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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
South African Boxing Act, No. 11
of 2001
Long title
To provide for a new structure for professional boxing in the Republic; to ensure the effective and efficient administration of professional boxing in the Republic; to recognise amateur boxing; to create synergy between professional and amateur boxing; to establish a Boxing Commission known as Boxing SA; to promote interaction between associations of boxers, managers, promoters, trainers and officials and Boxing SA; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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Long title
To provide for a new structure for professional boxing in the Republic; to ensure the effective and efficient administration of professional boxing in the Republic; to recognise amateur boxing; to create synergy between professional and amateur boxing; to establish a Boxing Commission known as Boxing SA; to promote interaction between associations of boxers, managers, promoters, trainers and officials and Boxing SA; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| ARRANGEMENT OF ACT | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| CHAPTER 1 | |
| 2. | Objects of Act |
| 3. | Interpretation of Act |
| CHAPTER 2 | |
| 4. | Establishment of Boxing SA |
| 5. | Independence of Boxing SA |
| 6. | Area of jurisdiction and office of Boxing SA |
| 7. | Powers of Boxing SA |
| 8. | Duties of Boxing SA |
| 9. | Composition of Boxing SA |
| 10. | Tenure of office, vacancies and remuneration of members of Boxing SA |
| 11. | Meetings and quorum |
| 12. | Chief Executive Officer of Boxing SA |
| 13. | Performance agreement |
| 14. | Staff of Boxing SA |
| 15. | Finances of Boxing SA |
| 16. | Contractual capacity of Boxing SA |
| 17. | Delegation of powers |
| 18. | Tournaments to be authorised |
| 19. | Boxers, officials, trainers, managers and promoters to be registered |
| 20. | Prohibition of holding of or taking part in certain tournaments |
| 21. | Tournaments may be stopped or forbidden |
| 22. | Prohibition of receipt of compensation or benefits |
| 23. | Firewall between promoters and managers |
| 24. | Protection from exploitation |
| 25. | Promotional rights under mandatory bout contracts |
| 26. | Employment as condition of promoting |
| 27. | Offences and penalties |
| CHAPTER 3 | |
| 28. | Boxers', managers', trainers', promoters' and officials' right to freedom of association |
| 29. | Protection of boxers, managers, trainers, promoters and officials |
| 30. | Accreditation of legal firm, medical doctor or auditor |
| 31. | Procedures for resolution of disputes |
| 32. | Burden of proof |
| 33. | Application of Act |
| 34. | Regulations |
| 35. | Repeal and amendment of provisions of Act 39 of 1954, saving and transitional provisions |
| 36. | Short title |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE |
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