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International Non-Olympic Committee
Constitution Of INOC
GENERAL REGULATIONS
MEMBERSHIP
ORGANISATIONS
1. THE DELEGATES' CONFERENCE
2. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
3. THE TECHNICAL COMMISSION
4. THE LEGAL COMMITTEE
5. THE AUDITORS
6. FINANCE
7. FINAL CLAUSES
NATIONAL NON-OLYMPIC COMMITTEES (NNOCs)
GENERAL
1. LAWS OF THE INOC
2. ORGANISATION
3. AREA OF COMPETENCY
THE LEGAL COMMITTEE AS FIRST AND ONLY AUTHORITY
THE LEGAL COMMITTEE AS LAST COURT OF APPEAL
THE LEGAL COMMITTEE'S ROLE AS COURT APPEAL
THE LEGAL COMMITTEE'S ROLE AS SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY AND COURT FOR DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
1. PROCEEDINGS
GENERAL CLAUSES
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR THE CASES IN ARTICLES-49
1. FEES AND COMPENSATION PAYMENTS
2. FINAL CLAUSES
FINANCES OF THE INOC
INOC RULES FOR EXPENSES
ORDERS AND PROHIBITIONS FOR COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS
REGULATIONS FOR SUBSTITUTES EXPLANATION AND PROCEDURE OF RULES FOR SUBSTITUTES
PENALTIES FOR INFRINGEMENTS DURING COMPETITION
APPENDIX
1. STANDING ORDERS OF THE INOC FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE INOC OFFICE
PROGRAMME OF FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES
GUIDELINES FOR ADVERTISING
DOPING GUIDELINES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section-A Constitution & General Regulations
Section A-1 Constitution of the International Non-Olympic Committee (INOC).
PART-1 GENERAL REGULATIONS
Art-1 Name and Form
Art-2 Aims of the INOC
Art-3 Headquarters & its duration.
Art-4 Principles
PART-2 MEMBERSHIP
Art-5 Membership
Art-6 Basic Conditions for Active Members
Art-7 Admission Regulations for Active Members
Art-8 Right of Appeal of Active Members
Art-9 Termination of Active Membership
Art-10 Observers
Art-11 Honorary Members
PART-3 ORGANISATIONS
SECTION-B THE DELEGATES' CONFERENCE
Art-12 Power and Duties
Art-13 Structure and Voting Rights
Art-14 Quorum and Passing of Resolutions
Art-15 Ordinary and Extraordinary Delegates' Conferences
Art-16 The Act of Convening
Art-17 Motions
SECTION-C EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Art-18 Structure
Art-19 Election and Length of Office
Art-20 Quorum and the Convening of the Executive Committee
Art-21 Area of Responsibility and Duties
Art-22 Legal Validity
SECTION-D THE TECHNICAL COMMISSION
Art-23 Structure
Art-24 Area and Responsibility and Duties
Art-25 The Act of Convening Quorum and Motions.
SECTION-E THE LEGAL COMMITTEE
Art-26 Structure, Length of Office and Elections
Art-27 Area of Competency
SECTION-F THE AUDITORS
Art-28 Structure, Length of Office and Elections
Art-29 Duties
SECTION-G FINANCE
Art-30 Revenue
Art-31 Member and other Fee
Art-32 Liability
PART-4 FINAL CLAUSES
Art-33 Charge in Rules
Art-34 Disbanding of the Federation/Committee
Art-35 Rules and Regulations
Art-36 Official Languages.
Art-37 Coming into Effect
PART-5 NATIONAL NON-OLYMPIC COMMITTEES (NNOCs)
Art-38 Aims and Rules of the NNOCs
Art-39 Structure
Art-40 National Federations
Art-41 Country and Name of a NNOC
Art-42 IF’s Membership
PART-6 GENERAL
SECTION-H LAWS OF THE INOC
Art-43 Exceptional Rulings
Art-44 Legal Basis
PART-7 ORGANISATION
Art-45 Name and Structure
Art-46 Election
Art-47 Incompatibility of Offices
Art-48 Ordinary and Extraordinary Structure
PART-8 AREA OF COMPETENCY
SECTION-I THE LEGAL COMMITTEE AS FIRST AND ONLY AUTHORITY
Art-49 Cases
Art-50 Procedure
Art-51 Verdicts
SECTION-J THE LEGAL COMMITTEE AS LAST COURT OF APPEAL
Art-52 Cases
Art-53 Procedure and Deadline
Art-54 Verdicts
Art-179 Coming into Force
Only National Non-Olympic Committees (NNOCs) can become Active Members of the INOC.
SECTION-K THE LEGAL COMMITTEE'S ROLE AS COURT APPEAL
Art-55 Cases
Art-56 Proceedings and Time-Limit
Art-57 In as far as a Verdict can be reached the Legal Committee is able.
SECTION-L THE LEGAL COMMITTEE'S ROLE AS SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY AND COURT FOR DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
Art-58 Cases
Art-59 Proceedings
Art-60 Verdict
PART-9 PROCEEDINGS
SECTION-M GENERAL CLAUSES
Art-61 Language Number and Style of Legal Documents
Art-62 Calculation of Time Limits
Art-63 The Petition of the Applicant
Art-64 The Service of Petition
Art-65 The Legal Documents of the Defendiry Party.
Art-66 Irregularities of Form
Art-67 Examinations of the Parties
Art-68 Injunctions
Art-69 Interim Injunctions
Art-70 Verdict
Art-71 The Reopening of Proceedings
SECTION-N ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR THE CASES IN ARTICLES-49
Art-72 Reply to an Action with Cross-Action
Art-73 Service to the "Reply to a Petition with Cross-Evidence"
Art-74 "Observations on a Cross-Action or Objection"
Art-75 Replication
Art-76 Serving of the "Replication"
Art-77 Rejoinder
PART-10 FEES AND COMPENSATION PAYMENTS
Art-78 Fees
Art-79 Proof of Payment
Art-80 Fines of Breaking the Rules
Art-81 Additional Advances
Art-82 Passing on and Allocation of Costs
Art-83 Document of Enforcement
Art-84 Compensation
PART-11 FINAL CLAUSES
Art-85 Application
Art-86 Non-Compliance with a verdict or decision
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Art-87 Publication and Archive
Art-88 Coming into Effect
SECTION-O FINANCES OF THE INOC
Art-89 Treasury Administration
Art-90 Extent of the Treasurers' Authority
Art-91 Keeping of Accounts
Art-92 Budget
Art-93 Administration Costs
Art-94 Travel Costs
Art-95 Date for Submission of Accounts
Art-96 Treasuring Auditors
Art-97 Financial Year
SECTION-P INOC RULES FOR EXPENSES
Art-98 General
Art-99 Money for Transport
Art-100 Overnight Money
Art-101 Pocket Money
Art-102 Additional Expenses
SECTION-Q ORDERS AND PROHIBITIONS FOR COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS
Competition Participants must comply with the Rules of Play, the General Sports Rules are Laws, as well as the following; Art 103 to 126
SECTION-R REGULATIONS FOR SUBSTITUTES
Art-127 to 134
SECTION-S EXPLANATION AND PROCEDURE OF RULES FOR SUBSTITUTES
Art-135 to 142
SECTION-T PENALTIES FOR INFRINGEMENTS DURING COMPETITION
Art-143 to 151
SECTION-U APPENDIX
PART-12 STANDING ORDERS OF THE INOC FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE INOC OFFICE
Art-152 Legal Basis
Art-153 Working Guidelines
Art-154 The Passing of Resolutions and the Right of Appeal
Art-155 Allocation of Work
Art-156 The Signature
SECTION-V PROGRAMME OF FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES
Art-157 President
Art-158 Vice-President
Art-159 Secretary General/Treasurer
Art-160 Director Sports
Art-161 Executive Committee Members
SECTION-W GUIDELINES FOR ADVERTISING
Art-162 to 167 Guidelines for the World Non-Olympics World Games, Winter Non-Olympics, Asian and other Competitions.
SECTION-X DOPING GUIDELINES
Art-168 General
Art-169 Definitions
Art-170 Prohibition
Art-171 Using on Medical Grounds/Exceptions
Art-172 Scope
Art-173 Doping Control
Art-174 Punishment
Art-175 Announcements & Decisions
Art-176 Acknowledgement of Decisions of the National Committees
Art-177 Realization of the Doping Guidelines
Art-178 Charges
Art-179 Coming into Force
Section A CONSTITUTION & GENERAL REGULATIONS
Section A-1 Constitution of the International Non-Olympic Committee (INOC)
PART : 1 GENERAL REGULATIONS
ART. 1 Name and Form
1.1 The International Non-Olympic Committee/INOC is the International umbrella organization of all IF's & National Non-Olympic Committees (NNOC's) Sports-Games-Players. The INOC is an International Non-Governmental, Non-Profit organization of unlimited duration.
1.2 Members of the INOC are the National Non-Olympic Committees (NNOC's). There can be only one member for each Nation.
1.3 The INOC has been legally incorporated under India Law.
ART. 2 Aims of the INOC
2.1 To promote Non-Olympic Games Internationally and take whatever measures are necessary to this end.
2.2 To represent the interests of its members at International level with regard to the authorities, other Sports Committees, the mass media and the public, in as far as this is not left up to the members.
2.3 To promote sporting contact between all IF's & National Non-Olympic Committee-Sports-Games-Players, and to organize all World Non- Olympiad, World Games, Winter Non-Olympiad & Asiad etc.
2.4 To monitor and ensure the keeping of the existing system-specific rules, to develop a set of standard rules (in as far as the technical peculiarities of the stadiums allow it), and to draw up an International Sporting Calendar.
2.5 To fight against doping in the sense of the INOC-Charter and to support all measures for stopping the use of all forbidden stimulating means.
ART. 3 Headquarters and its Duration
3.1 The headquarters of the INOC is in Lucknow, India.
3.2 The duration of the INOC is unlimited.
ART. 4 Principles
4.1 The INOC stands for freedom in sports, its voluntary nature, and the community of sports, Members and Non-Olympic, Sports-Games-Players cannot be forced, either by rules or in any other way, to play a different systems of Non-Olympic Sports-Games to their chosen one.
4.2 The INOC makes no distinction of race or religion and is politically neutral.
4.3 The INOC has purely Non-Profit-making aims.
4.4 The bodies and functionaries of the INOC work on a honorary basis. Travel costs and expenses are paid strictly according to the expenses regulations.
PART : 2 MEMBERSHIP
ART. 5 Membership
5.1 The First Founder Member:
5.1.1 The Executive Committee has approved First Founder Member to Mr. Mohd. Seraj Ansari. Who has taken first initiative to create the INOC. His decision will be the final, not to challengeable in the Executive Committee & Delegates' Conference & Extraordinary Delegates' Conference.
5.1.2 The First Founder Member will be invitee for all meeting of the INOC. The first founder member will be highly respected member for all of the INOC’s family.
5.1.3 If, any matter will not be decided in the Executive Committee so, matter will be sent to first founder member for his opinion, his opinion will be binding for all.
5.1.4 First Founder Members can appoint his/her successor at any time and successor will also have the same right & power of the first founder members.
5.1.5 The First Founder Member will have full right & power to nominate President & Secretary General of the INOC and its full Executive Committee and Sub-Committees of the INOC tenure as needed. The INOC First Founder Member will also have full right & power to nominate President/Secretary General and its Executive Committee of National Non-Olympic Committee (NNOCs) of any country.
5.2 The Chief Patron/Patrons
5.2.1 The Chief Patron/Patrons shall be appointed with the consent of the First Founder Member and Executive Committee.
5.2.2 The First Founder Member will also be having full authority to appoint any Chief Patron/Patrons in the larger interest of the INOC.
5.3 There are three kinds of member:
5.3.1 Active members
5.3.2 Observers
5.3.3 Honorary members
ART. 6 Basic conditions for Active Members :
Only National Non-Olympic Committees (NNOCs) can become Active Members of the INOC.
ART. 7 Admission regulations for Active Members
7.1 There must be a written application to the Executive Committee, containing a legally binding admission.
7.2 By joining the INOC a National Committee accept the constitution and rules.
ART. 8 Right of appeal of Active Members
An appeal against refusal of admission or an imposed sanction can be submitted to the Legal Committee within 60 (Sixty) days of the announcement.
ART. 9 Termination of Active Membership
9.1 The membership of an Active Member expires with resignation, exclusion or disbanding of the National Committee.
9.2 The resignation of an active member must be passed by its highest executive body. The protocol must be sent in a registered letter to the President/Secretary General within 3 (Three) months, informing him of the decision. The membership fees must be paid until the end of the current financial year.
9.3 If an Active Member violated the interests of the Committee, damages its reputation, either internally or externally, or disregards or violates the constitution and rules, sanctions can be taken against the Active Member concerned by the INOC Executive Committee. The Delegates' Conference taken the final decision on an exclusion.
9.4 The any Active Member is deemed to have resigned and thus forfeits his membership without any further declaration on his part if he changes his nationality or transfers his domicile or main centre of interest to another country. The same shall apply, subject to force majeure, if he fails to attend Delegates' Conferences or to take in active part in the INOC work for two years. In such cases, the loss of membership will be ascertained by decision of the INOC.
ART. 10 Observer
10.1 The following can be admitted as observers:
10.1.1 National Non-Olympic Committee (NNOC) whose internal organization does not yet allow an Active Membership or which are unable to fulfill all their obligations as Active Members.
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10.1.2 National Non-Olympic Committee (NNOC) which have not banded together into a National Committee, as long as there is no National Non-Olympic Committee (NNOC) in this country, which is a member of the INOC.
10.1.3 Non-Olympic Committee in countries where no National Non-Olympic Committee (NNOC) exists.
10.1.4 The INOC chooses and appoints/elects its members from among such persons as it considers qualified. They must be nationals of the country in which they have their domicile or their main centre of interest, and in which there is a National Non-Olympic Committee (NNOC) recognized by the INOC.
10.1.5 There cannot be more than one member appointed/elected per country.
10.1.6 The members of the INOC are representatives in their respective countries, and not Delegates of their countries within the INOC.
10.1.7 The members of the INOC may not accept from Governments, or other legal entities, any mandate liable to bind them or interfere with the freedom of their action and vote.
10.1.8 The INOC members are not personally liable for the debts and obligations of the INOC.
10.2 Observers have no voting rights. They pay no fees. Otherwise they are treated as equal as Active Members.
10.3 The Secretary General decides on the admission of Observers.
ART 11 Honorary Members
11.1 On the suggestion of the Executive Committee, the First Founder Member/style='margin:1px'' Conference can appoints/elects Honorary Members, for service to Non-Olympic Sports-Games Internationally.
11.2 Honorary Members have no voting rights. They pay no fees. Otherwise they are treated as equal as Active Members.
PART : 3 ORGANISATIONS
Section-B THE DELEGATES' CONFERENCE
ART. 12 Power and duties
12.1 The Delegates' Conference is the highest decision-making authority in the INOC. It determines on all questions and issues of a fundamental nature in International Non-Olympic Sports-Games, where this right is not reserved for the members. The Delegates' Conference lays down the guidelines for the running of the Committee.
12.2 The Delegates' Conference is authorized amongst other things to carry out the following:
12.2.1 Election of the Executive Committee Members.
12.2.2 Election of Members of the Technical Commission, Legal Committee and each Auditors.
12.2.3 Approval of the annual accounts and the budget estimates.
12.2.4 Relieving Executive Committee members of duties.
12.2.5 Setting of membership fees and World Non-Olympiad, World Games, Winter Non-Olympiad, Asiad & other Competitions fees.
12.2.6 Decisions on the appointment or dissolving of Special Committees.
12.2.7 Decisions on motions put forward by the Executive Committee, the Technical Commission or other Committees or their members, where applicable.
12.2.8 Changes in rules & regulation (Except Part-1 ART. 3 Clause 3.1 & 3.2, Part-2 ART.5 Clause 5.1-Sub-Clause 5.1.1-3, Clause- 5.2, Sub-Clause-5.2.1-2.
12.2.9 Exclusion of members.
12.2.10 Dissolution of the Committee.
ART. 13 Structure and Voting Rights
13.1 Delegates' Conference consists of :
13.1.1 The members of the Executive Committee (with voting rights).
13.1.2 The Delegates of the Active Members (with Voting rights).
13.1.3 One representative from each group of Observers (without voting rights).
13.1.4 Honorary Members (without voting rights).
13.2 General voting rights
13.2.1 Each Executive Committee member has one personal vote, which is not transferable.
13.2.2 Each Active Member has one vote. The Active Member's right to vote is not transferable.
13.2.3 A Delegates can make use of both votes of the National Committee.
13.3 Voting rights at elections
13.3.1 At a Delegates' Conference which has elections on the agenda, the pre-election Active Members and Current Executive Committee members are eligible to vote.
13.3.2 Only the Active Members are eligible to vote at new elections.
13.3.3 After new elections Active Members and the newly elected members of the Executive Committee are eligible to vote.
13.3.4 The First Founder Member will be the final authority to approval the elected member of the Executive Committee.
13.4 Proof of voting rights
13.4.1 The right to vote must be confirmed in writing by the National Committee concerned.
ART. 14 Quorum and passing of resolutions
14.1 A Delegates' Conference which has been convened in accordance with the rules always has a quorum.
14.2 Elections held and resolutions passed by the Delegates' Conference are effected by simple majority, with the exception of such instance as are listed in the rules.
14.3. A tied vote will result in rejection
14.4 Protocol
14.4.1 Minute must be taken of the resolutions passed at the Delegates' Conference, and signed by the Executive Committee member responsible for the minutes and by the person taking the minutes. The minutes must be distributed to all members later than 60 (Sixty) days after the Concurrence.
14.4.2 The minutes are regarded as approved, if within 60 (sixty) days after distribution no written objections have been raised. Objections raised will be discussed at the next meeting. Until them the minutes are considered approved only in the points where no objections were raised.
14.5 In the event of questions and matters arising, which have to be cleared up without delay, a written vote per post is possible. The carries the same force as a resolution passed by the Delegates' Conference. This type of voting can also be used in the other bodies of the INOC. (Votes not received on time will be interpreted as endorsement).
ART. 15 Ordinary and Extraordinary Delegates' Conferences
15.1 Ordinary Delegates' Conferences are held in every 2 (two) years.
15.2 The Executive Committee or at least one fifth of the active members can arrange or call for an Extraordinary Delegates' Conference to be convened, as long as there are appropriate and urgent reasons for this.
ART. 16 The act of convening
16.1 In order for an Ordinary Delegates' Conference to be convened, all members must be informed in writing and the agenda made known at least 90 (ninety) days before the date of the Conference. The Conference is concerned by the Executive Committee members responsible for this. The exact venue and time of the Conference can be announced at a later date.
16.2 An Extraordinary Delegates' Conference can be convened at as little as 30 (thirty) days notice.
ART. 17 Motions
17.1 Motions can be proposed for the Delegates' Conference by the following:
17.1.1 The Active Members
17.1.2 The Executive Committee
17.1.3 The Technical Commission
17.1.4 The Legal Committees
17.1.5 The Special Committees
17.1.6 The Honorary Members
17.1.7 The Cash Auditors
17.2 Motions must be submitted with an explanation to the Secretary General not later than 60 (sixty) days before the Delegates' Conference is to be held. A Compilation of the motions is distributed by the Secretary General to all members at least 30 (thirty) days before the Conference. Motions submitted after the deadlines are subject to priority and will only be placed on the agenda if there is a 2/3 (two-thirds) majority of those present in favour. These deadline do not apply to motions proposed by the Executive Committee and the Technical Commission.
17.3 In the event of an Extraordinary Delegates' Conference being convened, the deadline for putting forward motions is reduced to 14 (fourteen) days before the Conference.
Section-C THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
18.1 The Executive Committee consists of :
18.1.1 The President
18.1.2 The Vice-President
18.1.3 The Secretary-General/Treasurer
18.1.4 The Director Sports
18.1.5 One assessor of each Continent, where Active Members of the INOC come from and if there are no seats in the Executive Committee, according to 18.1.1-18.1.4, for this Continent.
ART. 19 Election and length of office
The Executive Committee members are appointed/elected by the First Founder Member/Delegates' Conference for a limited term of office (i.e. the period of time between two Ordinary Delegates ' Conference) and can be repeatedly re-elected.
ART. 20 Quorum and the convening of the Executive Committee
20.1 The Executive Committee seats as required or at the request of 4 (four) of its members.
20.2 The Executive Committee has a quorum when at least 4 (four) members are present.
20.3 The shortest period of time in which a meeting can be convened is 30 (thirty) days.
ART. 21 Areas of responsibility and duties
21.1 The following areas of responsibility and duties, among others, are allocated to the Executive Committee :
21.1.1 The administration of the Committee.
21.1.2 The conclusion of the budget and financial matters.
21.1.3 The drawing-up of periodic reports and accounts.
21.1.4 Preparation for the Delegates' Conference and drawing-up of the agenda.
21.1.5 The implementation of all the resolutions passed at the Delegates' Conference.
21.1.6 Protection of the Committee's interests internally and externally.
21.1.7 Admission of Observers & Honorary Members.
21.1.8 Drawing-up of the budget.
21.1.9 Preparing changes in the constitutions and rules.