
Namibia Sports Act, 2003
Sports Regulations, 2003
Government Notice 244 of 2003
- Published in Government Gazette 3103 on 2 December 2003
- Commenced on 2 December 2003
- [This is the version of this document at 15 November 2017.]
- [Note: The version of this legislation as at 15 November 2017 was revised and consolidated by the Legal Assistance Centre and the Government of the Republic of Namibia. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for NamibLII.]
Part I – PRELIMINARY
1. Definitions
In these regulations a word or an expression to which a meaning has been given in the Act has that meaning, and“international federation” means a multinational sports controlling body responsible for a specific sports code and which is recognized as such under regulation 27;“national sports colours” means the colours and the items specified in regulation 11;“national sports emblem” means the national sports emblem for Namibia determined by the Minister under section 29 of the Act;“sportsperson” means any person who participates in any sports activity organized in terms of these regulations;“the Act” means the Namibia Sports Act, 2003 (Act No. 12 of 2003); and“uniformed sports body” means a sports body recognized as contemplated in regulation 27 as a uniformed sports body.Part II – NATIONAL SPORTS BODIES, NATIONAL UMBRELLA SPORTS BODIES, SPORTS CLUBS AND SPORTS FACILITIES
2. Registration of national sports body or national umbrella sports body
3. National sports body or national umbrella sports body to keep books of accounts and to appoint auditors
4. Registration of sports club
5. Appeal against decision of sports club
6. Registration of sports facilities
Part III – PAYMENT OF LEVIES TO NATIONAL SPORTS BODY AND FUND
7. Payment of annual levy by sports club
8. Payment of annual levy by national sports body
9. Ticket levy
10. Submission of returns to Commission
On or before the last day of each month a national sports body must complete and deliver by hand or registered post to the Commission a monthly return in the form of Form 6 contained in the Schedule, that shows-Part IV – NATIONAL SPORTS COLOURS, SPORTS EVENTS AND SELECTION OF NATIONAL TEAM
11. National sports colours
12. Qualification for national sports colours
13. Awarding of national sports colours
14. Production of national sports colours
15. Hosting of and participating in sports event
16. Selection of national team
17. Membership of foreign sports club and participating in sports event by Namibian citizen under foreign sports club
18. Invitation team
19. Additional funding for sports event
A sports code which needs an additional funding for a certain sports event must-20. Contingency funds for sports event
Part V – DOPING
21. Doping
22. Doping offences
23. Doping control tests
24. Laboratory reports
25. Procedure where DCT is positive
Part VI – GENERAL
26. Free entry to registered sports facilities
27. Recognition of uniformed sports bodies, international federations and competitive sports codes
28. Summons to appear before appeal committee
The summons to appear before the appeal committee referred to in section 35(9)(a) of the Act must be in the form of Form l contained in the Schedule.History of this document
15 November 2017 this version
Consolidation
02 December 2003
Commenced