Definitions

In this Act.- (1) “Government” means the State Government; (2) “Horse-race” means any race in which any horse, mare or gelding runes, or is made to run, in competition with any other horse, mare or gelding for any prize of whatsoever nature or kind, or for nay bet or wager made or to be made in respect of any such horse, mare or gelding or the riders thereof, and at which more than twenty persons shall be present; (3) “Licence” means a license granted under Section 4 of this Act; (4) “Licensee” means a person licensed under Section 4 of this Act; (5) “Permit” means a permit granted to a book-maker under sub-section (4) of Section 4 of this Act; (6) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (7) “Race Course” means any ground on which a horse race can be held. In the Betting Tax Act, 1932 (Mysore Act IX of 1932),- (1) in section 1, for sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Karnataka." (2) for section 3-A, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "3-A. Payment of totalisator tax by way of composition.- Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3, but subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, the State Government may, if a licensee so elects, accept in lieu of the totalisator tax payable under section 3 during any year, by way of composition, in respect of a licencee in Bangalore City at the rate of eight percent of the total amount of moneys paid into the totalisator and in respect of a licencee in Mysore City at the rate of four percent of the total amount of moneys paid into the totalisator." (3) sections 12, 13 and 14, as existed before the Mysore Betting Tax (Karnataka Amendment) Act, 1980 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1980) shall be omitted.