South African Boxing Act, 2001 (Act No. 11 of 2001)
Notice No. 759 of 2001
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 associatio
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 provision
36. Short title
Schedule
Schedule
Regulations
Boxing Regulations 2004
Notice No. 368 of 2004
1. Definitions
2. Registration of applicants
3. Registration requirements for boxers
4. Registration requirements for officials
5. Registration requirements for managers, promoters and matchmakers
6. Registration requirements for trainers and seconds
7. Registration requirements for agents
8. Registration and renewal fees
9. Collection of fees
10. Cancellation or suspension of boxer's certificate of registration due to excessive punishment
11. Sanctioning of tournaments, fees and purse monies
12. Sanctioning of female bouts
13. Staging of tournaments
14 Prohibition of alcohol
15. Contracts between boxers and promoters and managers
16. Authorisation for boxers to fight abroad
17. Title bouts, challenges and conditions
18. Training
19. Duration of bouts
20. Ring
21. Accessories and facilities at tournaments
22. Boxing gloves and bandages
23. Boxers' costume, condition and weigh-in
24. Medical practitioners and representative of South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport at tournaments
25. Officials and their duties
26. Appointment and compensation of ring officials
27. Referee
28. Judges
29. Timekeeper
30. Announcer
31. Ringmaster
32. Second
33. Supervisory official
34. Points scoring
35. Decision
36. Punishment Index
37. Unlawful conduct and behaviour by boxer
38. Repeal of regulations
39. Short title
Annexures
Annexure A : Application for Registration or Renewal by Promoter, Manager, Agent, Matchmaker, Trainer, Second or Boxer
Annexure B : Application for Registration or Renewal by an Official
Annexure C : Boxer's Registration Certificate
Annexure D : Registration Certificate for Promoter, Matchmaker, Manager, Agent, Trainer or Second
Annexure E : Official's Registration Certificate
Annexure F : Medical Examination
Annexure G : Articles of Agreement between Boxer and Promoter for a Long Term Engagement
Annexure H (1) : Articles of Agreement between Boxer and Promoter for a Specific Tournament
Annexure H (2) : Articles of Agreement between a Foreign Boxer and Promoter for a Specific Tournament if the Purse Money of such a Boxer is Payable in a Foreign Country
Annexure I : Articles of Agreement between Boxer and Manager
Annexure J : Challenge
Annexure K : Medical Practitioners Report
Annexure L : Punishment Index