office bearer "office bearer", in relation to a sports body, includes- (a) a member of any subcommittee or other body established or formed by the governing body of a sports body, or by the governing body of a branch of such sports body; (b) any person who is responsible to any extent for the management of any of the affairs, or the conduct of any of the activities, of a sports body or of any branch of such sports body; and (c) any person who is appointed or authorized to represent, or act on behalf of, a sports body or any branch of such sports body, in any matter, other than a person who is engaged by the sports body to represent, or to act on behalf of, the sports body or any branch of such sports body in his professional capacity or by contractual arrangement; ACT 576 - SPORTS DEVELOPMENT ACT 1997 2. Interpretation.