Namibia Sports Act 12 of 2003

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SPORT AND RECREATIONNAMIBIA SPORTS ACT 12 OF 2003

[ASSENTED TO 13 AUGUST 2003] [DATE OF COMMENCEMENT: 2 DECEMBER 2003]

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Signed by the President)

ACTTo provide for the establishment of the Namibia Sports Commission and to provide for its powers and functions; to provide for the establishment of the Sports DevelopmentFund; to provide for the registration and regulation of national sports bodies andnational umbrella sports bodies; to provide for the doping control tests; and toprovide for incidental matters.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONSPART IPRELIMINARY

1Definitions

PART IINAMIBIA SPORTS COMMISSION

2Establishment of Namibia Sports Commission3Functions and powers of Commission4Constitution of Commission5Terms and conditions of office of member 6Disqualification for appointment as member 7Vacation of office and filling of vacancies8Committees of Commission9Meetings and decisions of Commission or committee10Validity of decisions and acts of Commission or committee11Disclosure of interest of member of Commission and committee12Minutes of proceedings of Commission and committee13Agreement, contract and instrument of Commission14Minister may give directives to Commission15Payment of allowances to members and members of committee and appeal committee16Preservation of secrecy

PART IIIFINANCIAL PROVISIONS

17Establishment of Sports Development Fund18Financial year, accounts and audit19Reports of Commission20Exemption from payment of tax, duty and other charges21Liquidation of Fund22Determination of levies

PART IVADMINISTRATION OF COMMISSION

23Chief Administrator of Commission24Staff of Commission

PART VNATIONAL SPORTS BODIES AND NATIONAL UMBRELLA SPORTS BODIES

25Member of executive organ of national sports body or national umbrella sports body26Registration of national sports body and national umbrella sports body27Annual reports and estimates of income and expenditure for national sports body and national umbrellasports body28Discipline of national sports body and national umbrella sports body

PART VIGENERAL

29National sports emblem30National sports colours31Sports awards32Registration of sports facilities33Hosting of and participating in international sports event

34Doping control tests35Appeal committee and procedure for appeal against decision of Commission, national sports body or national umbrella sports body36Protection of employment of members of national team37Indemnity38Regulations39Savings and transitional provisions40Laws repealed41Short title and commencement

PART IPRELIMINARY (s 1)1 Definitions

In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise-

"Chief Administrator"

means the person appointed in terms of section 23 as the Chief Administrator of the Commission;

"Commission"

means the Namibia Sports Commission established by section 2;

"committee"

means a committee of the Commission appointed under section 8;

"Fund"

means the Sports Development Fund established by section 17;

"member"

means a member of the Commission appointed in terms of section 4;

"Minister"

means the Minister responsible for sport;

"Ministry"

means the Ministry responsible for the administration of sport;

"national sports body"

means a registered national sports body having as its principalobject the promotion, organisation and controlling of a sports code on a national or international level, and includes a national association, national federation and nationalunion;

"national umbrella sports body"

means a registered national umbrella sports bodycontrolling multiples of affiliated sports codes at a national or international level;

"national team"

means a team officially representing a country;

"prescribed"

means prescribed by regulation;

"register"

means a register kept in terms of section 26;

"registered"

means registered in terms of this Act;

"regulation"

means a regulation made under section 38;

"sports club"

means a registered group of persons associated together for the purposesof-

(a)

sports activities at local, district, regional, national or international level;

(b)

participating in an organised league for sports activities; or

(c)

any sports activities where members of the public are admitted to the group, whether by wayof introduction, sponsorship, payment of a fee, subscription or otherwise;

"sports code"

means a specific sport;

"this Act"

includes a regulation; and

"uniformed services"

means the Namibian Police Force, Prison and CorrectionalServices and Namibian Defence Force.

PART IINAMIBIA SPORTS COMMISSION (ss 2-16)2 Establishment of Namibia Sports Commission

(1) There is established a commission to be known as the Namibia Sports Commission.(2) The Commission is a juristic person.

3 Functions and powers of Commission

(1) The functions of the Commission are-

(a)

to accountably, efficiently and properly manage and control the Fund in furtherance of theobjects of the Fund;

(b)

to coordinate, control, develop and foster sports activities;

(c)

to ensure the proper administration of national sports bodies and national umbrella sportsbodies;

(d)

to promote the highest standards of sportsmanship;

(e)

to ensure that opportunities for sport are made available to all persons throughout Namibia;

(f)

to encourage the production of sports goods;

(g)

to authorise national and international sports activities or events of any individualsportsperson, national sports body or national umbrella sports body;

(h)

to advise the Minister on the needs of sport;

(i)

to organize courses for sports, either free of charge or on the payment of a fee;

(j)

to assist national sports bodies, national umbrella sports bodies, sports clubs, schools andtertiary institutions in the recruitment of coaches and instructors;

(k)

to undertake, after consultation with the Minister, special projects, including marketing andtrading and fundraising activities in furtherance of the purposes of this Act;

(l)

to coordinate with sports clubs, national sports bodies, national umbrella sports bodies andany other bodies to ensure that sports facilities are fully utilized;

(m)

to oversee training programmes for sportspersons;

(n)

to develop, supervise and manage sports facilities under its control;

(o)

to determine and give national sports awards, including honorary sports awards, tooutstanding sportspersons, teams, national sports bodies and sports administrators and anyother persons;

(p)

to ensure that national sport bodies and national umbrella sports bodies are complying withthis Act and their constitutions and rules especially on discipline;

(q)

to oversee the sports activities of sportspersons participating individually in sports codes notaffiliated to any national sports body; and

(r)

to assist the sports bodies for the uniformed services in overseeing their sports activities andevents.(2) Subject to this Act, the Commission has power, with the approval of the Minister-

(a)

to acquire movable and immovable properties necessary or convenient for the exercise of itsfunctions;

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