Gaming and Betting (Amendment) Act 1907 (NSW)

A c t N o . 2, 1907.

A n A c t to a m e n d t h e ( l a m i n g a n d B e t t i n g Ac t ,

1906,	a n d	t h e	G a m i n g	a n d	B e t t i n g	( A m e n d ­
m e n t )	Ac t ,	190G ;	and	for	o t h e r	p u r p o s e s .

[12th July, 1907.]

Assembly of N e w South Wales in Par l i ament assembled, and by the BE it enacted by the K i n g ' s Most Exce l len t Majesty , by and with t h e advice and consent of t he Legislat ive Council and Legislat ive

au tho r i t y of t he same, as follows :—

1. This A c t may be cited as the " Gaming and Be t t ing

( A m e n d m e n t ) Act , 1907 , " and shall be cons t rued wi th t he G a m i n g

and Be t t ing Act , 1900 (hereinafter referred to as t he Pr inc ipa l A c t ) ,

2. Section twen ty of the Pr inc ipa l A c t is amended by inser t ing after " prohibi ted " the following w o r d s : — " Be t t ing or wager ing on any licensed racecourse or cours ing ground approved by the Minis ter on which any sports other t h a n horse races, pony races, t ro t t ing races, or coursing are being held is prohib i ted ."

3. Section twenty-e ight of the Pr inc ipa l Act is a m e n d e d —

(a) in subsect ion two by inser t ing after " r a c e - m e e t i n g " the

words " for horse rac ing or pony rac ing " ;

(b) in pa r ag raph (a) of subsection three by inser t ing after " s u c h

r a c e c o u r s e " t he words " o r any racecourse for which i t has

been subs t i tu ted " ;

(c) by inserting after subsection four the following new sub­ section :—

(4A) The n u m b e r of days in any one year on which meet ings

for t ro t t i ng races or contests m a y be held on any licensed	racecourse
shall no t exceed the following :—

(a)	Where the racecourse is situate within forty miles of the Genera l Post Office, Sydney, t he n u m b e r shall be twenty , of which days, no twi ths t and ing a n y t h i n g in the Pr inc ipa l Act ,
t en days may be o ther t h a n Wednesdays or Sa tu rdays .
(b)	Where the racecourse is situate beyond the said forty miles,
t he n u m b e r shall be six.

4 . Section twen ty -n ine of t he Pr incipal Ac t is amended by

omi t t ing the words " and must be appl ied for before t h a t da t e . "

5. The Pr inc ipa l A c t is amended by inser t ing the following

section nex t after section th i r ty of the said Act :—

30A . N o t h i n g in the three last preceding sections shall app ly to

any ground used for the purposes of a show by a pastoral or ag r i cu l tu ra l association, or to any t ro t t i ng races or contests held on such g round by such association : Provided t h a t such association has been

registered by the Minis te r for Agr i cu l tu re , and the condit ions of t h e

t ro t t i ng races or contests have been approved by the Minis te r .

I t shall be a condit ion of such regis t ra t ion tha t b e t t i n g or

wager ing shall not be al lowed on such ground.

6 .    Section twen ty of the P r inc ipa l Act is amended by inse r t ing

af ter t he word " racecourse " the words " or cours ing ground approved