Section 2

“approved scheme” means a scheme for the establishment and operation of totalizators and totalizator agencies for the time being approved by the Minister pursuant to section 16;

“Board” means the Totalizator Board established by section 3;

“horse race” includes a pony race;

“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for the Board;

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“race course” means any land used for the purpose of a race meeting;

“race meeting” means a meeting for the purpose of horse racing;

“Senior Police Officer” means any police officer not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent, and includes any other public officer authorized by the Minister by notification in the Gazette to exercise the powers of a Senior Police Officer under this Act;

“totalizator” means the instrument for wagering or betting known by that name, and any other instrument, device, machine or method of a like nature and conducted on the same principles, and includes a numbers forecast totalizator paying a fixed minimum dividend;

“totalizator agency” means any totalizator agency operated in accordance with an approved scheme, and includes any premises in which totalizator investments may be received pursuant to such scheme;

“totalizator investment” means any money, currency note or cheque received for investment on the totalizator or invested pursuant to any facilities provided under an approved scheme;

“turf club” means any club, association or other body of persons

(whether incorporated or unincorporated) established for the purpose of promoting, conducting and controlling the sport of horse racing.