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Racing Act 1958
32GBan orders
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32G Ban orders
(1) If a court finds a person guilty of an offence against section 32A, 32B, 32C, 32D or 32F, the court may make the following orders in respect of that person—
(a) an order banning the offender from attending—
(i) a specified race-meeting or official trial meeting at the race‑course where the offence was committed; or
(ii) 2 or more specified race-meetings or official trial meetings at the race-course where the offence was committed;
(b) an order banning the offender from attending a specified category of race‑meeting or official trial meeting at any race-course where those race‑meetings or official trial meetings take place.
(2) A court may impose a ban order on an offender for a period of up to 5 years.
(3) A ban order must specify—
(a) the race-course or race-courses in respect of which the ban order is made (if known); and
(b) the race-meeting or official trial meeting or race-meetings or official trial meetings or category of race‑meeting or official trial meeting in respect of which the ban order is made; and
(c) the period for which the ban order is in force.
(4) A person to whom a ban order applies must not enter a race-course in contravention of that order.