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The following terms used in this chapter, except when manifestly incompatible with its purposes, shall mean:(a) Sponsor. — A natural or juridical person, one or more individuals, unions, brotherhoods, associations, private or public partnerships, non-profit or profitable private corporations, whether incorporated or unincorporated, government agencies and public corporations which use public funds to hold a specific sports event.(b) Category. — Element to classify the organization of participants, and the pertinent awards bestowed in a competitive sports event.(c) Sportsperson. — A natural person or group of persons, duly registered and qualified to participate, or who actually participate, in sports meets or athletic and sporting events.(d) Sports or Sporting event. — Any competitive sports activity which establishes categories for the purpose of granting awards, whether it is an independent activity or one which takes place as part of a social, civic, or commercial event or activity or one of any other nature.(e) Public funds. — Monies proceeding from the Treasury of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.(f) Organizer.

place as part of a social, civic, or commercial event or activity or one of any other nature.(e) Public funds. — Monies proceeding from the Treasury of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.(f) Organizer. — A person, natural or juridical, whether one or more individuals, unions, brotherhoods, associations, private or public partnerships, non-profit or profitable, incorporated or unincorporated, private corporations, government agencies, public corporation, municipalities, municipal or quasi-public corporations, that in someway, organize, contribute or participate in the decision-making process for the organization of a particular sports event sponsored wholly or in part with public funds.(g) Award. — A trophy, medal, cash award or material benefit bestowed upon the winners of sports events, according to the categories pre-established by recreational or sports organizations.(h) Secretary. — The Secretary of the Sports and Recreation Department of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. History —Feb. 15, 1996, No. 10, § 2.