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Control of Racing Order, 1974
Kings Order in Council 30 of 1974
- Assented to on 8 October 1974
- Commenced on 18 October 1974
- [This is the version of this document at 1 December 1998.]
1. Short title
This King’s Order-in-Council may be cited as The Control of Racing Order, 1974.2. Interpretation
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—“bet” or “betting” means the staking of any money or valuable thing by or on behalf or expressly or impliedly promised, undertaken or agreed to be paid or given to any person as or for the consideration for any assurance, undertaking, promise or agreement, expressed or implied, to pay or give thereafter any money or valuable thing on any event or contingency of or relating to any race; foot race, cycle race, motor-cycle race, motor race, fight, game, sport or exercise or any event whatsoever, or as or for the consideration of securing the paying of any money or valuable thing on any such event or contingency whatsoever;“Board” means the Swaziland Racing Control Board established in terms of section 8;“licence” means a licence granted under this Order;“licensee” means a person who is the holder of a licence;“Minister” means the Minister for Commerce;“race” means horse, pony, galloway, dog race or any other race whatsoever;“race course” means any land licensed under this Order for the holding of race meetings or any place where licenced dog or other racing takes place;“race meeting” means any gathering of the public or of the members of any society or association of persons to watch a race if the date and place of holding thereof have been notified by public advertisement or private invitation;“totalizator” means the instrument, machine, or contrivance commonly known as a “totalizator” or any other instrument, machine, or contrivance of a like nature, or any scheme for enabling any number of persons to make bets with one another on principles of a like nature;“totalizator licence” means a licence issued in terms of section 6.3. Licensing of race-course
4. Conditions of the licence
In addition to any other conditions which the Minister may impose in the granting of a licence, the following conditions shall apply:5. Prohibition of racing except on race-course
6. Licensing of totalizators
The Minister, acting in consultation with the Deputy Prime Minister, may upon written application issue to a licensee a totalizator licence to use one or more totalizators on a race day on a race-course in respect of which the licence has been granted to him:Provided that the Minister may permit a licensee to establish a totalizator agency in premises approved by the Minister.7. Application of proceeds of totalizator takings
8. Establishment of Greyhound Racing Control Board
9. Regulations
The Minister may make such regulations as he thinks necessary for the purpose of carrying out this Order and, without derogating from the generality of the aforegoing, may prescribe any fees payable by any person, the qualifications of any member of the Board, any forms to be used and any restriction on the right of admission, specifically or generally, of any person to a race-course.10. Police may enter race-course
11. Amendment of definition of “race” in Act No. 27 of 1970
Section 2 of the Licensing of Bookmakers and Taxation Act No. 27 of 1970 is amended by adding the following words at the end of the definition of “race”;12. Non-applicability of the Crimes Act
Part II of the Crimes Act No. 6 of 1889 shall not apply to anything done by a person which is permitted by the provisions of this Order:Provided that nothing in this Order shall be deemed to permit any betting on a race-course save by means of a duly licensed totalizator.History of this document
01 December 1998 this version
Consolidation
18 October 1974
Commenced
08 October 1974
Assented to
Cited documents 2
Legislation 2
1. | Crimes Act, 1889 | 10 citations |
2. | Licensing of Bookmakers and Taxation Act, 1970 | 1 citation |