Section 1: General

1. General Without prejudice to the Registration of Associations Act, a National Sports Federation shall, in its rules, make provision— (a) for the composition, the voting rights and the powers of its General Assembly and its Managing Committee; (b) for the setting up of an arbitration committee to resolve disputes involving its office bearers, referees, technical officials, coaches, licensees and such other persons as it may determine; (c) that every sports club affiliated with it and its regional sports committees be responsible for any misconduct of their supporters; (d) for the employment of an administrative secretary, the duties to be assigned to him and the delegation to him of the day-to-day business of the federation; (e) in compliance with the Equal Opportunities Act, to ensure that no person is discriminated against in relation to the membership of its Managing Committee; (f) for enabling its Managing Committee to set up subcommittees, including a technical and training subcommittee, and a disciplinary subcommittee; (g) for the vacation of office by the President on his election to the presidency of the Mauritius Olympic Committee; (h) for the formalities to be fulfilled by any person who wishes to obtain a licence from it, including the production of an appropriate medical certificate and, in the case of a minor, parental authorisation; (i) for the modalities applicable for the transfer of an athlete from one sports club, whether set up in Mauritius or elsewhere, to another; (j) for affiliation of sports clubs and the setting up of regional sports committees; (k) for its proper functioning, provided such rules are not inconsistent with the Sports Act 2016 or the rules specified in this Schedule.