The Gambling Act 2005 (Horserace Totalisator Board) Order 2007

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Gambling Act 2005 (Horserace Totalisator Board) Order 2007 and shall come into force on whichever is the later of 1st September 2007 or the day after the day on which the Order is made.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1963 Act” means the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963(1);

“the 2005 Act” means the Gambling Act 2005;

“approved horse-race course” means any horse-race course(2) in respect of which a betting premises licence or an occasional use notice for the time being has effect;

“the dissolution date” means the day appointed for the purposes of section 1 of the Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Act 2004(3) as the day on which the Tote ceases to exist;

“pool betting business” has the meaning given in the table in the Schedule;

“sponsored pool betting” has the meaning given in the table in the Schedule;

“sponsored pool betting business” means business involving the receiving or negotiating of bets made by way of sponsored pool betting; and

“the Tote” means the Horserace Totalisator Board.

(3) Any reference in this Order to a person infringing the right conferred on the Tote by section 14 of the 1963 Act shall be construed in accordance with subsection (2) of that section.

(1)

1963 c. 2.

(2)

See section 353(1) of the Gambling Act 2005 for the meaning of the expression “horse-race course”.

(3)

2004 c. 25.