Section 27.2. Licensing and age requirements

(a) Amateur contestants and amateur officials need not be licensed.

(b) A person between 12 and 17 years of age may participate in amateur contests or exhibitions after obtaining written permission from a parent or legal guardian, and the consent of the Executive Director.

(c) A person 12 to 16 years of age may only participate in these contests with a person not more than 1 year older.

(d) The limitations in subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to sanctioned events for the Junior Olympics under the direction of a National governing organization certified by the Commission.

(1) For the purposes of the Junior Olympic events, participants, with the written permission of a parent or legal guardian, may box only in the following age divisions:

(i) Ten and eleven years of age.

(ii) Twelve and thirteen years of age.

(iii) Fourteen and fifteen years of age.

(2) A participant may not take part in any event outside of the approved division for that age group.

The provisions of this § 27.2 adopted October 22, 1993, effective October 23, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 5081; amended May 17, 2002, effective May 18, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 2443. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (251563).

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The provisions of this § 27.2 amended under the Athletic Code, 5 Pa.C.S. § 103(b)(1).