Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 1985

2 Operation of totalisators on dog racecourses.

(1) The [1963 c. 2.] Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 16(1) (totalisators on dog racecourses which are licensed tracks), after " that totalisator shall" there shall be inserted " on any day".

(3) In paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 (matters to be specified by operator of totalisator in notice posted on racecourse), at the end of sub-paragraph (6) there shall be inserted “; and

(c) specify such other particulars of the said terms as may be prescribed.”.

(4) After paragraph 4 of that Schedule there shall be inserted—

“4A The terms on which the operator invites persons to bet on any race or combination of races on the track by means of the totalisator may include a condition that, in the event of there being no winning bets on that race or those races, the aggregate amount staked thereon by way of bets made by means of the totalisator (less any deductions made in pursuance of paragraph 4(a) of this Schedule) shall be carried over to a subsequent race or combination of races on the track by being added to the aggregate amount staked thereon by way of bets so made; and nothing in section 16(1) of this Act shall be construed as precluding the totalisator from being so operated as to allow any such amount to be carried over as aforesaid from one day to another.

4B Where, in accordance with such a condition as is mentioned in paragraph 4A of this Schedule, any amount is to be added to the aggregate amount staked by way of bets made by means of the totalisator on any race or combination of races, that amount shall be disregarded for the purpose of making any deduction required by paragraph 4(a) of this Schedule.”.

(5) In paragraph 9 of that Schedule (attendance by accountant at totalisator)—

(a) for the words from " on every day" to " 1971 " there shall be substituted " where the accountant has before any day been notified in writing by the operator that it is intended that betting should take place on that day by means of the totalisator " ; and

(b) for the words from " as may before " onwards there shall be substituted " on that day as may be specified in the notification".

(6) After paragraph 10 of that Schedule there shall be inserted—

“10A The amount which is to be carried over from one race or combination of races to another in accordance with such a condition as is mentioned in paragraph 4A of this Schedule shall be determined by the accountant and notified by him to the operator.”.