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S. 21(2) Proviso repealed by No. 37/1994 s. 182(d).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S. 21(4) repealed by No. 8566 s. 4(2).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)).