Affiliation of State Level Sports Association by the Bihar State Sports Council

(1) Every State level Sports Association registered by the Registrar under this Act shall be entitled to apply for affiliation by the Bihar State Sports Council. (2) Every registered State level Sports Association shall submit an application in the prescribed manner to the Bihar State Sports Council for affiliation. On receipt of the application for recognition of the State level Sports Association, the Bihar State Sports Council, after being satisfied with regard to the terms and conditions for granting affiliation, shall pass an order for granting affiliation to the State level Sports Association and shall issue an affiliation certificate to the State level Sports Association and after issuance of such certificate, the State level Sports Association shall be deemed to have received affiliation from the Bihar State Sports Council: Provided that for the whole of Bihar State, the Bihar State Sports Council shall not grant affiliation to more than one State level Sports Association for a specific sport and/or sports: Provided further that if any association has applied for affiliation in the same specific sport or sports, then the Bihar State Sports Council shall take a decision as to which State level Sports Association is eligible for affiliation in a specific sport or sports, and it shall represent the Bihar State in that sport and/or sports in the manner prescribed by the Bihar State Sports Council: Provided further that while taking a decision in relation to granting affiliation to an association, the Bihar State Sports Council shall also consider whether the said State level Sports Association is affiliated to the National Sports Federation or not: Provided further that while taking a decision in relation to granting affiliation to the State level Sports Association, the Bihar State Sports Council shall consider the maximum number of revenue districts for representation by the State level Sports Association in a specific sport or sports.