Chapter II
RACE SURVEILLANCE COUNCIL
Article 4. Establishment of the race surveillance council
1. Before commencing the betting business, the betting enterprise shall submit a document requesting permission to establish a race surveillance council to the Department of Finance of the province in which the racecourse is located. The document shall specify:
a) Composition of the council in accordance with Clause 2 Article 29 of Decree No. 06/2017/ND-CP. The betting enterprise shall propose the composition of the council, which has to be suitable for the business scale and local conditions;
b) Draft regulations on operation of the race surveillance council;
c) Rules for paying remunerations to the council in accordance with Clause 5 Article 29 of Decree No. 06/2017/ND-CP and Clause 2 Article 8 of this Circular.
2. Within 15 days from the day on which the written request is received, the Department of Finance shall request the People’s Committee of the same province to:
a) issue a decision to establish the race surveillance council in accordance with Clause 1 and Clause 2 Article 29 of Decree No. 06/2017/ND-CP and Clause 3 of this Article; and
b) approve the operating regulations of the race surveillance council specified in Clause 4 Article 29 of Decree No. 06/2017/ND-CP.
3. Composition of the race surveillance council:
a) The chairperson of the race surveillance council is a representative of the Department of Finance;
b) Members of the race surveillance council are representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Department of Justice, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and provincial police authority of the same province;
c) The secretary of the race surveillance council is a representative of the betting enterprise.
4. The Department of Finance shall request the People’s Committee of the province to consider deciding the composition of the race surveillance council in the cases where one of its member:
a) is relocated;
b) violates internal regulations of his/her organization;
c) violate regulations of the race surveillance council;
d) resigns; or
dd) in other cases defined by law.
Article 5. Responsibilities and entitlements of the chairperson of the race surveillance council
1. The chairperson of the race surveillance council has the responsibility to:
a) Take responsibility for the performance of the race surveillance council according to Clause 3 and Clause 4 Article 29 of Decree No. 06/2017/ND-CP and its operating regulations;
b) Assign suitable tasks and coordinate operation of members of the race surveillance council;
c) Submit periodic and ad hoc reports on operation of the race surveillance council to the People’s Committee of the province; take measures to improve the organization and operation of the race surveillance council ensuring conformity with regulations of law, this Circular and operation regulations of the council.
2. The chairperson of the race surveillance council is entitled to:
a) request the betting enterprise and members of the race surveillance council to adhere to regulations of law, this Circular, operating regulations of the council and the published race charter;
b) exercise other entitlements specified in this Circular and operating regulations of the council.
Article 6. Responsibilities and entitlements of members of the race surveillance council
1. Every member of the race surveillance council has the responsibility to:
a) adhere to regulations in performance of their duties; comply with requests of the chairperson of the race surveillance council;
b) perform the tasks given by the chairperson of the race surveillance council and take responsibility for such performance;
c) promptly inform the chairperson of the race surveillance council of violations or suspicions found during performance of their duties.
2. Members of the race surveillance council are entitled to have their opinions recorded in the performance of their duties.
Article 7. Responsibilities and entitlements of the race surveillance council
1. The chairperson of the race surveillance council has the responsibility to:
a) Inspect fulfillment of the conditions for holding a horse race or dog race specified in Article 24 of Decree No. 06/2017/ND-CP;
b) Directly supervise the race according to the published charter. All information about each race must be written in the race record after the race ends. The race surveillance council shall sign the record to confirm the race result right after the race ends. The record shall be made publicly available to bet placers. Mandatory contents of a race record:
- Date and time of the race;
- Quantity of horses or dogs in the race;
- Quantity and full names of the referees;
- Full name and certificate numbers of the jockeys (for horse races);
- Beginning time and ending time;
- The race result;
- Issues that arise during the race.
c) Supervise conformity with regulations on frequencies of bets, beginning and closing time of bet taking according to Article 15 of Decree No. 06/2017/ND-CP;
d) At the ending time of bet taking specified in Clause 2a Article 15 of Decree No. 06/2017/ND-CP, the race surveillance council shall make sure the betting enterprise does not take bets anywhere in the system to ensure that no bet ticket is issued after such time.
2. The race surveillance council is entitled to:
a) request inspection of any race horse or dog where necessary or on suspicion of cheating;
b) remove any horse, dog or jockey that fails to satisfy all conditions specified by law or the race charter upon receipt of reliable information;
c) request suspension of the race and request a competent authority to handle the following cases:
- The devices and cameras serving identification of the winning horse or dog are not adequate or reliable;
- The time or location of the race and betting are different from announced ones;
- Cheating is suspected;
- The server system or terminal device is continuously suspended for 30 minutes during the time for selling bet tickets specified in the charter;
- The weather or surface of the race track is not appropriate for the race;
- The system fails to stop selling bet tickets before the ending time of bet taking specified in Clause 2a Article 15 of Decree No. 06/2017/ND-CP.
d) request a competent authority to impose disciplinary penalties or carry out an investigation in case of violations or suspected fraud in organization of the race;
dd) request the betting enterprise to replace unreliable starting device and cameras serving identification of the winning horse or dog;
e) request the betting enterprise to carry out periodic maintenance of the equipment of the racecourse in order to ensure conformity with law of horse races/dog races and betting business.
Article 8. Remunerations of the race surveillance council
1. The chairperson and members of the race surveillance council will receive remunerations for their participation in the council.
2. The remunerations shall be decided by the betting enterprise according to the workload, working time and responsibility of the council members. The betting enterprise shall issue regulations on remunerations of the race surveillance council.
3. The betting enterprise may include such remunerations in its operating costs.
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