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ACT XV OF 2009 ACT XV OF 2009 BALOCHISTAN SPORTS BOARD ACT, 2009 An Act to provide for the establishment of a Sports Board in the Province of Balochistan and the matters ancillary thereto [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary, 3rd November, 2009] No. PAB/Legis: V(15)/2009.5043, dated 3-11-2009.---The Balochistan Sports Board Bill, 2009 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 17th October, 2009 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 24th October, 2009 is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---Whereas, it is expedient to establish a Sports Board in the Balochistan; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- 6. Powers and Functions of the Board.---The powers and functions of the Board--- (a) to register sports associations, hold their elections under the supervision of the Board or the District Sports Committees or the City Sports Committees or as the case may be the Tehsil Sports Committees. (b) to provide extension services to the in-service personnel in the form of refresher courses, training and coaching programmes, seminars, conferences and workshops, etc; (c) to evolve policies for the promotion and development of various sports and games in the Province; (d) to ensure establishment of sports complexes at Provincial/District/City/Tehsil Headquarters, permanent training and coaching centers sports hostels etc., in the Province; (e) to exercise administrative and functional control over all the stadia and play fields in the province, and to ensure their proper maintenance and utilization; (f) to ensure adequate provision of play fields, allied facilities and equipment in the Province; (g) to ensure adequate provision of funds for sports and games in the budget of Local Government and other institutions and their utilization to the fullest advantage for promotion and development of sports; (h) to provide incentive to prominent sportsmen, promising/deserving players and organizers/employees by granting reward scholarships/honoraria, etc.; (i) to arrange production of films and publication of literature and establish reading facilities for the promotion and development of sports; (j) to encourage and promote formation fo clubs at district level; (k) to maintain liaison with all Central/Provincial Government Semi Government, Departments/Agencies for effective implementation of the polices regarding promotion and development of sports and games; (l) to keep liaison with all Commissioner/Nazims/District Coordination Officers in the Province to ensure effective functioning of Sports Committee and Associations for the projection of policies of the Government and the Board; (m) to approve the annual budget of grants-in-aid to registered Association clubs and other sports organizations in the Province; (n) to ensure that grants given are utilized for the purpose and in accordance with the objects for which these are given; (o) to arrange training and coaching programmes; (p) to ensure mass participation in sports and games by organizing sports competitions/tournaments in the Province of International, National, Provincial and District level; (q) to organize annual youth competitions of various age groups in different games; (r) to do generally all such acts and take all such steps as it considers necessary and conducive to achieving its aims and objects towards promoting sports activities in the Province; (s) to take such disciplinary action as may be necessary against any Association in the Province, its office-bearers or members or sportsmen in the interest of the sports and in order to maintain discipline; (t) to withhold grant-in-aid to such associations, clubs and other sports organizations as are funded to be disregarding or violating the provision of this Act the rules or regulations made their under or who fail to carry out the direction issued by the Board from time to time; (u) to acquire and dispose of property and generally to enter into contracts; (v) to appoint and determine the terms and conditions of service of officers and other servants of the Board; (w) to associate and engage any person whose assistance or advice is considered necessary for the promotion or development of sports and to prescribed terms and conditions thereof, and (x) to frame, subject to the approval of Government, regulation for carrying out the purposes of this Act.