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National Sport and Recreation Act, 1998 (Act No. 110 of 1998)

2. Promotion and development of sport and recreation in Republic

 

1) The Minister must recognise in writing a Sports Confederation which will be the national co-ordinating macro body for the promotion and development of high performance sport in the Republic.

 

2) The Sports Confederation may, from time to time, develop guidelines for the promotion and development of high performance sport.

 

3)
a) Every government ministry, department, province or local authority may carry out sporting or recreational activities or activities relating to physical education, sport and recreation, including training programmes and development of leadership qualities.
b) In relation to high performance sport, a government ministry, department, province or local authority referred to in paragraph (a) may consult with the Sports Confederation.

 

4) The Sports Confederation must co-ordinate all activities relating to high performance sport including team preparations and must consult with all the relevant sport bodies in that regard.

 

5) All national federations must develop its sports or recreational activity at club level in accordance with–
a) the service level agreement referred to in section 3A;
b) the development programmes referred to in section 10(3); and
c) the guidelines issued by the Minister in terms of section 13A,

and submit the progress on such development to Sport and Recreation South Africa and Parliament on an annual basis.

 

6) The Minister must advise the Minister of Finance if a national federation fails to develop its sports or recreational activity as contemplated in subsection (5), to be dealt with in accordance with an Act of Parliament administered by that Minister.