Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act, 2010 (Act No. 2 of 2010)Chapter 3Part 1 : Measures to Ensure Safety and Security at Events16. Functions of event safety and security planning committee |
| (1) | The event safety and security planning committee must— |
| (a) | consider the categorisation of the event made in terms of section 6 and where circumstances impacting on the risk categorisation of the event have changed, make a written recommendation to the National Commissioner regarding that risk categorisation; |
| (b) | prepare the event-specific written safety and security plan providing for the coordination of the functions of the following persons involved in the provision of safety and security at the event: |
| (i) | A police official; |
| (ii) | a member of a local authority disaster management department or centre; |
| (iii) | a member of an emergency service; |
| (iv) | a representative of a national controlling body; |
| (v) | a stadium or venue owner or duly authorised representative; |
| (vi) | the event organiser; |
| (vii) | a security service provider employed by a controlling body, event organiser or a stadium or venue owner or other interested party; |
| (viii) | a steward; |
| (ix) | where applicable, a volunteer; |
| (x) | a health and medical service provider acting in terms of the National Health Act; |
| (xi) | a member of a provincial health department; |
| (xii) | a member of a local authority inspectorate as contemplated in section 14; |
| (xiii) | a role-player that the authorised member considers necessary; and |
| (xiv) | a member of the security services of the State. |
| (c) | assign specific tasks to the persons contemplated in paragraph (b), relating to— |
| (i) | event safety measures; |
| (ii) | event security measures; |
| (iii) | the deployment of police officials; |
| (iv) | the deployment of security service providers; |
| (v) | emergency and essential services measures; |
| (vi) | the VOC; and |
| (vii) | event medical measures; |
| (d) | determine with regard to a specific event prescribed measures relating to— |
| (i) | spectator access control; |
| (ii) | vehicle access control, including parking measures; |
| (iii) | accreditation; |
| (iv) | the control of liquor and prohibited substances; |
| (v) | the control of tobacco usage; |
| (vi) | environmental control; |
| (vii) | vendor control; |
| (viii) | corporate hospitality; |
| (ix) | volunteers; |
| (x) | adequate access and accommodation for persons with disabilities; |
| (xi) | communication; |
| (xii) | spectator exclusion notices; |
| (xiii) | accredited training of stadium, venue and event personnel; |
| (xiv) | event ticketing safety measures; |
| (xv) | prohibition notices; or |
| (xvi) | the control of prohibited or restricted objects; |
| (e) | demarcate a site or an area in a site at the event as an area that may only be entered by a person in possession of a special pass in the form of— |
| (i) | an accreditation card; or |
| (ii) | the event ticket; |
| (f) | demarcate a zone surrounding or adjacent to a stadium, venue or route as an exclusive zone where prescribed commercial activities may only be conducted by persons authorised by the event organiser; and |
| (g) | advise the persons referred to in section 4(1) on the steps necessary to safeguard a stadium, venue or route and its respective precincts, as well as to protect persons and property therein. |
| (2) | In all cases where the event is categorised as high-risk, the event safety and security planning committee must, at least 60 days before the event, submit the plan contemplated in subsection (1)(b) to the National Commissioner for written approval. |
| (3) | The event safety and security planning committee must, where an event categorised as medium-risk or high-risk is to be hosted, submit the details of a security service provider or a security officer whose services are employed at the event to the Authority to satisfy itself of compliance with the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No. 56 of 2001). |