Nov. 1] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1659

TOTALIZATOR AGENCY BOARD

RULES RELATING TO INVESTMENTS AT OR THROUGH TOTALIZATOR AGENCIES

BY a resolution passed on the 18th day of October 1951 the Totalizator Agency Board, pursuant to the authority and for the purposes given by section 7 (1) (d) of the Gaming Amendment Act 1949, made the following rules:—

1. Interpretation

In these rules, if not otherwise inconsistent with the context:—

‘‘ Totalizator agency ’’ means any office, sub-office, or individual agency established by the Board pursuant to Part III, clause 2, of the approved scheme at which investments are received direct from the public, and includes any district office or the Head Office of the Board during such time as such office is being used to receive investments direct from the public:

‘‘ The approved scheme ’’ means the scheme for the establishment and operation of totalizator agencies in respect of race meetings as was approved by the Minister of Internal Affairs on the 20th day of September 1950, and any amendments or modifications thereto duly approved:

‘‘ The Board ’’ means the Totalizator Agency Board established by the Gaming Amendment Act 1949:

‘‘ The club ’’ means a racing or a trotting club:

‘‘ Course ’’ means the place where a race meeting is held:

‘‘ Race meeting ’’ means any race meeting in New Zealand at which the totalizator is operated and includes trotting:

‘‘ Rules of Racing ’’ means the New Zealand Rules of Racing and includes the New Zealand Rules of Trotting.

2. Purpose of Rules

The purpose of these rules is to supplement the operation of the approved scheme by making provision for the conditions under which investments will be accepted at or through totalizator agencies and for other matters incidental to the operation of the approved scheme at totalizator agencies.

Relevant clauses of the approved scheme in so far as such clauses relate to the conditions under which investments will be accepted at or through totalizator agencies, together with a copy of these rules, shall be exhibited in each totalizator agency in a position readily accessible to the public.

3. Commencement and Application of These Rules

These rules shall come into operation on the 1st day of November 1951, as from which date the rules made by the Board on the 15 March, 18 April, and 15 June 1951, shall be deemed to be revoked. Provided, however, that any matter which had originated under the said rules hereby revoked shall endure for the purpose of these rules as fully and effectively as if it had originated under these rules.

These rules shall apply to all persons investing or attempting to invest at or through any totalizator agency declared by the Board to be open for receiving investments direct from the public for transmission to the course.

4. General Conditions Relating to Investments At or Through Totalizator Agencies

(a) Persons Bound by the Approved Scheme.—Any person making an investment or attempting to make an investment at or through a totalizator agency shall be deemed to accept and be bound by the relevant provisions of the approved scheme.

(b) Persons Bound by Rules of Racing.—Any person making an investment at or through a totalizator agency shall be deemed to accept and be bound by the rules of racing relating directly or indirectly to entries for and the running of races, the powers of the stewards or committee of the club holding the race meeting in respect of which the investment is made, and the calculation of dividends.

(c) Prohibited Persons may not Invest.—No person who is prohibited from entering upon the premises of a totalizator agency by virtue of regulations made under section 7 (2) of the Gaming Amendment Act 1949, may himself, or through his agent, invest at or through a totalizator agency, and no person acting in breach of this rule shall be entitled to a refund of any amount paid by him or to any dividend which otherwise would be payable thereon.

(d) Unit of Investment.—The unit of investment for win and place betting shall be 10s. and for doubles betting 5s.

(e) Dividends.—The dividend for a 10s. investment will be that declared on the totalizator for 10s. The dividend for a 5s. investment shall be a quarter of the dividend declared on the totalizator for £1, except that no fraction of a shilling shall be paid unless such fraction exceeds 6d., in which case 6d. shall be paid.

(f) Brackets and Alterations Thereto.—Subject to the special provisions of rule 11B relating to investments on the doubles totalizator, in so far as they may apply, then:—

(i) In the case of horses bracketed on the totalizator, an investment on any one of such horses will be invested on the totalizator number of such bracket.

(ii) If a horse in such bracket is scratched, the investment shall remain on the horse or horses remaining in the said bracket.

(iii) Investments on a horse which was not bracketed, and is at any time included in a bracket, shall be invested on that bracket.

(iv) Where all the horses in a bracket or the remaining horse or all the remaining horses, if some are scratched from a bracket, are at any time included in one other bracket, then the investments on all horses in the original bracket shall be invested on such other bracket.

(v) (a) Where a change is made so that a horse or horses in a bracket are at any time included in another bracket or brackets or allotted separate numbers on the totalizator, whether or not a horse remains under the number of the original bracket or any other similar change not otherwise provided, then all investments on all the horses in the original bracket received at any totalizator agency before such change in bracketing or numbering is notified to such agency shall be refunded.

(b) Where such change is made in respect of the second race of the double in such circumstances as precluded the withdrawal of the investment on the starters in the first race coupled with the horse or horses concerned in the second race, the investment will be transferred to the favourite as established in rule 11B, regardless of the fact that the horses concerned in the change take part in the race.

(g) Rejection of Investments.—The senior officer on duty at any totalizator agency, unless otherwise directed by the Board or the General Manager of the Board, shall be entitled to reject at any time and without giving any reason therefor part or all of any investment.

(h) Refund of Investments.—(i) Scratchings: Subject to the provisions of rule 11 hereof relating to investments on the double totalizator, in any case where a refund is payable to investors on the course in respect of a horse which has been scratched, a corresponding refund will be made to investors off-course in a manner similar to the payment or crediting of dividends.

(ii) Transmission Failures: In any case where investments are not transmitted to the course and recorded on the totalizator for reasons beyond the reasonable control of the Board, the only obligation upon the Board will be to refund the amount so invested.

(i) Minors.—No investments by or on behalf of persons under the age of twenty-one (21) years will be accepted.

(j) Race Meetings for Which Investments Will be Accepted.—Investments at or through any totalizator agency will be accepted only for such race meetings or races as the Board from time to time shall direct in respect of any such totalizator agency.

(k) Investments Received on Meetings Subsequently Postponed.—(i) All investments received in respect of a race meeting which is postponed to a later date will be retained by the Board and will be invested on that later date in accordance with the original instructions.

(ii) No refund of such investments will be made unless application is received at the office of the totalizator agency, where the investment was made, not later than the time which is there specified as the closing time for the race concerned on such later date.

(iii) In the event of a race meeting being abandoned all investments will be refunded.

(l) Method of Investing.—Investments will be accepted by cash payment at a totalizator agency, or by telephone or postal instructions against a deposit previously established at a totalizator agency or dividends credited to such deposit, or by postal instructions accompanied by a cash remittance.

No investments or instructions by telegraph will be accepted under any circumstances.

5. Provisions Relating to Investments by Cash

(a) Cash investments will be accepted only during the hours advertised at each totalizator agency for the acceptance of such investments, but the officer in charge of such totalizator agency may declare at any time that the office is closed for receiving cash investments.

(b) Only bank-notes or coins will be accepted.

(c) Before an investment will be accepted the investor must indicate clearly the race meeting, the race, the horse or horses, the amount of the investment, and whether for win, place, or double.

(d) On acceptance of the investment, investors will be issued with a written or printed ticket which must be presented at time of claiming dividend.

(e) Tickets will show the amount invested in pounds and/or in fractions and/or in shillings for win and/or place or a double, and may show the total amount invested.

Tickets will be printed, written, stamped, punched, or marked to show the code letters or abbreviation designated for the race meeting concerned, the date or week designated for such meeting, the number of the race concerned other than for a double, and the code number allocated by the totalizator agency to the horse or horses on which the investment is made.