Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

-�Iris Oifigiúil-� of 21st December, 2012.

I, MICHAEL NOONAN, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 6 (1) of the Totalisator Act 1929 (No. 22 of 1929), hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as Totalisator (Horse Racing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 18 December 2012.

2. The Totalisator (Horse Racing) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 72 of 2002 ), are amended-�

(a) in Regulation 3(1), in the definition of -�multiple pool-� by substituting for paragraph (a) the following:

-�(a) in which 2 or more races are involved,-�,

and

(b) in Regulation 9(1) and (2), by substituting -�70 percent-� for -�75 percent-�, where it occurs.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

18 December 2012.

MICHAEL NOONAN,

Minister for Finance.