53.—(1) Subject to this section, the Authority may, by regulations, provide—

(a) for fixing the conditions governing and fixing the charges to be made by the executive of an authorised racecourse to an authorised bookmaker for admission to the racecourse (and different charges may be fixed in respect of different authorised racecourses and in respect of different parts of the same racecourse):

Provided that in fixing such conditions and charges, the Authority shall not fix for the admission of an authorised bookmaker to any part of that racecourse a charge exceeding 5 times the charge then made to a member of the public for admission to that part,

F42[(b) for governing the activities of authorised bookmakers at authorised racecourses, including—

(i) the range of betting services available, and

(ii) the methods of bookmaking and practices employed by such bookmakers such as—

(I) the timing for opening a book,

(II) the setting, changing and presentation of betting odds on offer,

(III) the requirements for pay-outs of winnings, and

(IV) the use of appropriate modern facilities and equipment.]

(c) for the provision of facilities for authorised bookmakers by the executive of an authorised racecourse,

(d) for the permitting of authorised bookmakers to operate from betting offices F43[at authorised racecourses],

(e) for the regulation of—

(i) the range of betting services to be made available at betting offices,

(ii) the structure and location of betting offices,

(iii) the operation and opening hours of betting offices,

(iv) the persons who may be admitted to, or permitted to place bets at, betting offices,

(v) good order and conduct at betting offices.

F44[(2) Regulations made under subsection (1)(e)(iii) of this section in respect of the opening hours of betting offices may permit betting offices to open for business any time at an authorised racecourse—

(a) on any day in respect of all the hours that registered premises (within the meaning of the Betting Act, 1931) are permitted to stay open, and

(b) on the day of a race-fixture at the racecourse, also from the time the public are permitted admission to the racecourse and up to two hours after the conclusion at it of the last race where that would exceed the hours referred to in paragraph (a).]

(3) The Authority where it proposes to make regulations under subsection (1) may have regard to any agreement between authorised racecourses and authorised bookmakers in relation to any matter referred to in that subsection.

(4) A person to whom any regulation made under subsection (1) applies shall comply with such regulation.