PART 1

Preliminary and General

1. —This Act may be cited as the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001.

2. —(1) In this Act—

“Act of 1958” means Greyhound Industry Act, 1958;

“Act of 1994” means Irish Horseracing Industry Act, 1994;

“Act of 1999” means Horse and Greyhound Racing (Betting Charges and Levies) Act, 1999;

“establishment day” means the day appointed to be the establishment day for the purposes of this Act under section 3 ;

“HRI” means Horse Racing Ireland established under section 5 ;

“Minister” means Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development;

“Racing Regulatory Body” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(1) of the Act of 1994;

“Rules of Racing” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(1) of the Act of 1994;

“subsidiary” in relation to—

(a) HRI, has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Act of 1994,

(b) Bord na gCon, means a company established by it under section 18B (inserted by section 10 of the Act of 1999) of the Act of 1958.

(2) In this Act —

(a) a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended,

(b) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended, and

(c) a reference to an enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, adapted or extended by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act.

3. —The Minister shall by order appoint a day to be the establishment day for the purposes of this Act.

4. —The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.