Last Updated: 1 December 2016

[BCF 2] Interpretation2 

2
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
approved boxing venue

means a premises or place approved by the Commission under section 10(h);

approved form

means a form approved under section 37;

Board

means Board of the Commission established under section 4;

boxing

means professional boxing and includes women’s professional boxing but specifically does not include—

  • (a)all forms of amateur boxing including but not limited to, AIBA Open Boxing (“AOB”) and World Series of Boxing (“WSB”), (or such other names as AIBA may call AOB and WSB, from time to time); or
  • (b)AIBA Pro Boxing (“APB”), (or such other name as AIBA may call APB, from time to time),

as governed by the International Boxing Association (“AIBA”); and

[def subst Act 1 of 2015 s 3, effective 19 February 2015]

boxing licence

means a licence issued under section 10(b), and includes a special boxing licence;

boxing official

means a promoter, manager, trainer, judge, referee, second, recorder or time keeper, for professional or amateur boxing;

boxing official licence

means a licence issued under section 10(b);

Commission

means the Boxing Commission of Fiji established under section 3;

medical practitioner

means a person registered as a medical practitioner under the Medical and Dental Practitioner Act 2010;

[def am Act 31 of 2016 s 19, effective 1 December 2016]

professional boxer

means a person registered and licensed under section 10, and includes an overseas professional boxer issued with special boxing licence;

professional boxing association

means an association approved under section 10 but does not include any body or association formed to govern and regulate AIBA Pro Boxing in Fiji;

[def am Act 1 of 2015 s 3, effective 19 February 2015]

ring doctor

means the medical practitioner who is the official doctor during a boxing contest; and

ring supervisor

means a person appointed under section 19.