30 SEPTEMBER 2009 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 144

(2) Subject to sub-Rule (3), a Club may only conduct a race meeting if it is a Race Meeting at which the Totalisator is in operation.

(3) A Club may conduct a race meeting at which equalisator betting will take place (and at which the Totalisator will not operate), provided that the Club has obtained a betting licence from NZRB in accordance with the Racing Act 2003 to carry out betting at that race meeting, in which event:

(a) the Club holding, and the person(s) in control of, the equalisator race meeting shall be responsible for the conduct and control of that race meeting, including all health and safety aspects of that event, and NZTR and NZRB shall have no responsibility in that regard;

(b) save for this Rule 515(3), these Rules shall not apply to that race meeting.

STARTING LIMITS

516 (1) Subject to sub-Rule (2) below, a Stipendiary Steward may limit the number of horses permitted to be started at any Race at any Racecourse, which shall be known as the starting limit for that Race.

(2) On any Racecourse a Stipendiary Steward may, in the interests of safety, at any time, reduce the number of horses to be started in a Race.

ENTRIES, ACCEPTANCES, WITHDRAWALS ETC

517 Subject to Rule 538, entries, withdrawals and acceptances (as applicable), and declarations of Riders, for every Race shall not be admitted after the time and date advertised in accordance with Rule 510(d), provided that the advertised time and/or date may be extended for a period of time by NZTR.

518 (1) Only the Owner or lessee of a horse or his Agent acting on his behalf, including a Racing Manager, shall enter a horse for, or withdraw or scratch it from, a Race or declare the Rider of such horse for that Race.

(2) The lessor of a horse leased for racing purposes may, during the currency of such lease, enter such horse for a Race to be run after the expiration of such lease.

ENTRY FOR A RACE

519 An entry for a Race shall be made in writing, or by telephone, or other means approved by NZTR, by stating the registered name of the horse to be entered in that Race, provided that where it is made by telephone NZTR may require the Owner or lessee or the Agent of the Owner or lessee to confirm its entry for that Race in writing, within a period specified by NZTR, in which case such Owner or lessee, or the Agent of such Owner or lessee, must ensure that such confirmation is received by NZTR within that specified period, accompanied by the appropriate fee or other payment.

520 (1) An Owner or lessee, or the Owner’s or lessee’s Agent who enters or attempts to enter a horse for a Race shall, if required to do so by a Stipendiary Steward or Investigator, a Tribunal, or NZTR, produce such horse for inspection, examination or observation by any person specified by him or them at a time and place also so specified and allow any such body or persons or authorised agent to take possession of such horse for any of such purposes for such period as it or they deem necessary.

(2) If such horse is not produced at the time and place specified the body or persons requiring production of such horse may take possession of the horse, and the person entering or attempting to enter the horse as aforesaid and the Owner or lessee of the horse shall be deemed to have authorised such taking of possession.

(3) A person who or Tribunal which:

(a) requires the production of a horse pursuant to this Rule;

(b) takes or authorises or directs the taking of possession of a horse pursuant to this Rule; or

(c) inspects, examines or observes a horse pursuant to this Rule,

shall not be liable in damages to the Owner or lessee or Trainer or Rider of such horse or to any other person subject to these Rules at the time when the alleged cause of action arose by reason of the exercise of the powers hereby conferred.

(4) A person who wilfully breaches this Rule commits a Serious Racing Offence.