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Racing Act 1958
21Charitable race-meetings on metropolitan race‑courses in excess of statutory number
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21 Charitable race-meetings on metropolitan race‑courses in excess of statutory number
S. 21(1) amended by Nos 6836 s. 11(a), 8344 s. 26(3)(i), 8566 s. 4(1), S.R. No. 166/1974 reg. 2, No. 37/1994 s. 182(b)(c).
(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Part the Minister may permit the owners or trustees of any race-course to hold race-meetings on such race-course for any charitable or benevolent purpose.
S. 21(2) amended by No. 8344 s. 26(3)(i),
S.R. No. 166/1974 reg. 2, substituted by No. 97/1998 s. 9.
(2) The net profit from any such meeting must be paid by the racing club conducting the meeting to the Hospitals and Charities Fund within 2 months from the day on which the meeting was held.
S. 21(2) Proviso repealed by No. 37/1994 s. 182(d).
S. 21(3) substituted by No. 97/1998 s. 9.
(3) In this section ***Hospitals and Charities Fund*** means the Hospitals and Charities Fund established under the **Health Services Act 1988**.
S. 21(4) repealed by No. 8566 s. 4(2).
No. 6070 s. 22.
S. 22 amended by Nos 7621 s. 13(2)(a), 114/2003 s. 12.1.3(Sch. 6 item 10.4(a)).