South African Boxing Act, 2001 (Act No. 11 of 2001)RegulationsBoxing Regulations, 200421. Accessories and facilities at tournaments |
| (1) | The promoter of a tournament shall— |
| (a) | provide a sufficient number of chairs, small tables, buckets, bottles, spittoons, sponges, boxing gloves, surgical gloves (for use by the ringside physician, referee and seconds), a sufficient quantity of powdered resin and clean water and shall make facilities available for the announcement of rounds by means of square-shaped cards, numbered on both sides, which shall be visible throughout the venue where the tournament is taking place; |
| (b) | make suitable arrangements for announcements; |
| (c) | provide a medical room at the tournament venue and ensure that the following emergency equipment is available at the tournament venue for the entire duration of the tournament— |
| (i) | A portable resuscitator and an airway; |
| (ii) | a stretcher; and |
| (iii) | an ambulance, which shall at all times have unobstructed ingress and egress to and from the tournament venue; |
| (d) | provide a special private room at the tournament venue for the exclusive use of the officials, and no other person shall be allowed to enter such room save with the permission of the supervisory official; |
| (e) | provide dressing rooms for the boxers, and no one shall be allowed to enter the boxers' dressing rooms except the managers, seconds, Boxing SA'S representatives and the promoter's representatives; and |
| (f) | be responsible for controlling entry to the boxers' dressing rooms. |
| (2) | The medical room contemplated in subregulation (1)(c) shall— |
| (a) | be adequately lit and ventilated; |
| (b) | have an examination table; |
| (c) | have running water; |
| (d) | be situated in close proximity to the boxers' dressing rooms; and |
| (e) | be readily accessible from1 the ring. |
| (3) | The suitability of the proposed venue for the staging of a tournament shall be approved by Boxing SA prior to the sanctioning of the tournament. |
| (4) | Once a tournament has been sanctioned, the tournament venue may not be changed without the prior written approval of Boxing SA. |
| (5) | Boxing SA shall provide scorecards for use by the judges, as well as a gong or electric bell for use by the timekeeper. |