S-18.2.0.1 - Act respecting the Société nationale du cheval de course

Section 5 Disposition versions

2006-06-13

5. (Replaced).

1999, c. 26, s. 5; 2006, c. 15, s. 1.

1999-09-01

5. The members’ committee shall be composed of

(1)  twenty-three members elected for a term of four years as follows :

(a)  eight members elected by and from among the members of the Société who are Standardbred owners, at least four of whom shall be from the different regions defined in the schedule to the Regulation respecting betting houses made by Order in Council 1209-93 (G.O. 2, 5124) ;

(b)  eight members elected by and from among the members of the Société who are Standardbred breeders, at least four of whom shall be from the different regions defined in the schedule to the regulation mentioned in subparagraph a ;

(c)  three members elected by and from among the members of the Société who are racehorse trainers, at least one of whom shall be from outside the region defined in paragraph 1 of the schedule to the regulation mentioned in subparagraph a ;

(d)  one member elected by and from among the members of the Société who are racehorse drivers ;

(e)  two members elected by and from among the members of the Société who are Thoroughbred owners or breeders ;

(f)  one member elected by and from among the members of the Société who are Quarter Horse owners or breeders ;

(2)  the president of the Société des propriétaires et éleveurs de chevaux Standardbred du Québec inc., the president of the Association québécoise des conducteurs amateurs Standardbred inc., the president of the Association Trot et Amble du Québec, the president of the Circuit régional des courses de chevaux du Québec (C.R.C.C.Q.), the president of the Association du Jockey Club des courses montées du Québec, the president of the Association québécoise Quarter Horse and one person designated by the equine medicine research group of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Université de Montréal ;

(3)  eight members, known as “associate members”, chosen by reason of their expertise, five of whom shall be initially appointed by the Minister and the remaining three by such five members. Of the three members so appointed, at least two must be chosen from among the members referred to in subparagraph 1. In addition, at least two of the eight associate members must be chosen from among Thoroughbred owners or breeders. The term of an associate member is five years.

If the number of Thoroughbred brood mares covered during a given year represents over 10 % of the total number of Standardbred and Thoroughbred brood mares covered during the same year, the Thoroughbred owners and breeders will be entitled to elect two additional members from among their number to the members’ committee, and the associate members will be required to appoint an additional member to be chosen from among the members of the Société who are Thoroughbred owners or breeders. For the purposes of this paragraph, only the brood mares registered with the Société in accordance with its by-laws are to be considered.

1999, c. 26, s. 5.