Bihar Sports (Registration, Recognition and Regulation of Associations) Act, 2013

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    "title": "Bihar Sports (Registration, Recognition and Regulation of Associations) Act, 2013",
    "short_title": "Bihar Sports (Registration, Recognition and Regulation of Associations) Act, 2013",
    "act_number": "(Bihar Act No. 21 of 2013)",
    "act_year": 2013,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
    "law_status": "unknown",
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    "description": "Bihar Sports (Registration, Recognition and Regulation of Associations) Act, 2013",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) 'Ad-hoc Executive Committee' means an Executive body, which is temporarily entrusted with the management of the affairs of a Sports Association by the Registrar under Section-27 and 29 of this Act.\n(b) 'Affiliation' means establishment of a relationship for the purpose of achieving the objective of this Act.\n(c) 'Annual General Meeting' means the annual meeting of the General Body of a Sports Association.\n(d) 'Bihar Olympic Association' means the Association constituted for the purpose of representation of the State of Bihar in the National games and which is recognized as such by the Indian Olympic Association and is duly affiliated to the Bihar State Sports Council.\n(e) Bihar State Sports Council shall means the council constituted by Government of Bihar in exercise of powers conferred under section-5 of this Act.\n(f) 'Certificate of Affiliation' means a document issued by the Bihar State Sports Council, a State Level Sports Association or District Sports Council or A District Level Sports Association while granting Affiliation under the provisions of this Act and shall include a letter of Affiliation issued by the Bihar Olympic Association.\n(g) 'District' means a revenue district of State of Bihar.\n(h) 'District Level Sports Association' means a sports unit, which represents a Revenue District, in a particular game or sports and is duly affiliated to the concerned District Sports council or State Level Sports Association and is registered with the Registrar.\n(i) 'District Sports Council' means a council constituted by the Bihar State Sports Council operating in a Revenue District under the control of the Bihar State Sports Council.\n(j) 'Election' means election of the Executive Body of a Sports Associations.\n(k) 'Executive Body' means a group of duly elected persons who manage and control the affairs of a Sports Association, by whatever name such body may be called.\n(l) 'Extraordinary General Meeting' means a special meeting of the General Body of a Sports Association other than an Annual General Meeting,\n(m) 'General Body' means the body of all voting and non-voting members of a sports Association.\n(n) 'Government' means the Government of the State of Bihar.\n(o) 'Observer' means a person appointed by the Registrar, for monitoring of Elections and any other proceedings of the Bihar State Sports Council, a District Sports council or a Sports Association.\n(p) 'Office Bearer' means any person who holds the post of the President, Vice-President, Secretary or Treasurer in the Executive Body of a Sports Association.\n(q) 'Primary Sports Body' means a sports unit operating in a revenue district which is neither a State Level Sports Association nor a District Level Sports Association and is working at sub-division or Anchal or city or village level and is constituted by Individuals and is affiliated to a District Level Sports Association.\n(r) 'Registrar' means the Registrar referred to in Section 4 of this Act to perform the functions of the Registrar and includes any person appointed to assist the Registrar when exercising all or any of the powers of the Registrar.\n(s) 'Regulations' means regulations framed by the Executive Body of a Sports Association in the matter of conducting tournaments, coaching, training, Umpire's clinic or any other matter not covered under the bye-laws.\n(t) 'Special Resolution' means a resolution passed by two third majorities of members present and voting in a General Body meeting the minutes of which meeting are recorded and signed by the Office Bearers and attested by the Observer. Presence of at least half of the total number of voters shall constitute a quorum for this purpose.\n(u) 'Sports Association' means a State Level Sports Association, District Level Sports Association or a Primary sports body constituted to promote sports and games in the State.\n(v) 'State Level Sports Association' means an elected representative body of District Level Sports Associations, for particular game or sports in the State which is duly affiliated to the Bihar State Sports Council and to Bihar Olympic Association and is registered by the Registrar.\nChapter - II\nRegistration and Constitution",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Compulsory Registration.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Registrar.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Bihar State Sports Council.",
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            "content": "(a) Secretary, Art, Culture and Youth department -Chairman Ex-Officio\n(b) Director, Youth & Students welfare - Member Secretary\n(c) Director General, Bihar State Sports Authority - Member\n(d) Two persons to be nominated by State Government from amongst registered State Sports Association and affiliated to Bihar State Sports Council - Member\n(e) Two persons to be nominated by State Government from amongst outstanding sports persons of the State - Member",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. District Sports Council.",
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            "content": "(a) District Magistrate - Chairman, Ex-Officio\n(b) Superintendent of Police - Member\n(c) District Level Sports Officer - Member Secretary\n(d) Two persons to be nominated by Bihar State Sports Council from amongst registered District Level Sports Association - Member\n(e) Two persons to be nominated by Bihar State Sports Council from amongst sports persons of the district - Member",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Affiliation of State Level Sports Association by Bihar State Sports Council.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Affiliation of District level sports association by District Sports Council.",
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Application for Registration of Sports Association.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Framing of Constitution of a Sports Association.",
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            "content": "(a) Part 'A' - Memorandum containing its aims and objectives and area of operation.\n(b) Part 'B' - Bye-laws",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Bye-laws.",
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            "content": "(a) Executive Body of the Sports Association shall be elected in a democratic manner in periodical elections.\n(b) Elections of the Executive Body shall be held at least once in every four years.\n(c) District Level Associations shall make provisions to abide by those decisions or direction of the concerned State level Sports Association, which are in consonance with the provisions of this Act.\n(d) Provisions to encourage the Sports and sports persons of every section of society without any discrimination.\n(a) Provisions of an independent election officer.\n(b) Publication of a voters list before issue of notice of elections.\n(c) Minimum 21 days notice for election, issued under the name and seal of the Secretary of the Association accompanied by the audited accounts for the previous year and valid voters list.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Membership of a Sports Association.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Minimum requirement of constituting a Sports Association.",
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        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Constitution of the Executive Body.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Bihar Olympic Association and district Olympic Association.",
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            "content": "Chapter - III\nElections",
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        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Elections.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Voting right.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Eligibility for contesting elections.",
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            "content": "Chapter - IV\nSettlement of Disputes",
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Conciliation and Arbitration.",
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            "content": "Chapter - V\nAccounts, Audit and Inspection",
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        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Accounts.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Audit.",
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        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Returns.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Power to call for Records and Inspection.",
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            "content": "Chapter - VI\nDisaffiliation, Inquiry and Disqualification",
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        },
        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Disaffiliation.",
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        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Grounds for Disqualification.",
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            "content": "(a) If the Sports Association fails to maintain accounts and submits the same under section 20 or fails to produce the same when called for inspection.\n(b) If the Sports Association fails to hold Elections in accordance with its bye-laws or, as the case may be, when enjoined by the provisions of Chapter VII;\n(c) If the Sports Association fails to carry out its obligations under chapter VIII;\n(d) If the Sports Association or any of its Office bearers or any member misappropriates the funds for his personal gains or mismanages the affairs of the Sports Association to give undue benefit to any other person.\n(a) Does not follow the directions of the State Level Sports Association in the matter of conducting tournaments and or flouts its Regulations.\n(b) Does not pay the affiliation fee.\n(c) Otherwise violates the provisions of its own registered bye-laws.",
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        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Inquiry.",
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            "content": "(a) On the request of a State Level Sports Association, or Bihar State Sports Council or\n(b) On the request of not less then one fifth of the total members of a Sports Association, or on his own motion hold an enquiry, either himself or by a person duly authorized by him.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Disqualifications.",
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            "content": "(a) Appoint and ad-hoc Executive committee and cause to hold fresh elections of the Executive Body within three months,\n(b) In the case of misappropriation of funds, take action in accordance with law.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Prohibition to represent or to use the name of the State and District.",
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            "content": "Chapter - VII\nTransition",
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        {
            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Recognition.",
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            "content": "(a) Such an amendment has been made after superseding the earlier elected Executive Body.\n(b) Earlier elected executive body has been elected by voting collegiums which comprised members other than those provided under this Act;\n(a) For the State Level Sports Association, on the basis of the returns filed by the affiliated state Level Sports Associations with the Bihar State Sports Council and the record available with the Bihar State Sports Council based on such returns on the date of commencement of the Act.\n(b) For the District Level Sports Association, primarily on the basis of returns filed by the affiliated State Level Sport Council on the date of commencement of the Act.",
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        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Cessation of registration.",
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            "content": "Chapter - VIII\nRight and Obligations of Sports Association",
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        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. Right to participate.",
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        {
            "number": "32",
            "title": "32. Obligation of the State Level Sports Association.",
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            "content": "(i) Conduct at least one inter-District State Championship, for the senior and juniors every year.\n(ii) Send its players and teams to participate at the National Level.\n(iii) Arrange to provide round the year training and coaching facilities for the players either by itself or in association with Bihar State Sports Council.\n(iv) Arrange to give such prizes, scholarship, medals and other facilities as would encourage the sports persons.",
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        {
            "number": "33",
            "title": "33. Obligations of the District Level Sports Association.",
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            "content": "(1) Conduct at least one inter-District level Championship, for the senior and juniors every year.\n(2) Send its players and teams to participation at the State Level.\n(3) Arrange to provide round the year training and coaching facilities for the players either by itself or in association with Bihar State Sports Council.\n(4) Arrange to give such prizes, scholarship, medals and other facilities as would encourage the sports persons.\nChapter - IX\nMiscellaneous",
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        },
        {
            "number": "34",
            "title": "34. Power to make Rules.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "35",
            "title": "35. Removal of difficulties.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "36",
            "title": "36. Protection of Acts done under the Act.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 35
        },
        {
            "number": "37",
            "title": "37. Amendment in schedule A, B, and C.",
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            "content": "(a) Bihar State Sports Council may send a written advice to Registrar after passing a Special Resolution.\n(b) Upon receiving the written advice, the Registrar shall publish a notice of the proposed addition, alteration or deletion.\n(c) Upon expiry of thirty days from the publication of such notice, the proposed amendment shall be considered by the State Government, and if the State Government thinks it fit, it may, by notification in the official Gazette, amend the concerned schedule;",
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        },
        {
            "number": "38",
            "title": "38. Appeal.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "39",
            "title": "39. Savings.",
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        {
            "number": "40",
            "title": "40. Effect on societies formed under other Act.",
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            "content": "Schedule-A\nList of Documents necessary for registration:-\n1 List of members attested by a Magistrate.\n2 List of elected members of the executive Body\n3 Certificate of Affiliation\n4 Memorandum and Bye-Laws made in accordance with the provisions of this Act (in two copies).\n5 Minutes of the general meeting\n6 In the case of an existing Association, an undertaking to bring the bye-law in conformity with the provisions of this Act\n7 Up to date audited accounts.\nSchedule - B\nQualifications for contesting elections and holding the post of an office bearer\n1 He/She shall be a citizen of India.\n2 He/She should possess any one Qualification listed below within the area of operation of the concerned Sports Association\n(A) He/She has been born there,\n(B) He/She is ordinarily resident there,\n(C) He/She is working there,\n(D) He/She possesses property there.\n3 He/She has not been convicted in any criminal cases.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. He/She has not been declared insolvent",
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            "content": "Schedule - C\nMandatory records to be maintained by a Sports Association\n1 Register of Members\n2 Minute Book of the meeting of the Executive Body.\n3 Minute Book of the meeting of the General Body\n4 Register of Accounts,\n5 Records of activities, events and achievements.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 11th February, 2020 [bh752]",
        "Act Number": "(Bihar Act No. 21 of 2013)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2013",
        "Short Title": "Bihar Sports (Registration, Recognition and Regulation of Associations) Act, 2013",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}