NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 45 — 30 APRIL 2015

(ii) named as an Owner of the horse on the register kept by NZTR in accordance with Rule 410; and

(iii) named as a lessee of the horse on the register kept by NZTR in accordance with Rule 410, where the interest being acquired is an interest as lessee in an existing registered lease,

except:

(iv) in cases of death or incapacity;

(v) where such person has been absent from New Zealand for more than one month and is unable to be located, in which event the remaining persons comprising Owner(s) or lessee(s), as applicable, agree to indemnify NZTR from and in connection with any loss, claim or damage that may arise from their failing to obtain the absent person’s signature on notice of any change in the legal or beneficial Ownership of a horse or in the lessees of a horse; or

(vi) if the relevant interest in the horse is no more than 20%, in which case if the horse has a Racing Manager then that Racing Manager, if duly authorised to do so, may sign on behalf of one or more Owner(s) or lessee(s); and

(i) each person who is selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of all or any part of any interest he or it has in that horse (whether as Owner, lessee or otherwise);

(ii) each person who is acquiring any interest in that horse (whether as Owner, lessee or otherwise); and

(iii) the Racing Manager,

or by a person who has been authorised to sign the notice on behalf of any such person; and

(d) if applicable, specify whether the new owner/lessee is now registered under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985, and if so specify its Good and Services Tax registration number.

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(9) If a horse in respect of which a lease has been registered is sold subject to the terms of that registered lease, the registered lease will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the sale and the registration of a notice of change in the Ownership of the horse, and the new Owner of the horse shall be bound by the terms of the registered lease, unless the new Owner and the lessee(s) of the horse notify NZTR otherwise in writing.

5. Rules 602 and 902(2)(a)(ii): Control of Race Meeting On Race Day and Functions and Duties of Judicial Committee

NZTR recommends amendments to Rules 602 and 902(2)(a)(ii) to provide the RIU with responsibility for abandonment of race meetings. The current Rules require the matter to be put before the Judicial Committee for determination. The Rule, as it currently reads, has been the cause of comment and complaint over recent years, which has resulted in the Rule not been consistently applied particularly around the interpretation of the words “any question.” This has been interpreted as “the meeting’s continuation is in question” and, as such, this falls within the Rule, and differences between various parties as to whether a meeting should continue or not. This Rule change replaces the responsibility for abandonment of a race meeting from the Judicial Committees to the RIU Stewards.

602 (1) From 7.30am on Race day, the Stipendiary Stewards shall:

(a) have the control of the Race Meeting and be charged with the duty of ensuring that the provisions of these Rules are applied and enforced in respect of that Race Meeting;

(b) determine any question as to whether that day of racing or any part thereof should be postponed, abandoned or cancelled;

(2) A Club must follow any directives, policies, guidelines or practices of NZTR (including the National Racing Bureau) necessary for the administration and control of a Race Meeting or related to Races or racing, including any decision by NZTR to cancel a Race day, or a Race Meeting, which may be made prior to or after 7.30am on a Race day of that Race Meeting.

902 (1) The Judicial Committee shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all proceedings commenced pursuant to these Rules, which are not expressly stated by any of these Rules to be within the jurisdiction of any other person or body.

(2) The functions of a Judicial Committee shall be:

(a) from the commencement of the first proceeding which it commences to deal with on any day of a Race Meeting or one hour prior to the starting time of the first Race of that day until after the conclusion of the last proceeding which it commences to deal with on that day, or thirty minutes after the last Race run on that day (whichever is the later) to:

(i) hear all matters of a judicial nature which arise during and in relation to that day of racing and

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