Totalizator (Amendment) Act 1927 (NSW)

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Tctalizatcr fAmendment) Act.

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TOTALIZATOR (AMENDMENT)

ACT.

Act No. 19, 1927.

An Act to amend the Totalizator Act, 1916, the GeorgeV,

Totalizator (Am endm ent) Act, 1919,

the No. 19.

Totalizator (Am endm ent) Act, 1920, and

certain other Acts in certain respects ; and

.

for purposes connected therew ith .

[Assented

to, 28th February , 1927.]

*1 3 E it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent AIaje.sty, J D bj?- and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows ;—

1. (1) This Act may ho cited ns the “ T o ta liza to r siiort title.

(Amendment) Act, 1927,” and shall he read -with the Totalizator Act, 191(5, as am-ended hy .subsequent Acts. In this Act that Act as so amended is referred to as the Principal Act.

(2) This Act shall commence on ■

a date to be

appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation

published in the Gazette.

Amendment

2. The Principal Act is amended as follows :—

of Principal

Act.

(a) hy inserting at the end of subsection one of section eight the following words:—“ hut no

Sec. 8.

(CgminiaRion.)

deduction shall he made in respect of amounts invested upon a horse declared by the prescribed officer or servant of the club to he a non­ starter ” ;

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(b) (i) l)v omitting from subsection two of the

No. 19.

same section the Avords and figure “ AAdtbin fourteen days after tbe bolding of any race meeting if a club specified in Part I o f” and by inserting in lieu thereof tbe Avords “ if a club specified in ” ;

(ii)  by omitting from the same subsection the

AA'ords and figures “ specified in Part I I of” and by inserting in lieu thereof tbe AA'ords

“ not specified in ” ;

(iii)   by omitting from the same subsection the AA’ords “ Any such amount may be re- co ered from such club as a Crown debt in any court of competent jurisdiction ” ;

(c)

liy inserting at the end of section eight tbe folloAving ncAA" subsection :—

(3) The payment to be made in pursuance of this section shall be made AA’ithin fourteen days of the date of tbe race day upon AAdiich the totalizator is used.

If tbe payment is not made within such time an additional payment amounting to ten per centum of the amount unpaid shall be payable to tbe Colonial Treasurer.

The Colonial Treasurer may in any case in Avbich be may deem fit forego the Avhole or any part of such additional payment or give time for the payment thereof.

(d)

by inserting next after section eight the following ncAV section :—

Recovery of

amounts clue.

8a. Any sum or sums payable to tbe Colonial Treasurer under this Act may be recovered as a Crown debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Further

amendment of

3. The Principal Act is further amended—

Act No. 75, 1910.

New s. 9b.

(a)

by inserting after section 9a the folloAAnng neAV section

(Unclaimed

9b . (1) Any moneys tbe result of invest­ ments on a totalizator remaining in the hands of a racing club tbe disposal of Avhich is not otherwise directed by this Act, shall be paid Avithin one month of the date of the race

moneys.)

meeting

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inectin" at uliicli sudi moiievs Averc received George V,

to Hie Cuionial Treasurer for tlic use of the

ly.

public revenue.

(2) Such club shall on such payment he ,

relier^ed from all liability in respect of the

moucys so paid.

(3) 'J’his section shall extend to auy such moneys in the hands of a racing club at tlie commencement of the Totalizator (Amend­ ment) Act, 1927, and such moneys shall be paid to tbe Colonial Treasurer AAdthin one month of such commencement.

(b)

by adding at the end of subsection two of'o (-)•

section ten the following Avords :—

(Commis-

“ jSio deduction shall he made in respect of amounts invested upon a horse declared by the iirescribed officer or seiwant of the club holding tiic race meeting to be a non-starter.”

(c) (i) by omitting from subsection tAvo of section Soc. 20(l>).

twenty the Avords “ and subject to the (raiies.)

approval of the GoAnrnor, a racing club”

and by inserting in lieu thereof the words

the (jioA'ernor ” ;

(ii)   hy omitting from the same subsection the Avords “ under its control ” ;

(d)

by omitting the Schedule and by inserting in lieu thereof the folloAving ncAV Schedule :—

SCHEDULE.

Sec. 8 {■’ ) .

The

ustr^ilian .Jockey Club (lliiiidwick Racecourse).

(Schedule.)

The, .Vusttalian Jockey Club (Warwick Farm Racecourse).

The iiosehill Racecourse Company, Limited.

The Canterbury P.ark Race Club, Limited.

The i^Icorctield Racing Club, Limited.

The Ascot Racceour.se and Recreation Grounds, Limited.

The Kensington Recreation Ground.s Company, iainited.

The Rosebery Racecourse Companjg Limited.

The Victoria Park liacing and Recreation Grounds Company, Limited.

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