Cap. 455 Art. 5Objectives of SportMalta.

The objectives of SportMalta are:

(a) to promote and encourage the development of increased participation in sport in Malta and the improved performance by athletes in sport;

(b) to develop and implement programs that promote equality of access to and participation in sport;

(c) to promote a culture of excellence in sport;

(d) to ensure the provision of resources, services and facilities for the promotion of sport in Malta;

(e) to promote a culture of participation in sport among people, especially children and youths, as an aspect of personal and social development within the context of government policy on education and health;

(f) to improve the sporting abilities of the Maltese generally through the improvement of the standard of sport coaches, administrators and officials;

(g) to foster co-operation in sport with local and international bodies, entities or other persons for the encouragement and promotion of the development of sport programmes, initiatives and activities;

(h) to ensure that all sport activities respect the human dignity, health and safety of all participants in sport as well as the rules of fair play and the health and safety of the spectators; and

(i) to encourage, in furtherance of the principle of subsidiarity, non-governmental bodies and private entities or persons and local councils to contribute to the promotion of sport in Malta.