# National Sport and Recreation Amendment draft Bill, 2020

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/national-sport-and-recreation-amendment-draft-bill-2020/
- Published: 2019-12-22T13:47:57+02:00
- Author: dearSA

### The Department of Sport and Recreation invites you to submit written representations on the **draft Amendment Bill to Sport and Recreation South Africa** (‘’SRSA’’)

### **6780** provided input.

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The draft Amendment Bill seeks to amend the National Sport and Recreation Act, 1998(
Act No. 110 of 1998 as amended) as follows:

 * delete, amend and insert certain definitions;
 * provide for the promotion and development of sport and recreation;
 * establish a Sport Arbitration Tribunal to resolve disputes between sport or recreation
   bodies;
 * provide for and regulate combat sport;
 * provide for and regulate the fitness industry;
 * provide for the procedure in bidding for and hosting of international sports 
   and recreation events;
 * provide for the delegation of powers;
 * provide for offences and penalties; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Comments close on **Friday, 28 February 2020**

[click to see summary ](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/national-sport-and-recreation-amendment-draft-bill-2020/summary/)

[click to see comments from other participants ](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/national-sport-and-recreation-amendment-draft-bill-2020/comments/)

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### IN THE NEWS

 * The South African – [Draft amendment bill could see South African sport nationalised](https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/draft-amendment-bill-could-see-south-african-sport-nationalised/)
 * Business Tech – [Government’s plan to ‘nationalise’ all sports, clubs and gyms in South Africa](https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/363014/government-wants-to-nationalise-all-sports-clubs-and-gyms/)
 * Business Tech – [Big problem with plan to nationalise sport](https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/364604/big-problems-with-planned-law-to-nationalise-all-sports-and-gyms-in-south-africa-da/)

### DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTS

 * [NATIONAL SPORT AND RECREATION AMENDMENT BILL, 2020](http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/190819National_Sport_and_Recreation_Amendment_Bill_2020-_draft.pdf)
 * [Memorandum on the Objects of the National Sport and Recreation Amendment Bill, 2020](http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/191213Memo_National_sport_Bill_2020.pdf)

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