Does SASREA apply to my sports event?

The Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act 2 of 2010 (SASREA) has been in force since 2 August 2010. It applies to sporting, entertainment, recreational, religious, cultural, exhibitional, organisational and similar events held (s1):

• at a stadium: an enclosed or semi-enclosed structure with spectator seating and a field of play or event area, with a safe seated or standing capacity of at least 2 000 certified by the local authority
• at a venue: any other area or place with a certified spectator capacity of at least 2 000
• along a route: a race, tour or procession, such as a road race or cycle tour
• including their surrounding precincts

Who counts as an event organiser: anyone who plans, is in charge of, manages, supervises or holds an event or its sponsorship rights, or otherwise controls or has a material interest in hosting it. Clubs, federations and companies can all be organisers.

What it doesn't cover:

• gatherings under the Regulation of Gatherings Act, 1993 (s2(2))
• areas, events or people the Minister of Police has exempted by notice (s3)

Where SASREA conflicts with other legislation on a matter it deals with, SASREA prevails. For major international events it applies subject to guarantees the national government has given (s2).

Full text: Act 2 of 2010 on gov.za.