South African Boxing Act, 2001 (Act No. 11 of 2001)Chapter 27. Powers of Boxing SA |
| (1) | For purposes of attaining its objects, Boxing SA— |
| (a) | may acquire, alienate or hire such property as it may consider necessary for the effective performance of its functions but State-funded immovable property may not be alienated without the prior approval of the Minister; |
| (b) | with the approval of the Minister, may invest or otherwise deal with such funds of Boxing SA as may not immediately be required for the purpose of meeting its financial obligations of which investments Boxing SA is fully responsible and accountable for; |
| (c) | may issue certificates of registration to any person who is not a member of Boxing SA as a boxer, official, trainer, manager or promoter and, in each case, must specify in the certificate the period of validity of such certificate; |
| (d) | may register a person referred to in paragraph (c) as a— |
| (i) | boxer or official. to take part in tournaments in the capacity in which he or she has been so registered; |
| (ii) | trainer, to train any boxer with a view to his or her participation in tournaments as a boxer; |
| (iii) | manager. to manage the affairs of any boxer subject to the provisions of this Act in so far as they relate to his or her participation in tournaments as a boxer; |
| (iv) | promoter, to negotiate, subject to the provisions of this Act, with any boxer with a view to procuring his or her services as a boxer at a tournament; |
| (e) | in the case where the licensee requires a different licence, may require him or her to relinquish the current licence; |
| (f) | may test the ability of any person applying for a certificate of registration as a boxer, trainer or official under paragraph (e) as it deems fit; |
| (g) | may require any person applying for a certificate of registration as— |
| (i) | a trainer; |
| (ii) | a promoter; or |
| (iii) | a manager, to furnish Boxing SA with such information as it may deem necessary; |
| (h) | may suspend, cancel or renew any certificate issued under paragraph (c); |
| (i) | may issue, subject to such conditions as it may deem fit, licences authorising the holding of tournaments; |
| (j) | may require any applicant for a licence under paragraph (i) to furnish it with— |
| (i) | all agreements entered into between the promoter of the tournament and the boxers and officials who will participate therein not later than 30 days prior to the date of the tournament; |
| (ii) | a certificate of physical and mental fitness, in respect of the boxers who will participate in the tournament, issued in such form and by such medical practitioner, whether practising in the Republic or elsewhere, as it may approve, not later than 30 days prior to the date of the tournament; and |
| (iii) | full particulars of all arrangements made for the holding of the tournament not later than 30 days prior to the date of the tournament; |
| (iv) | a specimen of every proposed advertisement relating to and of the proposed programme of the tournament and such further information as to enable it to arrive at a proper decision on the application not later than 30 days prior to the date of the tournament; |
| (k) | if an agreement between a promoter and a boxer provides for the payment of a fixed amount to a boxer as remuneration for his or her service at any proposed tournament, may— |
| (i) | require the promoter to deposit that amount with it on or before any specified date prior to the date of the tournament; and |
| (ii) | disburse the said amount, subject; to the provisions of paragraph (m), according to the terms of the agreement after the tournament has been held; |
| (l) | at any time prior to the holding of any tournament, may prohibit any boxer from participating in the tournament if— |
| (i) | after such examination or test for physical and mental fitness as it may deem fit, it is satisfied that the boxer should not be allowed to participate; or |
| (ii) | the boxer refuses to submit himself or herself to an examination or test; |
| (m) | may, if any boxer taking part in any tournament is disqualified by the referee for- |
| (i) | not boxing to the best of his or her ability; |
| (ii) | retiring from the tournament without sufficient cause; or |
| (iii) | committing a deliberate foul as prescribed, declare the whole or any portion of the amount payable to such boxer for his or her services in the tournament to be withheld pending further investigation and a hearing before a panel designated by Boxing SA; |
| (n) | may provide for a grading system to enable amateur boxers who are 18 years old or older to become professional boxers; |
| (o) | may enforce any refusal, suspension or cancellation of the registration of any boxer, official or promoter; |
| (p) | may issue a certificate of introduction to any registered boxer, official or promoter proceeding to any place outside the Republic to take part in tournaments, in which case a full professional record of the boxer compiled by Boxing SA and a medical certificate showing the current medical status of the boxer must be attached to the said certificate; |
| (q) | may set out in a certificate referred to in paragraph (p) such particulars concerning the boxer. official or promoter as Boxing SA deems necessary; |
| (r) | may procure the services of any boxer ordinarily resident outside the Republic to participate at tournaments in the Republic, subject to compliance with the Aliens Control Act, 1991 (Act No. 96 of 1991), and to the said boxer producing to Boxing SA on arrival in the Republic, a letter of authorization from the controlling body by which he or she is licensed along with the full current medical status and professional boxing record of that boxer; |
| (s) | may establish an investment fund as well as an insurance and medical scheme to be used for such purposes as may be prescribed by regulation under this Act; |
| (t) | may take any steps which Boxing S A considers necessary or expedient for the due and proper regulation or control of, or to enable it to exercise due and proper supervision over, boxing at tournaments; |
| (u) | at the request of an international boxing control body which Boxing SA recognizes, may exercise or perform in any place outside the Republic any power or function that Boxing SA is capable of exercising or performing by virtue of this Act; |
| (v) | may require of any professional boxer taking part in a tournament in any place outside the Republic to— |
| (i) | furnish Boxing SA with full details in writing of the purse money agreed to regarding the said tournament 30 days before the tournament; |
| (ii) | disclose to Boxing SA such other information relating to the boxer's participation in a tournament as Boxing SA may determine; and |
| (iii) | seek permission from Boxing SA in writing to fight abroad; |
| (w) | may organise the conducting of specialised programmes regarding the training of all persons involved in the sanctioning of tournaments; |
| (x) | may establisha development fund to develop both amateur and professional boxing; and |
| (y) | may establish— |
| (i) | a boxer's ratings committee consisting of no fewer than three independent members appointed by Boxing SA; |
| (ii) | an event sanctioning committee consisting of no fewer than four members appointed by Boxing SA; and |
| (iii) | such other committees as Boxing SA may deem necessary. |
| (2) | Boxing SA must give written reasons to any person whose rights have been adversely affected by any administrative action of Boxing SA, on application by such person, and must offer such a person the opportunity of a hearing to show cause why such action should nor have been taken. |