Permit to Hold Sparring or Boxing Exhibition Meetings
Act No. 4094, approved on November 29, 1933, allows sparring or boxing exhibition meetings to be held twice a week under specific conditions. At least one meeting must feature only beginner fighters, with ticket prices capped at two pesos. The Act outlines safety regulations, including a maximum of twenty three-minute rounds, mandatory glove weight of four ounces, and specifications for the boxing ring's dimensions and padding to prevent serious injuries. Any conflicting laws are repealed, and the Act is set to take effect as per the Revised Administrative Code.
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- What is Permit to Hold Sparring or Boxing Exhibition Meetings about?
- Act No. 4094, approved on November 29, 1933, allows sparring or boxing exhibition meetings to be held twice a week under specific conditions. At least one meeting must feature only beginner fighters, with ticket prices capped at two pesos. The Act outlines safety regulations, including a maximum of twenty three-minute rounds, mandatory glove weight of four ounces, and specifications for the boxing ring's dimensions and padding to prevent serious injuries. Any conflicting laws are repealed, and the Act is set to take effect as per the Revised Administrative Code.
- What type of law is Act No. 4094?
- Permit to Hold Sparring or Boxing Exhibition Meetings (Act No. 4094) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Permit to Hold Sparring or Boxing Exhibition Meetings enacted?
- Permit to Hold Sparring or Boxing Exhibition Meetings (Act No. 4094) was enacted on Nov 29, 1933.
- What is the citation for Permit to Hold Sparring or Boxing Exhibition Meetings?
- Permit to Hold Sparring or Boxing Exhibition Meetings, Act No. 4094, Nov 29, 1933 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 4094
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 29, 1933
ACT NO. 4094
AN ACT TO PERMIT THE HOLDING OF SPARRING OR BOXING EXHIBITION MEETINGS TWICE A WEEK, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS
SECTION 1. Section five of Act Numbered Twenty-nine hundred and eighty-four is hereby amended to read as follows: HEISca
"SEC. 5. Sparring or boxing exhibition meetings may be held twice a week, on days to be fixed by the person, club or organization holding the same, provided that at least one of said meetings only beginners shall fight and popular prices not exceeding two pesos the seat shall be charged. The following rules shall be observed in sparring or boxing exhibition meetings authorized by this Act:
"(a) No boxing contest shall be of more than twenty rounds and no round be of more than three minutes duration.
"(b) There shall be an interval of one minute between each round.
"(c) No boxer shall be allowed to wear gloves weighing less than four ounces.
"(d) The ring or inclosure in which sparring or boxing exhibitions are held shall be square and shall measure not less than sixteen feet each way. The floor of the ring shall be covered by canvas or other suitable material, and between the canvas and the floor of the ring there shall be a layer of padding not less than one-half inch in thickness of some material sufficiently resilient to minimize or obviate the possibility of serious injuries to a contestant in case he shall fall or be knocked down. The ring shall be protected on all sides by not less than three ropes of sufficient strength."
SECTION 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect in accordance with section eleven of the Revised Administrative Code.
Approved, November 29, 1933.
Cite This Law
Permit to Hold Sparring or Boxing Exhibition Meetings, Act No. 4094, Nov 29, 1933 (Philippines)
Permit to Hold Sparring or Boxing Exhibition Meetings, Act No. 4094 (Phil. 1933)
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