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The Sports (Development
and Control) Ordinance, 1962
ORDINANCE N0. XVI OF
1962
[2nd May, 1962]
An Ordinance to regulate
the development and control of Sports.
WHEREAS
it is expedient to regulate the development and control of Sports in
NOW,
THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of the seventh day of October,
1958, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President
is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:---
PART I
1.
Short title, extent and commencement.__(1) This Ordinance shall
be called the Sports (Development and Control) Ordinance, 1962.
(2) It
extends to the whole of
(3) It
shall come into force at once.
2.
Definitions.
In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,---
(i) “Sports” shall include
Hockey, Football, Athletics, Wrestling, Cricket, Weight-lifting, Squash Rackets,
Swimming, Boxing, Cycling, Basketball, Golf, Volleyball, Rifle Shooting, Table
Tennis, Badminton, Lawn Tennis, Polo, Racing, Body-Buildings, Skiing,
Mountaineering and any other activity which the 1[Federal
Government] may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify.
(ii) “Board” means a Board
constituted under this Ordinance, for the control of Sports in
PART II
3.
Establishment of the Board.__(1) As soon as may be
after the commencement of this Ordinance, the 1[Federal
Government] may, for the purposes of promoting and developing uniform standards
of competition in Sports in Pakistan comparable to the standards prevailing
internationally, and regulating and controlling sports in Pakistan on a national
basis, by notification in the official Gazette, constitute,2
one or more boards for the control of Sports in Pakistan.
1Subs. by
F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government”.
2For such a
Board, see Gaz. of P., 1962,Ext., p. 716c, and for the
For the
(2) A
Board shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal
with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and
immovable.
4.
Name, Constitution powers and functions of a Board. The name, Constitution,
powers and functions of a Board shall be such as may be determined by the 1[Federal
Government].
5.
Exclusive right to make rules for the development, control and uniformity of
sports throughout
1Subs. by
F.A.O., 1975, Art, for “Central Government”.
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