The Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010

Interpretation E+W

2.  In these Regulations—

“attending veterinary surgeon” means a veterinary surgeon attending a track pursuant to Condition 1 of the licensing conditions;

“licence” means a licence to manage a track;

“licensing conditions” means those conditions set out in the Schedule;

“local authority” means—

(a)

where there is, within the meaning of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994(1), a unitary authority for a local government area, that authority;

(b)

where there is not a unitary authority—

(i)

in a metropolitan district, the council of that district;

(ii)

in a non-metropolitan county, any council of any district in that county;

(iii)

in each London borough, the council of that borough; or

(iv)

in the city of London, the Common Council;

“operator” means, except in Part 2 of the Schedule, a person responsible for managing a track;

“owner” means an individual who owns a greyhound, or a representative of a partnership, unincorporated association or company that has ownership of a greyhound;

“race” means the competing of running greyhounds at premises where facilities for betting are being provided in relation to that activity either at those premises or elsewhere;

“sales trial” means the timing of a greyhound as it runs for the purpose of selling it;

“track” means premises where a race, trial or sales trial occurs; and

“trial” means the timing of a greyhound as it runs for the purpose of determining its position, or race category, in relation to any subsequent race.

(1)

S.I. 1994/867 to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.