Sports Ministry preparing Prevention of Sporting Fraud Bill

November 13, 2013 21:33

Sportspersons committing fraud while competing, including under-performance, can be slapped with a punishment of a maximum of five-year imprisonment, according to the proposed 'Prevention of Sporting Fraud Bill'.

The Sports Ministry in consultation with the Ministry of Law has drafted a legislation for "cleansing of sports" in the country.

According to the draft bill, a person is said to commit an offence of sporting fraud if he, directly or indirectly "manipulates or tries to manipulate result, irrespective of whether the outcome is actually altered or not, or "deliberately misapplies the rules of the sport".

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