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South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Act, 1997 (Act No. 14 of 1997)

17A. Punitive measures

 

(1) SRSA, on the written recommendations of SASCOC, may cause an investigation to be conducted as it deems fit to ascertain whether all national sports federations have complied with the provisions contained in this Act.

 

(2) SRSA must, after consultation with the Institute and SASCOC, identify any non-compliant national sports federations whereafter it may, amongst others—
(a) withdraw or reduce its or the Government's funding of any such federation;
(b) bar any such federation from administering its sport in the Republic; or
(c) recommend that SASCOC refuse to award national colours to the members of any such federation.

 

(3) SRSA may only act against a federation in terms of subsection (2) after it has given that federation an opportunity to make oral or written representations with regard to any proposed action.