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Section 31: Power to make rules.

The National Sports Governance Act, 2025Central Act · Act 25 of 2025

(1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act:

Provided that the Central Government, while making rules under this section, shall take into consideration the International Charters and Statutes, with the objective of ensuring transparency, accountability, and integrity in the management and administration of sports in India.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:---

(a) the relevant affiliations of Regional Sports Federation under sub-section (6) of section 3;

(b) the sportspersons of outstanding merit and other categories of persons under the proviso to clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 4;

(c) the mode of election to different bodies, committees and offices including their term, eligibility criteria and disqualification of members thereof, and other matters of governance under sub-section (4) of section 4;

(d) the composition and number of Members of the Board under sub-section (1) of section 5;

(e) the composition of the search-cum-selection committee under sub-section (2) of section 5;

(f) the salary and allowances, term of office of Chairperson and other Members of the Board and other terms and conditions of their service including removal from service, under sub-section (3) of section 5;

(g) other places in which the Board shall establish its branch offices under sub-section (5) of section 5;

(h) the measures to be taken by the Board for ensuring protection of the rights and welfare of athletes and support personnel under clause (i) of section 6;

(i) other powers and functions of the Board under clause (j) of section 6;

(j) the qualifications, appointment, salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the officers and the other employees of the Board under sub-section (3) of section 7;

(k) the conditions and the manner in which affiliate units of the National Sports Bodies shall ensure registration of their affiliate units with the Board under sub-section (6) of section 8;

(l) other persons to be covered by the Safe Sports Policy under sub-section (2) of section 13;

(m) manner of maintaining roster of the National Sports Election Panel by the Board under sub-section (3) of section 16;

(n) the fees and other allowances to be paid to the empanelled persons under sub-section (4) of section 16;

(o) the term of office and other conditions of service of chairperson and members of Tribunal under sub-section (8) of section 17;

(p) the qualifications, appointment, salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the officers and the other employees of the Tribunal under sub-section (3) of section 19;

(q) any other matter under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 24;

(r) the form in which the Board shall prepare annual statement of accounts under sub-section (1) of section 29;

(s) the measures to be taken by the Central Government for the promotion and development of sports under sub-section (1) of section 30; and

(t) any other matter which is to be, or may be prescribed.

Where this provision sits

ActThe National Sports Governance Act, 2025
Section31
Marginal notePower to make rules.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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