Betting and Racing Act 1998
13Certain persons prohibited from entering racecourses
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13 Certain persons prohibited from entering racecourses
13 Certain persons prohibited from entering racecourses
(1) Any person who has been warned off a racecourse, or who is disqualified from participating in any racing activities, by a racing controlling body must not enter any racecourse under the administration or control of that racing controlling body while the warning off or disqualification is in force.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months (or both).
(2) A person does not commit an offence under this section if—
(a) the person has been authorised, by notice in writing by the relevant racing controlling body, to enter the racecourse for a particular purpose specified in the notice, and
(b) the person is entering the racecourse for that purpose.
s 13: Am 2014 No 25, Sch 1 [4].