14ADuration of race-meetings

14A Duration of race-meetings Unless the Minister otherwise directs, a race‑meeting must commence and finish on the same day and is deemed for the purposes of this Act and the **Gambling Regulation Act 2003** to commence 1 hour before the advertised starting time of the first race, and to finish 1 hour after the actual starting time of the last race, to be conducted at that meeting. S. 14AB inserted by No. 2/2023 s. 5. 14AB Duration of official trial meetings Unless the Minister otherwise directs, an official trial meeting— (a) must commence and finish on the same day; and (b) for the purposes of this Act— (i) is taken to commence one hour before the advertised starting time of the first trial to be conducted at that meeting; and (ii) is taken to finish one hour after the actual starting time of the last trial to be conducted at that meeting. S. 14B inserted by No. 37/1994 s. 179, amended by No. 35/2001 s. 6(Sch. 1 item 4).