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Racing Amendment Act 1974

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Racing Amendment Act 1974

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Racing Amendment Act 1974

Public Act
  
1974 No 115
Date of assent
  
8 November 1974
 

Contents

Title
1 Short Title
2 Prohibiting tipping on horse and greyhound races except by newspapers, etc.
Administrative information

An Act to amend the Racing Act 1971

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1 Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Racing Amendment Act 1974, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Racing Act 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).

2 Prohibiting tipping on horse and greyhound races except by newspapers, etc.

(1)

The principal Act is hereby amended by inserting, after section 100, the following section:

“100a

“(1)

Every person commits an offence against this Act who prints, publishes, sells, offers for sale or publicly exhibits, or knowingly circulates or distributes, or causes to be printed, published, sold, offered for sale or publicly exhibited, or knowingly causes to be circulated or distributed, any placard, handbill, card, sign, advertisement, or notification whereby—

“(a)

It is made to appear that that person or any other person is willing to give any information or advice as to the probable result of any horse race or greyhound race, whether in or out of New Zealand, or to make any bet or wager on the result of any such race; or

“(b)

Any information or advice is given as to the probable result of any such race:

“Provided that nothing in this subsection shall apply to the publication in any newspaper (otherwise than by way of advertisement) of any information or advice as to the probable result of any horse race or greyhound race, or be construed to prevent the sale in New Zealand of any newspaper printed or published out of New Zealand.

“(2)

Every person commits an offence against this Act who in consideration or expectation of any payment, or otherwise for gain,—

“(a)

Gives or offers to give any oral information or advice relating or purporting to relate to the probable result of any horse race or greyhound race, whether in or out of New Zealand; or

“(b)

Holds any other person out as willing to give any information or advice as to the probable result of any horse race or greyhound race, whether in or out of New Zealand, or to make any bet or wager on the result of any such race:

“Provided that nothing in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be construed to prevent the transmission of any information or advice from any broadcasting station under the Broadcasting Act 1973.

“(3)

Any document mentioned in this section shall be deemed to be publicly exhibited within the meaning of this section if it is openly exhibited within view of persons in any public place, or in any shop, hotel, restaurant or other place to which the public has access, whether by right or otherwise.”

(2)

Section 30 of the Gaming Act 1908 is hereby repealed.

This Act is administered in the Department of Internal Affairs.
Act Repealed Latest version as at 08 November 1974 (as enacted)

Racing Amendment Act 1974

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