ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Anti-Doping Act
27. Acceptance of the Code and related obligations
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
27. Acceptance of the Code and related obligations
(1)An athlete or an athlete support personnel who is not a minor as well as all Board members, directors, officers, employees and appointed delegated third parties who are involved in any aspect of doping control shall be required to accept the Code by signing a declaration of the acceptance of the Code and submit the approval to the Agency.(2)In the case of a minor, the guardian shall sign such acceptance referred to in subsection (1) and submit the acceptance to the Agency.(3)In the case of a team related sport, the team shall sign a team declaration which shall bind the team collectively and individually.(5)An athlete shall—(a)be knowledgeable of, and comply with, the Anti-Doping Rules:Provided that lack of such knowledge shall not be used as a defence in case of infringement of any provision of this Act;(b)be responsible for ensuring that no prohibited substance enters his or her body;(c)inform medical personnel of his or her obligation not to use prohibited substances and prohibited methods and take responsibility to make sure that any medical treatment received does not violate the Anti-Doping Rules;(d)be available for, and submit to, in-competition and out-of-competition testing at any time and place, with or without advance notice;(e)be responsible for any prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers found to be present in his bodily specimen; and(f)disclose the identity of their athlete support personnel upon request by the Agency.(6)An athlete support personnel shall—(a)cooperate with the anti-doping program of the Agency;(b)use his or her influence to foster anti-doping attitudes among athletes.(c)be knowledgeable of and comply with the Anti-Doping Rules;(d)not use or possess any prohibited substance or prohibited method without valid justification; and(e)not use the defence of lack of knowledge or the requirement to comply with the Anti-Doping Rules as a defence for any infringement under this Act.(7)Other persons subject to this Act shall be knowledgeable of, and comply with the Anti-Doping Rules provided that lack of such knowledge shall not be used as a defence in case of infringement of any provision of this Act.