Western Australian Repealed Regulations

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This legislation has been repealed.

GREYHOUND RACING RULES 1973


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation and commencement  
   2.      Interpretation  
   3.      Application, penalties, and publication of decisions  
   4.      Variation of Rules  

   PART II -- Powers of the Board  

   5.      Delegation to Board officers  
   6.      Approved Registration Authorities  
   7.      Questions arising  
   8.      General Authority  
   9.      Fees and charges  
   10.     Power to investigate and Act  
   11.     Directions, etc. to be obeyed  
   12.     Conditions may be imposed  
   13.     Board may impose penalties  
   14.     Prohibited persons  

   PART III -- Clubs  

   15.     Clubs to be registered  
   16.     Registration may be refused, suspended or cancelled  
   17.     Application  
   18.     Rules may require approval  
   19.     Term of registration  
   20.     Renewal  
   21.     Register of Clubs  
   22.     Annual reports  
   23.     Change in office bearers  
   24.     Fees  
   25.     Levy  
   26.     Club may be liable for acts of unregistered persons  
   27.     Restrictions on Club officials  
   28.     Control of racing and access  
   29.     Committee may act in default of action by Stewards  
   30.     Committee’s power to impose penalties  

   PART IV -- Registration of persons and names  

   31.     Registers  
   32.     Right of refusal  
   33.     Property in certificates, permits and licences  
   34.     Certificates to be produced  
   35.     Duplicate certificates  
   36.     Applications  
   37.     Period of registration  
   38.     Renewal  
   39.     Persons to be registered  
   40.     Trainers  
   41.     Notice of training  
   42.     Accommodation for greyhounds  
   43.     Assumed Names  
   44.     Syndicates  

   PART V -- Registration of greyhounds  

   45.     Eligibility for nomination  
   46.     Age of greyhound  
   47.     Greyhounds registered outside the State purchased by a person resident in the State (Form I.)  
   48.     Unregistered greyhounds  
   49.     Right of refusal and cancellation  
   50.     Registration certificate  
   51.     Duplicate certificates  
   52.     Sires to be registered (Form A.)  
   53.     Stud Masters  
   54.     Use of sires  
   55.     Board may publish information as to sires  
   56.     Notification of service (Form C.)  
   57.     Authority for mating (Form B.)  
   58.     Identification of bitch  
   59.     Notification of whelping (Form D.)  
   60.     Litters to be registered (Form E.)  
   61.     Power to dispense with registration  
   62.     Registration and naming of greyhounds (Form F.)  
   63.     Naming  
   64.     Change of name of greyhound (Form G.)  
   65.     Earbranding  
   66.     Death of a greyhound  

   PART VI -- Change of ownership and leasing  

   67.     Notification of sale or disposal  
   68.     Application for registration of transfer of ownership (Form H.)  
   69.     Leases (Form J.)  

   PART VII -- Stewards  

   70.     Appointment  
   71.     Board Stewards and Club Stewards  
   72.     Stewards’ power to alter arrangements  
   73.     Duration of powers  
   74.     Stewards’ inquiries and report  
   75.     General powers as to the conduct of meetings and trials  
   76.     Stewards’ power to impose penalties  

   PART VIII -- Veterinary surgeons  

   77.     Board Veterinary Surgeons  
   78.     Club meetings and trials  
   79.     Fees  

   PART IX -- Allotment, postponement and programme of meetings  

   80.     Allotment of dates to be applied for  
   81.     Board may approve or refuse application  
   82.     Certificate of approval  
   83.     Cancellation of approval  
   84.     Programme and conditions to be approved  
   85.     Postponement or abandonment of meeting  
   86.     Substituted and postponed meetings  
   87.     Race Book  
   88.     Change in Race Book particulars  
   89.     Announcements as to blinkers and weight variations  
   90.     Box numbers and colours  
   91.     Report on the meeting  
   92.     Official times  

   PART X -- Grading  

   93.     Board Graders  
   94.     Grading by Board  
   95.     Fields may be graded  
   96.     Effect on Clubs  
   97.     Withdrawal after box draw  
   98.     Maiden status  

   PART XI -- Nominations  

   99.     Nomination forms  
   100.    Manager required if greyhound raced by two or more persons  
   101.    Nominations necessary  
   102.    Eligibility  
   103.    Nominations from registered persons only  
   104.    Trainer to be stated  
   105.    Syndicate member disqualified  
   106.    Death of owner  
   107.    Alterations by officials  
   108.    Liability for fees  
   109.    Sale, lease or transfer after draw for a meeting  
   110.    Nominations subject to committee approval  
   111.    Nomination forms to be retained  
   112.    Time and place for nominations  

   PART XII -- Rules relating to the box draw and reserves  

   113.    Box draw  
   114.    Cancellation and new draw  
   115.    Reserves  
   116.    Vacant boxes  
   117.    Incapacitation after publication of draw  
   118.    Greyhound not presented  

   PART XIII -- Procedure prior to events  

   119.    Inspection of track, kennels and equipment  
   120.    Stewards’ certificate  
   121.    Stewards’ instructions to attendants and officials  
   122.    Unauthorized persons not to enter kennels or handle greyhound  
   123.    Other greyhounds excluded  
   124.    Greyhounds to be produced by specified time  
   125.    Particulars to be checked  
   126.    Certificates to be produced  
   127.    Identification and examination of greyhounds prior to kennelling  
   128.    Earbrands  
   129.    Identification and examination subsequent to kennelling  
   130.    Identification before all clear  
   131.    Retention of certificates  
   132.    Variation in identification markings  
   133.    Preparation enclosure  
   134.    Nose straps  
   135.    Muzzles  
   136.    Blinkers  
   137.    Bandages and appliances  
   138.    Veterinary assistance  
   139.    Women handlers  
   140.    Persons not allowed to handle greyhounds  
   141.    Attendant not to assist  

   PART XIV -- Rules relating to weight  

   142.    Record of weights  
   143.    Weight record card  
   144.    Weight record card to be produced  
   145.    Application for replacement weight record card  
   146.    Check weights  
   147.    Accuracy tests  
   148.    Weighing of greyhounds  
   149.    Excessive weight variations  
   150.    Reweighs  

   PART XV -- Rules relating to the running of races  

   151.    Track measurement  
   152.    Starter  
   153.    Starting boxes  
   154.    Placing in starting boxes  
   155.    Starting procedure  
   156.    Greyhound turned in box  
   157.    Greyhound handled by attendant only  
   158.    Attracting greyhound in box  
   159.    Release timing  
   160.    Starting point  
   161.    Lure disc  
   162.    Lure distance  
   163.    Lure drivers  
   164.    Interference to lure  
   165.    Hurdle races  
   166.    Descriptions and commentaries  
   167.    “No Race”  
   168.    Re-running of event declared “No Race”  

   PART XVI -- Greyhounds failing to pursue, marring running, or fighting  

   169.    Failure to pursue or marring the running  
   170.    Fighting  
   171.    Notice of fighting  
   172.    Disqualification  
   173.    Certificate to be endorsed  
   174.    Nomination following twelve months’ disqualification  

   PART XVII -- Judging, prize money and objections  

   175.    Appointment of Judges  
   176.    Method of judging  
   177.    Signalling of places  
   178.    Disqualification prior to pay-out signal  
   179.    Disqualification subsequent to pay-out signal  
   180.    Walk-Over  
   181.    Dead Heat  
   182.    Prize money for races abandoned  
   183.    Prize money and awards may be withheld  
   184.    Grounds for objection  
   185.    Lodging objection  
   186.    Forfeit of deposit, and withdrawal  
   187.    Consequences of successful objection  
   188.    Grading variation attached to winner  

   PART XVIII -- Examinations, tests and analysis  

   189.    Authority to test  
   190.    Limitation on liability  
   191.    Test procedure  
   192.    Specimens  
   193.    Autopsy  
   194.    Analysis of stomach contents  
   195.    Owner, Etc. not present  
   196.    Certificate of findings  
   197.    Examination of greyhound  
   198.    Expense of examinations as to identity  
   199.    Taking possession of greyhound  

   PART XIX -- Seasonal condition and use after breeding  

   200.    Season  
   201.    Racing after whelping  
   202.    Racing after stud service  

   PART XX -- Incapacity and veterinary treatment  

   203.    Skin complaints and unclean condition  
   204.    Treatment prior to a meeting  
   205.    Withdrawal by owner or trainer  
   206.    Withdrawal by order of the Stewards  

   PART XXI -- Inquiries  

   207.    No Penalty without prior inquiry  
   208.    Inquiries  
   209.    Persons having jurisdiction  
   210.    Right to appear, call evidence and cross examine  
   211.    Documentary evidence  
   212.    Stewards may require appearance  
   213.    Notice to be served  
   214.    Where service cannot be effected  
   215.    Service of notices  
   216.    Default of appearance  
   217.    Representation at inquiry  
   218.    Transcript to be taken  
   219.    Transcript may be Obtained  
   220.    Proof of ownership of greyhound  

   PART XXII -- Ineligibility, disqualification and default  

   221.    Power to withdraw  
   222.    Pending inquiry  
   223.    Disqualified greyhound ineligible  
   224.    Effect on greyhound of disqualification of person  
   225.    Removal of greyhound from disqualified trainer  
   226.    Defaulters and persons disqualified or warned off  
   227.    Association with disqualified persons  
   228.    Date disqualification becomes effective  
   229.    Surrender of certificates  
   230.    Clubs to notify Board of disqualifications, etc  
   231.    Grounds for disqualification of persons  
   232.    Other possible penalties  
   233.    Time for payment of fines  
   234.    Breaches of the Rules  
   235.    Grounds for disqualification of greyhound  
   236.    Defaulters  
   237.    Clubs to give effect to penalties imposed on persons  
   238.    List of persons disqualified or warned off  
   239.    Clubs to give effect to disqualification of greyhounds  
   240.    List of disqualified greyhounds  
   241.    Publication of lists  

   PART XXIII -- Appeals and reduction of penalties  

   242.    Appeal by way of rehearing, and representation at appeal  
   243.    Reduction of penalty  

   PART XXIV -- On-course Totalisator betting  

   244.    Totalisator investments  

   PART XXV -- Offences relating to live game and unmuzzled greyhounds  

   245.    Live game  
   246.    Greyhound not muzzled in street  

   PART XXVI -- Greyhound trial tracks  

   247.    Interpretation of this Part  
   248.    Application for registration of trial track  
   249.    Information  
   250.    Managers and assistant managers  
   251.    Undertakings  
   252.    Manager to be present  
   253.    Transfer of ownership  
   254.    Insolvent licensees  
   255.    Deceased licensees  
   256.    Cancellation or suspension of registration  
   257.    Notice of refusal or cancellation  
   258.    Use of unregistered tracks  
   259.    Power to enter and inspect  
   260.    Offences in relation to trial tracks  
   261.    Revocation of previous trial track rules  
           SCHEDULE


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