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(c) Such recommendations will be adopted as amendments to the Constitution if two thirds of the members present vote in favour of it. 21.5 The text of all amendments to the Constitution shall be forwarded to all members and submitted to the Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service. TRADING ACTIVITIES ARTICLE 22 22.1 SAFA may not carry on any business which involves ordinary trading operations in the commercial sense, speculative transactions, dividend stripping activities or the letting of property on a systematic or regular basis. 22.2 Without derogating from the generality of Article 22.1, SAFA may not participate in any business profession, or occupation of its Members, nor may it provide any financial assistance or any premises or continuous services or facilities to its Members for purposes of carrying out any business, profession or occupation of its Members. CLUBS ARTICLE 23 23.1 No club may be affiliated to SAFA or to any of its members unless it is entitled to take its own decisions on any matter connected with its affiliation independently of any external body, irrespective of the corporate structure of the club; 23.2 No person may have a direct or indirect controlling interest in more than one club affiliated to SAFA or to any of members. 23.3 No club may be used as a source of profit for its officials or for those who have lent funds to it, provided that the payment of a normal rate of interest to the latter shall be permissible. 23.4 A club may be owned by an South African or foreign company provided that it is in the best interests of South African football. 23.5 In the event of a club wishing to enter into an agreement with any company, which may change the status of the club and its affiliation with SAFA, it shall inform SAFA of its intentions in writing and disclose all information of whatsoever nature to SAFA, to enable SAFA to consider the affiliation or continued affiliation of the said club, in the best interests of South African football. 30
INTERCLUB & INTERLEAGUE MATCHES ARTICLE 24 24.1 No interclub or interleague matches between teams of different national associations shall be played without the written consent of SAFA. 24.2 Scratch teams consisting of players not belonging to the same club or association shall not be permitted to play clubs or teams representing associations unless prior written approval has been granted by SAFA, by FIFA and the other association/s or team/s. 24.3 A club and/or official and/or player seeking authorisation to play a match referred to in Article 25.1 and/or 25.2 shall do so timeously and in writing, failing which disciplinary measures will be instituted against the party concerned. TOURNAMENTS ARTICLE 25 25.1 Tournaments involving more than two local or national teams (clubs or representative teams) and teams from other national associations may not take place without the written approval by SAFA, and no club affiliated to SAFA or player registered with such a club may participate in such a tournament without the written consent of SAFA. 25.2 The request for approval shall be submitted to SAFA in writing at least two months before the planned date for the tournament. 25.3 The request for approval shall be accompanied by a list of the teams who are planning to take part in the tournament and the tournament regulations. 25.4 Any breach of this Article, by any affiliated club or member, shall attract sanctions and/or disciplinary measures. 25.5 SAFA and each of its members play Association Football in compliance with the Laws of the Game issued by IFAB (the International Football Association’s Board). 25.6 SAFA shall not play matches or make sporting contacts with Associations that are not members of FIFA or with the provisional members of a Confederation without the approval of FIFA. 25.7 The authority for organising international matches and competitions between teams and leagues and / or club teams lays solely with FIFA. No match or competition shall take place without the prior written permission of FIFA; in addition, permission from CAF may be required in accordance with the FIFA regulations. 31
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