[Direction Heading substituted by section 6 of Notice No. 943, GG43667, dated 28 August 2020]
| (1) |
Sporting activities may resume without any spectators and must comply with the health protocols: Provided that a match may only include players, match officials, journalists, emergency medical services, security personnel, radio and television crew, support staff, the necessary employees employed by the owners of the venue, medical and television crew. |
| (2) |
A sport body must keep a register, which must be archived for a period of not less than 6 months, with the following details of all athletes, support staff and officials: |
| (c) |
cell number, telephone number or email address; and |
| (d) |
contact details of a person or persons living in the same residence as the person attending training or matches. |
| (3) |
All sport bodies must comply with the Guidelines for quarantine and isolation in relation to COVID-19 exposure and infection issued by the Department of Health. |
| (4) |
A sports body must ensure that all athletes and support staff are tested for COVID-19 before the resumption of sporting activities. |
| (5) |
International sport, arts and culture events involving countries with a low or medium COVID-19 infection and transmission rate are allowed. |
| (6) |
International sport, arts and culture events involving countries with a high COVID-19 infection and transmission rate are not allowed. |
| (7) |
A sport body must, for the purposes of subparagraph (5) ensure— |
| (a) |
that every person in the travelling team provides a negative COVID-19 test result that has been obtained no more than 72 hours prior to the date of travel; |
| (b) |
that if a person in the travelling team is unable to produce a negative COVID-19 test result, that person is quarantined at his or her own cost; |
| (c) |
compliance with the provisions of the National Sport and Recreation Act, 1998 (Act No. 110 of 1998), the Bidding and Hosting of International Sporting and Recreational Events Regulations and the Safety at Sport and Recreational Events Act, 2010 (Act No. 2 of 2010); and |
| (d) |
compliance with all relevant legislation and municipal by-laws. |
| (8) |
An international sporting event must take place without spectators, in compliance with the provisions of paragraphs 6A, 6B, 6D, 6E and 6F. |
| (9) |
Transportation of athletes, players and support staff must comply with the transport Directions issued by the Minister of Transport. |
[Direction 6A substituted by section 6 of Notice No. 1062, GG43776, dated 7 October 2020]
Witness Protection Act, 1998
