Calcutta Sports Act, 1955

No: 28 Dated: Oct, 05 1955

THE CALCUTTA SPORTS ACT, 1955

West Bengal Act XXVIII of 1955

    An Act to make certain provisions for the regulation and control of sports in Calcutta.

    It is hereby enacted as follows :-

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Calcutta Sports Act, 1955.

(2) It extends to Calcutta.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "affiliated sports organization" means a sports organization affiliated to the Association in accordance with rules made in that behalf;

(b) "the Association" means the Calcutta Sports Association established under section 3;

(c) "the Board" means the Calcutta Sports Board established under section 3;

(d) "Calcutta" means the town of Calcutta as defined in the Calcutta Police Act, 1866, together with the suburbs of Calcutta as defined by notification under section 1 of the Calcutta Suburban Police Act, 1866;

(e) "the Committee" means the Sports Control Committee constituted under section 6;

(f) "financial year" means a year beginning on the 1st day of April;

(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(h) "sports" mean cricket, football, hockey, tennis, volley-ball, badminton, or any other outdoor game or athletic sport whatsoever notified in this behalf by the State Government.

3. Establishment of the Association and the Board. - (1) The State Government shall, as soon as may be, establish by notification in the Official Gazette, two bodies to be called respectively the Calcutta Sports Association and the Calcutta Sports Board.

(2) The Calcutta Sports Association and the Calcutta Sports Board shall, by the said respective names, be bodies corporate with perpetual succession and respective common seals and with power to acquire, receive, hold or transfer property, movable or immovable, to contract and to do all things necessary for the purposes of this Act.

4. Composition and functions of the Association. - (1) The Association shall consist of the following members, namely:-

(a) all bona fide members of affiliated sports organizations whose names are borne on the Registers of such organizations;

(b) all other persons as may be admitted by the Association to its membership according to such rules as may be prescribed.

(2) Subject to such exemptions from payment of fees as may be allowed in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed in this behalf, no person, whether a member of an affiliated sports organization or not, shall be admitted to membership of the Association unless he has paid the fee prescribed for membership of the Association :

Provided that in the case of a member of an affiliated sports organization who has paid to his organization the full fee for membership of such organization,

(i) if such fee is not less than the fee prescribed for membership of the Association, such member shall not be required to pay any fee for being admitted to membership of the Association;

(ii) if such fee is less than the fee prescribed for membership of the Association, such member shall be required to pay only the difference between the fees for being admitted to membership of the Association.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) and (2), the Association shall immediately at its establishment and for a period of two years thereafter consist of only such persons as the State Government may appoint as members thereof and the persons so appointed shall not be liable to pay any fees and shall hold office until the expiration of such period of two years.

(4) The Association shall have the following functions, namely:-

(a) to constitute the Sports Control Committee under section 6;

(b) to consider at the annual general meeting and approve with or without modifications the report and audited accounts of the preceding financial year of the Association;

(c) to appoint auditors at its annual general meeting;

(d) to approve with or without modifications any by-laws framed by the Committee;

(e) to affiliate sports organizations on payment of the fee prescribed in this behalf;

(f) any other functions conferred by this Act or the rules made thereunder.

(5) The members of the Association shall be entitled to such privileges and facilities as may be prescribed.