{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greyhound-racing-offences-scotland-act-2026/section-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greyhound-racing-offences-scotland-act-2026/section-2.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2026/15",
  "legislation_title": "Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greyhound-racing-offences-scotland-act-2026",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Offence of operating a track for the racing of greyhounds",
  "text": "(1) A person commits an offence if the person—\n(a) owns or is responsible for the operation of a racetrack, and\n(b) knowingly causes or permits another person to cause a greyhound to run on that racetrack.\n(2) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding £20,000 (or both),\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine (or both).\n(3) In this section, a person is responsible for the operation of a racetrack if the person—\n(a) manages or controls that racetrack, or\n(b) is authorised to give permission for another person to cause a greyhound to run on that racetrack.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 8(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/15/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:11:40.713507+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}