45Registration etc. of clubs, horses and persons participating in harness racing

45 Registration etc. of clubs, horses and persons participating in harness racing (1) The Board may in respect of the whole of Victoria in accordance with the rules— S. 45(1)(aa) inserted by No. 37/1994 s. 186(h). (aa) fix dates and times for harness race-meetings; S. 45(1)(a) amended by No. 9671 s. 28. (a) register refuse to register or deregister any harness club horse owner trainer driver or rider; (b) charge and take for any such registration the fees prescribed therefor by the rules; S. 45(1)(c) amended by No. 9671 s. 28. (c) disqualify or suspend from participating in harness races any club horse or person; S. 45(1)(d) amended by No. 9671 s. 28. (d) exclude from participation in harness races any club horse or person which or who is not registered as required by the rules or is under disqualification or suspension pursuant to the rules; S. 45(1)(e) substituted by No. 6462 s. 3(1) (as amended by No. 6489 s. 4(Sch. item 20(c)), amended by No. 9671 s. 28. (e) grant an authority, subject to such conditions (if any) as are prescribed by the rules, or refuse to grant an authority to any person to carry on the business of bookmaking at meetings for harness races (wherever held) and revoke or suspend the authority of any such person; S. 45(1)(f) inserted by No. 6462 s. 3(1) (as amended by No. 6489 s. 4(Sch. item 20(c)). (f) prohibit the carrying on at any such meeting of the business of bookmaking by any unauthorized person; S. 45(1)(g) inserted by No. 6462 s. 3(1) (as amended by No. 6489 s. 4(Sch. item 20(c)). (g) fine or otherwise punish any club or person offending against the rules— and any decision of the Board in relation to any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (d), (e) and (f) shall be final and without appeal. S. 45(2) inserted by No. 49/1987 s. 15(b). (2) The Board may carry out freeze branding on any breed of horse whether the horse is to be used for harness racing or not. S. 45(3) inserted by No. 97/1998 s. 13, amended by No. 2/2022 s. 13(1). (3) The Board may suspend the members of a committee or other managing body of any harness racing club and may appoint some fit and proper person to be administrator of the club. S. 45(4) inserted by No. 97/1998 s. 13. (4) An administrator appointed under subsection (3) is deemed to be the committee or other managing body of the club and— (a) has and may exercise all the powers and is subject to all the duties of the club or other managing body; and (b) has and may exercise all the powers and is subject to all the duties of the members of the committee or other managing body of the club. S. 45(5) inserted by No. 97/1998 s. 13, amended by No. 2/2022 s. 13(2). (5) At any time after an administrator has been appointed, the Board may remove the suspension of the members of the committee or other managing body of the club and upon that removal the powers of the administrator cease. S. 45AAA inserted by No. 77/1993 s. 5, repealed by No. 97/1998 s. 14. S. 45AA inserted by No. 77/1993 s. 5, amended by No. 83/1995 s. 11(2), repealed by No. 97/1998 s. 14. S. 45A inserted by No. 9201 s. 11.