section 10
Power of Board to suspend or cancel Board recognition or registration.
The National Sports Governance Act, 2025General202538 sections11 chapters
Chapter IV THE GOVERNANCE OF RECOGNISED SPORTS ORGANISATIONS
Statutory text
- (1) The Board may, either on its own motion, or on the receipt of a complaint by an aggrieved party, by order, suspend or cancel the Board recognition of a sports organisation as a National Sports Body or registration of an affiliate unit of a National Sports Body, in any of the following circumstances, namely:---
- (a) the international recognition of the concerned National Sports Body has been suspended or cancelled by the concerned International Sports Body;
- (b) the concerned affiliate unit has been suspended or disaffiliated by the concerned National Sports Body;
- (c) the National Sports Body has violated any of the provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder, including eligibility criteria or terms and conditions of the Board recognition;
- (d) the Registrar of Companies or the Registrar of Societies of the concerned sports organisation has reported gross irregularities in the internal functioning or removed the name of the National Sports Body or its affiliate units;
- (e) the National Sports Body or the affiliate unit has---
- (i) failed to hold elections for its Executive Committee or has committed gross irregularities in the election procedures thereof; or
- (ii) failed to publish its annual audited accounts; or
- (iii) has misused, misapplied or misappropriated any public funds: Provided that the suspension or disaffiliation referred to in clause (a) and clause (b) shall be co-terminus with the suspension or disaffiliation by the concerned International Sports Body or the National Sports Body, as the case may be, which may be extended by the Board, for reasons to be recorded in writing, for such further period as the Board may consider necessary.
- (2) Before issuing an order of suspension or cancellation of Board recognition or registration under sub-section (1), the Board shall consult the concerned---
- (a) International Sports Body, where such suspension or cancellation of Board recognition concerns the National Sports Federation or the Regional Sports Federation;
- (b) National Sports Federation or the Regional Sports Federation, where such suspension or cancellation of registration concerns any affiliate unit, and upon such consultation, take any of the following measures, namely:---
- (i) issue an order, directing the National Sports Body or its affiliate unit, to take such action as is appropriate to correct the deficiency and upon compliance, the Board may make a finding of compliance; or
- (ii) conduct a hearing by giving reasonable opportunity to the parties to present their case before pronouncing its decision.
- (3) An appeal against any order of the Board for suspension or cancellation of Board recognition or registration under this section shall lie with the Tribunal.
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