Sport Promotion Act (SpoPA)
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Section 1 General Promotion of Sport and Exercise
Art. 3 Programmes and projects
1 The Confederation shall coordinate, support and initiate programmes and projects to promote regular sport and exercise activities among all age groups. 2 The Confederation may provide funds or benefits.
Art. 4 Support for sports associations
1 The Confederation shall support the umbrella organisation for Swiss sports associations and may pay contributions to other national sports associations. 2 The Confederation may enter into service agreements with sports associations on tasks to promote sport. 3 Within the scope of its powers, the Confederation shall ensure that international sports associations encounter favourable conditions for their activities in Switzerland.
Art. 5 Sports facilities
1 The Confederation shall produce a national sports concept that serves to plan and coordinate sports facilities of national importance. This concept shall be regularly updated. 2 The Confederation may provide financial support towards building sports facilities of national importance. 3 It may advise builders and operators of sports facilities.
Section 2 «Youth and Sport»
Art. 6 Programme
1 The Confederation shall direct the «Youth and Sport» programme for children and adolescents. 2 The «Youth and Sport» programme serves to promote the development of children and adolescents and enables them to experience sport in a holistic way. 3 Participation in the «Youth and Sport» programme is possible for the first time from 1 January in the year in which the child reaches the age of five, and ends on 31 December of the year in which the adolescent reaches the age of 20.
Art. 7 Cooperation
1 The cantons, communes and private organisations shall participate in conducting the «Youth and Sport» programme. The Confederation may conclude service agreements. 2 The cantons shall designate an authority responsible for conducting the «Youth and Sport» programme.
Art. 8 Options
The «Youth and Sport» programme supports courses and camps in the recognised sports disciplines for various target groups.
Art. 9 Training of leaders
1 Training leaders is the responsibility of the Confederation and cantons. The assistance of private organisations is allowed. 2 The Confederation supervises the training of leaders. 3 The Confederation defines the options for training leaders and lays down the requirements for issue, suspension, withdrawal and the loss of recognition of «Youth and Sport» leadership. 4 The Federal Office of Sport (FOSPO) decides on the issue, suspension, and withdrawal of recognition as a «Youth and Sport» leader and determines the loss of such recognition.
Art. 10 Exceptional criminal record check
1 If there is specific evidence that a person has committed a criminal offence that is incompatible with their position as «Youth and Sport» leader, FOSPO shall conduct checks on the person concerned. 2 If proceedings are pending against such a person for a criminal offence that is incompatible with their position as a «Youth and Sport» leader, FOSPO shall suspend their recognition. 3 If such a person has been convicted of a criminal offence that is incompatible with their position as a «Youth and Sport» leader and has exhausted any rights of appeal, FOSPO shall refuse or withdraw their recognition. 4 In order to carry out personal checks, FOSPO shall inspect the data that is available in accordance with the Criminal Records Register Act of 17 June 2016. 5 On request, the law enforcement authorities and the courts must provide FOSPO with further information from the relevant criminal files if: a. such information is required for deciding on the issuing, suspension or withdrawal of reco
Para. 4 — SR 330 Para. 4 — Amended by Annex1 No 9 of the Criminal Records Register Act of 17 June 2016, in force since 23 Jan. 2023 (AS 2022 600; BBl 2014 5713).
Art. 11 Federal support
1 The Confederation shall provide financial support for courses, camps and leader courses organised by the cantons and by private organisations. 2 The Confederation may provide equipment on loan for conducting «Youth and Sport» events.