Betting and Racing Act 1998
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17A Definitions
17A Definitions
(1) In this Division—
sporting event includes a class of sporting events but does not include a race or any event related to racing.
sports controlling body for a sporting event means the person or body prescribed as the sports controlling body for the sporting event under section 17B.
(2) The regulations may declare that an event or class of event is, or is not, a sporting event and any such declaration is conclusive for the purposes of this Division.
s 17A: Ins 2014 No 25, Sch 1 [7] (am 2015 No 58, Sch 2.24). Am 2018 No 25, Sch 5.1.