Commission may be established

338.  The Council may make by-laws establishing and appointing annually a board of not more than five members to be known as the "Vancouver Athletic Commission" who, subject to clause (l), shall serve without remuneration, and for providing that such board shall have power within the city

To regulate boxing and wrestling

(a) to regulate and supervise professional boxing, kick-boxing and wrestling contests and exhibitions;

Fees may be imposed

(b) in addition to any other tax or fee payable under this Act and for the purpose of providing funds for the board's proper expenses, to require persons conducting such contests or exhibitions to pay to the board a fee, to be fixed by the Council, in respect of each such contest or exhibition;

Commission may make rules

(c) to specify equipment and rules for the conduct of professional boxing and wrestling and any other professional contests within the jurisdiction of the board;

Issue permits to promoters

(d) to issue permits to persons conducting professional contests or exhibitions as a condition of their being held;

To participants

(e) to issue permits to boxers, wrestlers, and other participants in professional contests or exhibitions as a condition of their participating therein;

(f) to empower the board before issuing any permit to require the applicant to give such security as the board may determine for the faithful performance of his obligations as specified by the board. The security so given may be enforced by and in the name of the board for the benefit of all persons entitled to claim thereunder;

Pass upon contracts

(g) to pass upon and approve contracts for such contests or exhibitions as a condition of their being held;

May discipline participants

(h) to investigate the conduct of any participants in such contests or exhibitions or of persons conducting the same, and particularly with respect to any alleged breach of the by-law or rules made thereunder, with power by way of punishment to impose reasonable fines for misconduct, or to prevent such participants or persons from taking part in any contests or exhibitions in the city for reasonable periods;

Decisions appealable to Council

(i) to provide that the decision of the board with respect to the granting or refusal of any permit or any other matters within its jurisdiction shall be final, subject to an appeal to the Council;

Permit required

(j) to prevent any person from participating in or conducting any such contest or exhibition, or from advertising the same, unless he has been granted a permit for the purpose;

Remedy by injunction

(k) whether or not any penalty has been imposed, to restrain any person conducting any such contest or exhibition or participating therein without the specified permit, by action in the Supreme Court brought by the board in its name without the Crown or the Attorney-General or any other officer of the Crown being made a party to such action;

Appointment of secretary

(l) to appoint and remunerate a member of the board or some other person to be secretary of the board, with such duties as the board may prescribe.

1953-55-338; 1983-10-21, effective October 26, 1983 (B.C. Reg. 393/83); 1984-32-12; 2000-7-260.