| Guvnor

Enforced by: Ofqual
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator9 Licence Holder1

Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts

Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 203 duties

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) 121 duties

Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 112 duties

Space Industry Regulations 2021 76 duties

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) 66 duties

Licence Holder — also bound by 225 other Acts

Petroleum (Current Model Clauses) Order 1999 318 duties

The Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004 123 duties

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 83 duties

Space Industry Regulations 2021 68 duties

The Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1991 65 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Introduction

0 of 3 sections shown

3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Title, commencement and application

s.002 Interpretation

s.003 Licensing of operators

Part 2

Issuing of licences

3 of 4 sections shown

s.004 Granting and renewing of licence Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authority must grant or renew greyhound track licence after inspectionLocal authority

s.006 Death of a licence holder Regulated

Notify local authority of operator's death within 4 weeksOperator

s.007 Fees Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities must cap licence fees at reasonable costsLocal authority

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.005 People who may not apply for a licence

Part 3

Suspension and revocation of a licence

4 of 6 sections shown

s.009 Procedure for suspension Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authority must notify licence holder of suspension without undue delayLocal authority

s.010 Notice of suspension Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authority must include specific content in suspension noticesLocal authority

s.011 Reinstatement of licence Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authority must reinstate suspended licence when satisfied conditions will be metLocal authority

s.012 Revocation of licence Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authority may revoke suspended licences and must notify in writingLocal authority

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.008 Grounds for suspension

s.013 Appeals

s.001 Condition 1: Attendance of a veterinary surgeon Regulated

Ensure veterinary surgeon attendance and inspections at racesOperator

s.002 Condition 2: Facilities for the attending veterinary surgeon Regulated

Provide veterinary facilities for greyhound racingOperator

s.003 Condition 3: Kennels Regulated

Provide kennels meeting welfare standards for racing greyhoundsLicence Holder

s.004 Condition 4: Identification of greyhounds taking part in races or trials Regulated

Check greyhounds have a registered microchip and earmark before racingOperator

s.005 Condition 5: Record of greyhounds taking part in races or trials Regulated

Keep records of greyhounds and verify owner/trainer identityOperator

s.006 Condition 6: Injury records in relation to races, trials and sales trials Regulated

Keep injury records for greyhounds for 10 yearsOperator

s.008 Accuracy Regulated

Database operator must have a system to check information accuracyOperator

s.010 Provision of information for owners registered on database Regulated

Provide owners with database contact details and missing-dog procedureOperator

s.011 Contingency provisions Regulated

Maintain secure IT backup and data transfer plan for greyhound databaseOperator

2 other provisions

s.007 Contents of database

s.009 Access to information

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.

The Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010

Does it bind you?

Other Acts binding the same actors

What it requires

Introduction

Issuing of licences

Suspension and revocation of a licence