South African Boxing Act, 2001 (Act No. 11 of 2001)Chapter 221. Tournaments may be stopped or forbidden |
| (1) | If a tournament has been authorised by Boxing SA and scheduled to take place on a specific date, the promoter of such tournament must— |
| (a) | notify, a member of the South African Police Service of the rank of captain or higher at the police station nearest to the venue of the tournament of the date and time of the tournament; and |
| (b) | bring to the attention of such a member of the South African Police Service any possible rounds for disruption at the said tournament. |
| (2) | The National Commissioner or any provincial commissioner of the South African Police Service or any member of such Service to whom the National Commissioner or a provincial commissioner has delegated his or her powers, or magistrate, additional magistrate or assistant magistrate who is of the opinion that a tournament being held or about to be held should in the public interest be stopped or forbidden, must convey or cause to be conveyed to the person holding or proposing to hold such tournament or to the participants a notice, whether verbal or in writing, stopping or forbidding such contest or exhibition. |
| (3) | Whenever a member of the South African Police Service of the rank of captain or higher is of the opinion that the continuance of any tournament is likely to result in the life of any participant or any person attending the tournament being endangered or in a breach of peace, he or she may order the participants or any person holding or assisting in the holding of the contest or exhibition, to stop the contest or exhibition and may order all persons present thereat to depart. |
| (4) | Any member of the South African Police Service on duty at a particular boxing tournament must have access to any place in which a tournament is being held or is about to be held, but any action taken in terms of this section must be taken after consultation with the member of Boxing SA who is in charge of that tournament. |