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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Special Measures Act, 2006 (Act No. 11 of 2006)

1. Definitions

 

In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—

 

"2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa"

means the FIFA World Cup football tournament to be staged in and hosted by the Republic in 2010 in terms of the Organising Association Agreement, and includes the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup to be staged in the Republic in 2009;

 

"accreditation card"

means any card issued in terms of section 5(3);

 

"designated area"

means a site or an area designated in terms of section 5(1);

 

"FIFA"

means the Fédération Internationale de Football Association;

 

"final competition"

means the final tournament of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa which shall be contested in the year 2010 in the Republic by 32 teams and which shall be deemed to last for the period stipulated by the Minister by notice in the Gazette;

 
"Immigration Act"

means the Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002);

 

"LOC"

means the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (an association incorporated under section 21 of the Companies Act, 1973 (Act No. 61 of 1973);

 

"match"

means a football match in its entirety (including overtime and penalty kick phases) played as part of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, and includes any training session or exhibition by a participating team or delayed or deferred matches and replays;

 

"Minister"

means the Minister responsible for sport and recreation at national level in the Republic;

 

"Organising Association Agreement"

means the Organising Association Agreement, including its annexes, entered into between FIFA and SAFA;

 

"peace officer"

means a peace officer as defined in section 1 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977), and includes a member of a municipal police service as defined in section 1 of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995);

 

"prescribed"

means prescribed by regulation;

 

"regulation"

means any regulation made in terms of section 9;

 

"SAFA"

means the South African Football Association or its successors-in-title;

 

"stadium"

means a stadium contemplated in section 2;

 

"team"

means the 23 football players and the 27 persons accompanying such football players representing a national association affiliated with FIFA, which national association has qualified to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa;

 

"traffic-free zone"

means a public road or area contemplated in section 7(1)(b);

 

"venue"

means any area or place contemplated in section 2.