| (a) | to promote participation in sport, free from the use of prohibited substances or methods intended to artificially enhance performance, thereby rendering impermissible doping practices which are contrary to the principles of fair play and medical ethics, in a manner consistent with protecting the health and well-being of competitors, and the rights of all persons who take part in sport; |
| (b) | to encourage the development of programmes for the education of the community in general, and the sporting community in particular, in respect of the dangers of doping in sport; |
| (c) | to provide leadership in the development of a national strategy concerning doping in sport; |
| (d) | to promote and ensure the adoption of a centralised doping control programme, which focuses on implementing intelligent testing, both in and out of competition, on athletes over whom it has authority; |
[Section 10(1)(d) substituted by section 3(a) of the The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 33 of 2024), Notice No. 4925, GG50751, dated 4 June 2024 - effective 5 August 2024 per Commencement Notice 2674 of GG51009]
| (e) | to ensure that national sports federations and other sports organisations adopt and implement anti-doping policies and rules which conform with the Code and with the requirements set out in the anti-doping policy and rules of the Institute; and |
| (g) | [deleted by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Act, 2006, (Act No. 25 of 2006)] |
| (2) | The Institute shall operate independently, but may co-operate with the Sports Confederation and the Department from time to time as the need arises in order to achieve the objects of the Institute as contemplated in this Act. |
[Section 10(2) substituted by section 3(b) of the The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 33 of 2024), Notice No. 4925, GG50751, dated 4 June 2024 - effective 5 August 2024 per Commencement Notice 2674 of GG51009]
