Greyhound Industry Act 1958
Artificial insemination of greyhounds.
39. — (1) The Board may, after consultation with the Club and with the consent of the Minister, make regulations controlling the practice of artificial insemination of greyhounds.
(2) Regulations under this section may, in particular, make provision for—
(a) prohibiting persons from engaging in the artificial insemination of greyhounds save under and in accordance with licences granted by the Board at its discretion,
(b) the making by the Board of charges in respect of the grant, retention or renewal of licences,
(c) the attachment of conditions to licences,
(d) the suspension and revocation of licences,
(e) the keeping of records by licensees and the production of such records for inspection and taking of copies or extracts by authorised officers of the Board,
(f) the furnishing of information to the Board by licensees.
(3) A person who contravenes a regulation under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.
Annotations:
Amendments:
F46
Repealed by Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 26(5), not commenced as of date of revision.
Modifications (not altering text):
C15
Prospective affecting provision: section repealed by Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 26(5), not commenced as of date of revision.
39. — F46[…]
C16
Maximum fine in subs. (3) increased (25.07.1999) by Horse and Greyhound Racing (Betting Charges and Levies) Act 1999 (24/1999), s. 12(2) and table ref. no. 13, S.I. No. 211 of 1999. A fine of £1,000 converted (1.01.1999) to €1,269.73. This translates into a class C fine not exceeding €2,500 as provided (1.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 6(3) and table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.
Increase of fines, under Act of 1958, etc.
12.— …
(2) The fine which may be imposed under a provision of the Act of 1958 specified in column (2) of the Table to this section shall be a fine not exceeding in amount the amount specified in column (3) of that Table opposite the reference number opposite which that provision is so specified.
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TABLE
Reference Number
Provision of Act of 1958
Maximum Fine
(1)
(2)
(3)
£
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13
Section 39(3)
1,000
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Editorial Notes:
E174
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.11.2014) by Artificial Insemination of Greyhounds (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 494 of 2014), in effect as per reg. 2.
E175
Power pursuant to section exercised (30.11.2005) by Artificial Insemination of Greyhounds Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 561 of 2005), in effect as per reg. 20.