Section 13: Sports clubs

13. Sports clubs (1) Subject to subsection (2), a sports club, other than a corporate sports club, the members of which practise a sport for competitive purposes, shall— (a) have as part of its name, the name of the region or locality where its sports or management premises is situated, together with— (i) the words “Sports Club”; or (ii) the name of the sport it practises followed by the word “Club”; and (iii) where it so wishes, a word or expression such as “United”, “Rovers” or “Union”, in English or French; (b) admit its members and elect its officers in such a way that no person is discriminated against by reason of race, community, caste, creed or colour; (c) conduct its activities in such manner that no ill feeling is created towards any section of the community; (d) be registered with the Registrar of Associations; and (e) uphold and operate on the principles of good governance, transparency, democracy, fairness and non-discrimination. (2) A sports club— (a) shall not, as part of its name, use any communal word; (b) shall promote multiculturalism as one of its objectives; (c) shall, in compliance with the Equal Opportunities Act, ensure that no person is discriminated against in relation to membership of the club. (3) A sports club affiliated with a National Sports Federation shall pay to it an annual fee on such date as may be specified in the rules of the National Sports Federation. (4) A person shall not be an officer of more than one sports club affiliated with a National Sports Federation. [Issue 9] S27 – 14 Revised Laws of Mauritius PART IV – OLYMPIC COMMITTEES Sub-Part A – Mauritius Olympic Committee