South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Act, 1997 (Act No. 14 of 1997)1. Definitions and Interpretation |
(1) | In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise— |
"Anti-Doping Organisation"
means an Anti-Doping Organisation as defined in Appendix 1;
"Appeal Board"
means the Anti-Doping Appeal Board established by section 17;
"Appendix 1"
means Appendix 1 to the Code;
"athlete"
means an athlete as defined in Appendix 1;
"Code"
means the World Anti-Doping Code adopted by the Foundation Board of WADA on 5 March 2003 at Copenhagen, Denmark as amended from time to time;
"Department"
means the national department responsible for sport;
"doping"
means doping as defined in Article 1 of the Code;
"doping control"
means doping control as defined in Appendix 1;
"Institute"
means the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport, established by section 2;
"International-Level Athlete"
means an International-Level Athlete as defined in Appendix 1;
"International Olympic Committee"
means the organisation of that name with its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, under the auspices of which the Olympic Games are conducted;
"international sports federation"
means any group of national sports bodies involved in the overseeing and co-operation of the playing and administration of any particular sport at international level;
"International Standard"
means International Standard as defined in Appendix 1;
"Minister"
means the Minister responsible for sport;
"National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO)"
means the National Anti-Doping Organisation as defined in Appendix 1;
"national sports federation"
means any number of people involved in the overseeing and co-ordination of the playing and administration of any particular sport in any particular country;
"person"
means a natural person or an organisation or other entity;
"Prohibited List"
means the Prohibited List as defined in Appendix 1;
"prohibited substance"
means a Prohibited Substance as defined in Appendix 1;
"public entity"
means a public entity as defined in section 1 of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999);
"Public Finance Management Act"
means the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999);
"Results Management"
means Results Management as defined in Appendix 1;
"testing"
means testing as defined in Appendix 1;
"the Sports Confederation"
means the Sports Confederation as defined in section 1 of the National Sport and Recreation Act, 1998 (Act No. 110 of 1998);
"Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE)"
means Therapeutic Use Exemption as defined in Appendix 1;
"UNESCO Convention"
means the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) Convention as defined in Appendix 1;
"WADA"
means the World Anti-Doping Agency; and
"WADA-accredited laboratory"
means a laboratory accredited by WADA according to the International Standard for Laboratories.
(2) | When interpreting a provision of this Act, any reasonable interpretation which is consistent with the Code must be preferred over any alternative interpretation which is inconsistent with the Code. |
[Definitions substituted by section 1 of the The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 33 of 2024), Notice No. 4925, GG50751, dated 4 June 2024 - effective 5 August 2024 per Commencement Notice 2674 of GG51009]