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The National Anti-Doping Act, 2022

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An Act to provide for the constitution of the National Anti-Doping Agency for regulating anti-doping activities in sports and to give effect to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation International Convention against doping in sport, and compliance of such other obligations and commitments thereunder and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
15 of 2022
Ministry
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Department
Department of Sports
Enacted
12 Aug 2022

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35 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 2AApplication of World Anti-Doping Code.
  4. Section 3Prohibition of doping in sport.
  5. Section 4Anti-Doping Rule Violation.
  6. Section 5Therapeutic Use Exemptions.
  7. Section 6Consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations.
  8. Section 7Establishment and constitution of National Board for Anti-Doping in Sports.
  9. Section 8Meetings of Board.
  10. Section 9Officers and employees of Board.
  11. Section 10Powers and functions of Board.
  12. Section 11Disciplinary Panel.
  13. Section 12Appeal Panel.
  14. Section 13Annual report.
  15. Section 14Incorporation of National Anti-Doping Agency.
  16. Section 15Director General.
  17. Section 16Powers and functions of Agency.
  18. Section 17Power to constitute committees.
  19. Section 18Constitution of investigation teams and engagement of experts and professionals by Agency.
  20. Section 19Power of entry, search and seizure.
  21. Section 20Power of collecting samples and testing.
  22. Section 21Result Management process.
  23. Section 22Hearing by Disciplinary Panel and determination of consequences thereof.
  24. Section 23Hearing of appeal by Appeal Panel.
  25. Section 24Grants by Central Government.
  26. Section 25Accounts and audit.
  27. Section 26Dope testing laboratories.
  28. Section 27Data of athletes and maintenance of database.
  29. Section 28Application of Act, rules and regulations to other athletes and sports bodies, etc.
  30. Section 29Power to make rules.
  31. Section 30Power to make regulations by Board.
  32. Section 31Power to make regulations by Agency.
  33. Section 32Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
  34. Section 33Power to remove difficulties.
  35. Section 34Transitional provisions.