applicable, in order to ensure that the maximum hours are not exceeded.

4. Bookmakers should familiarise themselves with their responsibilities as employers for the health and safety of their Employees, including close relatives, while in their employ.

5. Bookmakers are required, whilst conducting business on a racecourse, to obtain and maintain full Employer's Liability Insurance for their Employees in addition to their Public Liability Insurance and should be able to produce evidence of this coverage at any stage if requested to do so by an Authorised Officer of HRI.

6. The potential return including the stake to the customer.

7. The odds at which the bet was laid.

8. The type of bet — Win, Place, Forecast, Betting Without other.

E. CONDUCT OF BOOKMAKERS WHILE OPERATING ON AUTHORISED RACECOURSES

HORSE RACING IRELAND

S.I. Number 755 of 2004

IRISH HORSERACING INDUSTRY ACT, 1994

AUTHORISED BOOKMAKERS (CODE OF PRACTICE OF BOOKMAKERS AT AUTHORISED RACECOURSES) REGULATIONS, 2004

Issued by

Horse Racing Ireland

Thoroughbred County House

Kill

Co Kildare

IRISH HORSERACING INDUSTRY ACT, 1994

AUTHORISED BOOKMAKERS (CODE OF PRACTICE OF BOOKMAKERS AT AUTHORISED RACECOURSES) REGULATIONS, 2004

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1.

Citation And Commencement

2.

Definitions

3.

Code Of Practice of Bookmakers At Authorised Racecourses

Schedule

Regulations for the Practice and Operations of Bookmakers And Their Representatives, Employees and Agents at Authorised Racecourses

IRISH HORSERACING INDUSTRY ACT, 1994

AUTHORISED BOOKMAKERS (CODE OF PRACTICE OF BOOKMAKERS AT AUTHORISED RACECOURSES) REGULATIONS, 2004

Horse Racing Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by Section 53 (1) (b) of

the Irish Horseracing Industry Act, 1994

(as amended by

Section 7

of the

Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001

) hereby makes the following Regulations