The ASA Council shall be entrusted with establishing the policy of the Association, and generally to act solely and in the best interest of aquatic sports, overseeing the management of the Association’s affairs Moreover, the Council shall be vested with the following powers:-

1. to make by-laws for the purpose of regulating the internal management of the Association;
2. to approve competitions or events programmes as proposed by the Executive Committee;
3. to appoint any Committee or Commission and to delegate to them all or any of its powers for declared and specific purposes and for an definite period of time. Any such powers which are so delegated by the Council are to be notified to Clubs by the General Secretary within 15 days from the decision to delegate such powers. The notification is to contain the full terms of reference of such delegated powers and the appointees are to work strictly within these terms of reference;
4. to approve the appointment of a number of independent members to act as Disciplinary Commissioners and Members of Appeals & Protest Boards;
5. to nominate and appoint Honorary Members, co-opt any member/s and assign to him/them any specific duty;
6. to suspend for any period or sine die, or disqualify any person or persons proved guilty of an infringement of these Laws, or of any unfair practice connected with aquatic sport or any other sport in general, and to remit or shorten any such sentences upon due cause being shown;(amended AGM 2017)
7. to expel from the Association any Club, Body or individual if, at any meeting of the Council, a resolution be passed to the effect that such Club, Body or individual has rendered himself unworthy to belong to the Association. Notice of such resolution must be inserted on the agenda for the meeting;
8. to interpret these Rules such that the Council’s decision shall be final;
9. to consider and decide all appeals against the decisions of Clubs or Bodies;
10. to recognise suspensions and/or sanctions imposed on its members by other local National Sports Associations/Federations or by the bodies to which the ASA is affiliated regarding cases concerning unfair practices in sport such as cases of corruption and doping.