Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
(a) Amateur boxing referees shall be appointed by the amateur athletic associations with the approval of the Commission. Referees may be removed by a commissioner, the Executive Director or an inspector at any time if deemed incompetent.(b) A referee appointed under this section shall be 21 years of age or older, of good moral character and reputation, of sound physical health and approved by the amateur athletic association overseeing the event.(c) The powers and duties of an amateur boxing referee shall be the same as those for professional boxing referees in § 21.11(a) (relating to referees), except that the referee shall enforce the rules of amateur boxing as set forth in the Athletic Code and this part as well as those rules adopted and promulgated by the amateur athletic associations.(d) The Commission will determine the amount of the compensation of amateur boxing referees in accordance with reason and equity in the circumstances of the respective events to which they are appointed, and the compensation shall be paid in full in each case by the sponsor of the event.The provisions of this § 23.6 adopted March 11, 1946; amended November 1, 1966; amended April 23, 1982, effective 4/24/1982, 12 Pa.B. 1342; amended May 17, 2002, effective 5/18/2002, 32 Pa.B. 2443.The provisions of this § 23.6 amended under the Athletic Code, 5 Pa.C.S. § 103(b)(1).