NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 144
30 SEPTEMBER 2009

New Zealand Stud Book Regulations means the regulations set out in the First Appendix to these Rules.

Notice of Appeal means a prescribed notice of appeal in the appropriate form required by NZTR, which is filed with the Appeals Tribunal to appeal a ruling or decision made by a Judicial Committee.

Notifiable Gear means the notifiable gear set out in gear list approved and published by NZTR.

NZRB means the New Zealand Racing Board.

NZTR means:

(a) New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Incorporated;

(b) the Board of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Incorporated;

(c) the Chief Executive of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Incorporated; and

(d) any agent, employee, director or officer of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Incorporated to whom the Board has delegated a power, duty, right or obligation.

NZRB Betting Rules means the New Zealand Racing Board’s Betting Rules, as amended from time to time, issued by the New Zealand Racing Board pursuant to the Racing Act 2003.

Official means a person appointed or employed by NZTR or a Club to carry out official duties in accordance with these Rules either at a Race Meeting or in any matter which relates to Races or racing.

Official Result of Placings means the result of the official placings of horses in stake-bearing placings and the placing immediately following the last stake-bearing placing as declared in accordance with Rule 703.

Owner includes, in relation to a horse, a person, being a natural person or a group of natural persons or a Legal Ownership Entity, who has an Ownership interest in a horse, and "Ownership" and "Owned" have a corresponding meaning.

Prohibited Substance means any substance as declared in the Fourth Appendix to these Rules.

Race means a horse race or competition (not being a harness race or competition) conducted during a Race Meeting, which is conducted by any Club and "to Race" has a corresponding meaning.

Race day means a day of a Race Meeting on which Races are held.

Racecourse means a racecourse which is owned or under the control of a Club and includes all the land and improvements - such as stands, seats, stables, enclosures, rooms, offices, betting and recreational areas, carparks - used in connection with the conduct or observation of Races, Race Meetings or other matters connected with racing.

Race Meeting means any meeting conducted by a Club at which horse racing takes place, for which that Club has a betting licence, and at which the Totalisator is in operation.

Racing Manager means a person approved by NZTR as a Racing Manager in accordance with Rules 406, 422 and 426.

Racing Policy means any Racing Policy published by NZTR, from time to time, in accordance with Rule 501.

Racing Year means the period beginning on the first day of August in any calendar year and ending on the 31st day of July in the next succeeding calendar year.

Register of Non Stud Book Mares means the register of Non Stud Book Mares kept by NZTR.

Register of Stud Book Mares means the register of Stud Book Mares kept by NZTR.

Registered Medical Practitioner means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of the profession of medicine.

Registrar means a person appointed to act as a registrar for a Tribunal.