South African Boxing Act, 2001
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STAATSKOERANT, 26 MAART 2004 No. 26161 45 SPORT AND RECREATION SOUTH AFRICA SPORT EN ONTSPANNING SUID-AFRIKA No. 368 26 March 2004 SOUTH AFRICAN BOXING ACT, 2001 BOXING REGULATIONS The Minister of Sport and Recreation has under section 34 of the South African Boxing Act, 2001 (Act No. 11of 2001), and after consultationwith Boxing SA, made the Regulations in the Schedule. SCHEDULE Index to Regulations 1. Definitions 2. Registration ofapplicants 3. Regist.ration 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 andrenewal fees 9. Collectionof 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 46 No. 26161 GOVERNMENTGAZETTE, 26 MARCH 2004 16. Authorisation for boxers to fight abroad 17. Title bout, challenges and conditions 18. Training 19. Duration of fights 20. Ring 21. Accessories and facilities at tournaments 22. Boxing gloves and bandages 23. Boxer's costume, condition and weigh-in 24. Medical practitioners and representative of South African Institute for Drug Free Sport at tournaments 25. Offi'cials 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. Pointsscoring 35. Decision 36. Punkhment Index 37. Unlawful conduct and behaviour by boxer 38. Repeal of Regulations 39. Short title STAATSKCIERANT, 26 MAART2004 No. 26161 47 Definitions 1, In these Regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act must have the meaning so assigned and unkss the context otherwise indicates - “Act” means the South African Boxing Act, 2001 (Act No. 11 of 2001); “agent“ means any person to whom a certificate of registration as such has been issued in terms of regulation 2; 7 “blowbelow the belt” means a blowdelivered below an imaginary line drawn across the abdomen at the level of the top of the hip bones; “box on!” means a command by the referee to continue boxing; “break” meansthat on the command “break!” ascontemplated in regulation27(6)(b)(ii) both boxers shall before resuming boxing take a step backwards and be on the defensive while doing so and as soonas both boxers have moved in this manner a boxermay resume ‘boxing immediately without being ordered to do so by the referee; “broadcast income” means all income derived from or arising out of the sale, cession, licensing or any other disposal by the promoter of the ,television, radio or other broadcastrights in relation to the tournament to a local or international broadcaster or to any other person or body; x ”clinching” means holding with one or both hands; “code” means the code of conduct contemplated in regulation 2(3)(a); “counting out” means the procedure that begins immediately after a contestant is down and after the order “stop!” has been given by the referee and the opponent has retired to the neutrat corner farthest from the boxer who is down; “down” means that - (a) any part of a boxer’s body, other than his or her feet, is on or has touched the ring floor; (b) a boxer is hanging over the ropes in a helpless condition; (c) although a boxer arises fully he or she is unable to defend himself or he’rself; (d) a boxerlands on the ring floor and arisesbefore the referee calls“out“, and immediately goes down again without being hit; “fight“ means a contest between two boxers sanctioned by Boxing SA; “kidney punch” means a deliberate blow de’livered atthe part of the body over the kidneys; “licence” or “certificate of registration“ rneans a certificate of registration issued iii terms of regulation 2; “licencee“ means a person to whom a certificateof registration has been issuedin terms of regulation 2; 48 No. 26161 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26 MARCH 2004 “manager” means any person to whom a certificate of registration has been issued in terms of regulation 2; “medical practitioner” refers to a medical doctor appointed by a promoter to perform medical services at a pre-fight, weigh-in and tournament or appointed by Boxing SA to perform medical services: “official“ means a referee, judge, timekeeper, ringmaster or announcer to whom a certificate of registration hzs been issued in terms of regulation 2; “other income” means all income of any nature whatsoever that is directly or indirectly derived from or arises out of or is connected with the staging of a tournament, including, but not limited to admission fees, sponsorships and advertising income, but excluding the broadcast income; “pivot blow” means a blow delivered when a boxer pivots round on one foot, swinging his or her arm with him or her, and as he or she completes his or her revolution, delivers a blow of any kind whatsoever: “promoter” means any person to whom a certificate of registration as such has been issued in terms of regulation 2; “provincial office” means a provincial office of Boxing SA; “purse” means the amount of money payable by a promoter to a boxer in respect of his or her participation in a tournament; “rabbit punch” means a downward chopping blow delivered to the back of the neck with the side of the gloved hand; “round” means part of a fight between two boxers, the commencement and termination whereof is determined by the sounding of a bell or gong by the timekeeper. In the case of a bout between male boxers the duration of a round shall be three minutes and, in the case of a bout between female boxers, two minutes. “South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport” means the institute established by section 2 of the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Act, 1997 (Act No. 14 of 4997); ’ “stop” means a command by the referee that the boxers must stop boxing; “supervisory official” means the person designated by BoxingSA to exercise overall control over a tournament; “tap” means one of a series of indirect light blows (usually employed at close quarters) which have no effect upon an opponent. ”tournament” shall mean a boxing event staged by a promoter and consisting of more than one bout sanctioned by Boxing SA with no less than 36 rounds; STAATSKOERANT, 26 MAART 2004 No. 26161 49 Registration of applicants 2. (1) Any person whowishes to take partina tournament asboxer,a prbmoter, matchmaker, manager, agent,trainer, second or official shall annually,on the appropriate application forms set out in Annexures A and B, applyto Boxing SA to be registered as such. (2) Ifan application contemplated in subregulation (I)isapproved, Boxing SA must iswe to the applicant a certificate of registration on the appropriate form set out in Annexures C, D or E. (3) A person to whom a certificate of registration has been issued by Boxing SA, must - (a) conform to a code of conduct determined by Boxing SA; and (b)be bound by the Actand these Regulations. (4) No person mayact in anycapacity other than that in which he or shehas been registered. (5) No person may be registeredin more than one capacityatthe same time, regardless whether it is in his or her personal capacity or as a shareholder, member or director of a juristic person or as a representative of any person or body. (6) A certificate of registration must, subject to the provisions of these Regulations and any conditions subject to which it was issued, be valid throughout the Republic, unless ot6erwise stipulated by Boxing SA at the time of the issue thereof, and the holder thereof shall apply for renewal thereof in each calendar year. Registration requirementsfor boxers 3. (I) Inorder to be registered asa boxer, an applicantshall, subject to the provisions of regulation 2(1) - be older than IS years but younger than 35 years in the case of a first registration: Provided that a boxer who has not participated in a boxing contest for a continuous period of 12 months or more shall be deemed to be a first registration; submit in writing to Boxing SA his or her history as a boxer, with full SUppOfiing evidence; at the request of Boxing SA, report to a gymnasium determined by Boxing SA in order to have his or her boxing ability tested by a person designated by Boxing SA; submit himself or herself, at his or her own expense, to a medical examination by a registered medical practitioner and submit the results of the examination to Boxing SA in the form set out in Annexure F, which medical examination shall include a test for the Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV-infection) and Hepatitis B and, in the case of a female boxer, a breast and pelvic examination; and 50 No. 26161 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26 MARCH 2004 (e) submit himself or herself, athis or her own expense, toa medical examination contemplated inparagraph (d) annually when applying to renew his or her registration, or at any other time when requested thereto by Boxing SA. (2) A certificate of registration contemplated in regulation 2(1) shall not be issued to a boxer if he or she suffers from any of the following medical conditions: High blood pressure(hypertension amounting to a reading higher than 140/80 taken over several readings);~. .. .. an organic heart disease or a history of cardiac surgery; a lung disease; retinopathy, a retinal detachment or a history of eye surgery; defective vision: both eyes not less than J10 for myopia