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CentralAct 15 of 2022

The National Anti-Doping Act, 2022

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.

Sections

35 in this Act

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