18Prescription of events as declared betting events

#### 18 Prescription of events as declared betting events 18 Prescription of events as declared betting events > > (1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, prescribe an event or class of events (whether or not a sporting event) as a declared betting event. > > > (2) An order prescribing a declared betting event must also prescribe the types of bets that are permitted to be made on the declared betting event. > > > (3) A race cannot be prescribed as a declared betting event. > > > > Note— > > > > Events related to racing are not sporting events but can still be prescribed as declared betting events. > > > (4) The Minister must not make an order that prescribes a declared betting event (or permits a new type of bet to be made on a declared betting event) unless an application to make the order has been made by— > > > > > (a) a licensed bookmaker who holds a declared betting event authority under Division 2A, or > > > > > (b) a licensee under the [Totalizator Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-045). > > > (5) The Minister must, unless the Minister considers that it is not in the public interest to do so, give effect to an application to remove a type of bet that is permitted to be made on a declared betting event if— > > > > > (a) the declared betting event is a sporting event, and > > > > > (b) the application is made by the sports controlling body for the sporting event. > > > (6) An application under this section is to be made in the manner approved by the Minister and is to be accompanied by the fee (if any) prescribed by the regulations. > > **s 18:** Subst 2010 No 132, Sch 1 \[8\]; 2014 No 25, Sch 1 \[7\].