Horse Racing (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Citation | 2022 NI c 2 |
| Year | 2022 |
(1) Article 2 of the 1990 Order (interpretation) is amended as follows.omit the definition of “the Company”;omit the definition of “the Corporation”;at the appropriate place insert—“horse racecourse operators” .for “The Corporation and the Company” in the first place where it occurs substitute “Each horse racecourse operator” ;for “the Corporation and the Company” in the second place where it occurs substitute “the horse racecourse operator” .(4) After paragraph (4) insert—“a statement” ;for “the Corporation or, as the case may be, the Company” substitute “the horse racecourse operator” ;in sub-paragraph (c) , for “the Corporation or the Company” substitute “the horse racecourse operator” .(6) After paragraph (5) insert—“a horse racecourse operator” .(4) In Article 7 (returns or information to the Department) , for “The Corporation and the Company” substitute “Each horse racecourse operator” .in paragraph (1) , for “The Corporation and the Company” substitute “Each horse racecourse operator” ;in paragraph (2) , for “the Corporation or, as the case may be, the Company” substitute “the horse racecourse operator” .(6) Omit Article 11 (rules and bye-laws of the Corporation) .(7) In Schedule 1 (amendments) , omit paragraphs 5 and 6 and the cross-heading before paragraph 5.In this Act “the 1990 Order” means the Horse Racing (Northern Ireland) Order 1990. (1) Down Royal Park Racecourse Limited must submit a statement of its expenditure for the year beginning with 1 January 2021 to the Department.(2) Where a horse racecourse operator has not submitted a statement under Article 3(4) of the 1990 Order for the year beginning with 1 January 2022, the operator must submit a statement for the year to the Department.
- “horse racecourse operator” means any of the following—
- (i) Downpatrick Race Club;
- (ii) Down Royal Park Racecourse Limited;
- (3) The Department may by regulations make such amendment to the definition of “horse racecourse operator” as it thinks appropriate.
- (4) Regulations under paragraph (3) may not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.
- (4A) A horse racecourse operator may submit a statement under paragraph (4) either on its own or together with any other horse racecourse operator.
- (5A) Where a horse racecourse operator submits a statement under paragraph (4) together with any other horse racecourse operator, any reference in paragraphs (4) or (5) , or in Article 6 to either “the horse racecourse operator” or “a horse racecourse operator” is a reference to the horse racecourse operators in question.
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