A new piece of legislation has been prepared by the government to be enacted following parliamentary approval to prevent offences such as match-fixing, corruption, illegal manipulation and illegal betting in sports.
The bill titled ‘the prevention of offences relating to sports’ has already been gazetted and will be tabled in parliament shortly, media reports state.
The legislation reportedly seeks to strengthen national and international co-operation among sports organisations, law enforcement agencies and betting operators to exchange information relating to match-fixing, corruption, illegal manipulation and illegal betting in sports and promote best practices in sports, while also seeking to conduct programmes in order to promote awareness of such issues relating to match-fixing.
Accordingly, an independent, impartial, special investigations unit is to be set up to carry out investigations into offences.
The legislation reportedly seeks to strengthen national and international co-operation among sports organisations, law enforcement agencies and betting operators to exchange information relating to match-fixing, corruption, illegal manipulation and illegal betting in sports and promote best practices in sports, while also seeking to conduct programmes in order to promote awareness of such issues relating to match-fixing.
Accordingly, an independent, impartial, special investigations unit is to be set up to carry out investigations into offences.
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