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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Safety at Sports and Recreational
Events Act, No. 2 of 2010
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy notice of assent in Afrikaans, and the rest of the alternative copy in Zulu**
Long title
To provide for measures to safeguard the physical well-being and safety of persons and property at sports, recreational, religious, cultural, exhibitional, organisational or similar events held at stadiums, venues or along a route; to provide for the accountability of event role-players; to provide for certain prohibitions; to provide for the risk categorisation of events; to provide for the establishment of measures to deal with safety and security at events; to provide for accreditation of role-players at events; to provide for event ticketing; to provide for the control of access of spectators and vehicles at events; to provide for the issuing of safety certificates for planned or existing stadiums or venues; to provide for the contents of safety certificates and amendments to safety certificates; to provide for appointment of inspectors and their powers of entry and inspection; to provide for the deployment of security services; to provide for spectator exclusion notices; to provide for prohibition notices; to provide for the establishment of an Appeal Board and for appeals; to provide for public liability insurance for events; to provide for payment of fees; to provide for offences and penalties; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
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NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy notice of assent in Afrikaans, and the rest of the alternative copy in Zulu**
Long title
To provide for measures to safeguard the physical well-being and safety of persons and property at sports, recreational, religious, cultural, exhibitional, organisational or similar events held at stadiums, venues or along a route; to provide for the accountability of event role-players; to provide for certain prohibitions; to provide for the risk categorisation of events; to provide for the establishment of measures to deal with safety and security at events; to provide for accreditation of role-players at events; to provide for event ticketing; to provide for the control of access of spectators and vehicles at events; to provide for the issuing of safety certificates for planned or existing stadiums or venues; to provide for the contents of safety certificates and amendments to safety certificates; to provide for appointment of inspectors and their powers of entry and inspection; to provide for the deployment of security services; to provide for spectator exclusion notices; to provide for prohibition notices; to provide for the establishment of an Appeal Board and for appeals; to provide for public liability insurance for events; to provide for payment of fees; to provide for offences and penalties; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE |
|
| ARRANGEMENT
OF
SECTIONS |
|
| CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS AND APPLICATION OF ACT | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Application
of Act |
| 3. | Exemptions |
| CHAPTER 2. ENSURING RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY AT EVENTS | |
| 4. | Responsibility
for safety and security at events |
| 5. | Prohibition |
| 6. | Risk
categorisation of events |
| 7. | Safety
certificates |
| 8. | Existing
stadium or venue safety certificate |
| 9. | New
stadium or venue design safety certificate |
| 10. | Certificate
in respect of alteration of or extension to stadium or venue |
| 11. | High-risk
event safety certificate |
| 12. | Contents
of safety certificates |
| 13. | Amendments
to safety certificates |
| 14. | Inspectors
and powers of entry and inspection |
| CHAPTER 3. |
|
| Part 1.Measures to ensure safety and security at events | |
| 15. | Event
safety and security planning committee |
| 16. | Functions
of event safety and security planning committee |
| 17. | Venue
operations centre |
| 18. | Accreditation
and access to designated areas |
| 19. | Event
ticketing |
| 20. | Spectator
and vehicle access control |
| 21. | Prohibition
notices |
| 22. | Spectator
exclusion notices |
| 23. | Event
safety and security measures |
| 24. | Deployment
of state security services |
| 25. | Public
liability insurance |
| Part 2. Appeal Board and appeals | |
| 26. | Establishment,
composition and appointment of Appeal Board |
| 27. | Acting
by member of Appeal Board after expiry of term of office |
| 28. | Resignation
and casual appointment of member of Appeal Board |
| 29. | Quorum
and decisions of Appeal Board |
| 30. | Removal
of member and dissolution of Appeal Board |
| 31. | Appointment
of interim Appeal Board |
| 32. | Chairperson
and Deputy Chairperson of interim Appeal Board |
| 33. | Quorum
of interim Appeal Board |
| 34. | Disqualification
from appointment to Appeal Board |
| 35. | Conflicts
and disclosure of interest by members of Appeal Board |
| 36. | Functions
of Appeal Board |
| 37. | Procedure
and rules of Appeal Board |
| 38. | Administrative
support to Appeal Board |
| 39. | Expenditure
of Appeal Board |
| 40. | Remuneration
of members of Appeal Board |
| 41. | Report
of Appeal Board |
| 42. | Appeals |
| CHAPTER 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS, SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT | |
| 43. | Fees |
| 44. | Offences
and penalties |
| 45. | Regulations |
| 46. | Delegation |
| 47. | Limitation of
liability |
| 48. | Short title and commencement |
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