sec.77Immediate suspension of an approval

### sec.77 Immediate suspension of an approval The Minister may suspend the approval of a control body immediately if the Minister believes— a ground exists to take disciplinary action relating to the approval of the control body for its code of racing; and the circumstances are so extraordinary that it is imperative to suspend the approval immediately to ensure— the safety of persons, or the welfare of animals, at a race meeting managed by the control body; or the public interest in the code of racing is not adversely affected. The suspension— can be effected only by the Minister giving the control body an information notice about the decision to suspend it, together with a show cause notice; and operates immediately the information notice is given to the control body; and continues to operate until the show cause notice is finally dealt with. s 77 prev s 77 om 2010 No. 22 s 12 pres s 77 (prev s 55) amd 2008 No. 24 s 10 renum and reloc 2012 No. 42 s 35 amd 2016 No. 12 s 334 (sec.77-ssec.1) The Minister may suspend the approval of a control body immediately if the Minister believes— a ground exists to take disciplinary action relating to the approval of the control body for its code of racing; and the circumstances are so extraordinary that it is imperative to suspend the approval immediately to ensure— the safety of persons, or the welfare of animals, at a race meeting managed by the control body; or the public interest in the code of racing is not adversely affected. (sec.77-ssec.2) The suspension— can be effected only by the Minister giving the control body an information notice about the decision to suspend it, together with a show cause notice; and operates immediately the information notice is given to the control body; and continues to operate until the show cause notice is finally dealt with. - (a) a ground exists to take disciplinary action relating to the approval of the control body for its code of racing; and - (b) the circumstances are so extraordinary that it is imperative to suspend the approval immediately to ensure— (i) the safety of persons, or the welfare of animals, at a race meeting managed by the control body; or (ii) the public interest in the code of racing is not adversely affected. - (i) the safety of persons, or the welfare of animals, at a race meeting managed by the control body; or - (ii) the public interest in the code of racing is not adversely affected. - (i) the safety of persons, or the welfare of animals, at a race meeting managed by the control body; or - (ii) the public interest in the code of racing is not adversely affected. - (a) can be effected only by the Minister giving the control body an information notice about the decision to suspend it, together with a show cause notice; and - (b) operates immediately the information notice is given to the control body; and - (c) continues to operate until the show cause notice is finally dealt with.