PREMIER LEAGUE

PREMIER LEAGUE RULES: SECTION E
SECTION E: CLUBS – FINANCE
Sporting Sanction Old Rule
E.35. Upon a Club or its Parent Undertaking suffering an Event of Insolvency the Board
shall have the power to impose upon the Club a deduction of 9 points scored or to
be scored in the League competition. If the Board exercises this power it shall
forthwith give written notice to the Club to that effect.
E.36. Subject to Rule E.37, the Club may appeal against the deduction of points by
sending or delivering to the Secretary Form 3 so that he receives the same
together with a deposit of £1,000 within 7 days of the date of the notice given
under the provisions of Rule E.35 (time of the essence).
E.37. The only ground upon which a Club may appeal as aforesaid is that:
E.37.1. the Event of Insolvency was caused by and resulted directly from
circumstances, other than normal business risks, over which it could not
reasonably be expected to have had control; and
E.37.2. its Officials had used all due diligence to avoid the happening of that event.
E.38. An appeal under the provisions of Rule E.36 shall lie to an appeal tribunal which
shall hear the appeal as soon as reasonably practicable. The appeal tribunal shall
be appointed by the Board and shall comprise 3 members of the Panel including:
E.38.1. an authorised insolvency practitioner; and
E.38.2. a legally qualified member who shall sit as chairman of the tribunal.
E.39. The chairman of the appeal tribunal shall have regard to the procedures governing
the proceedings of Commissions and Appeal Boards set out in Rules Section W of
these Rules (Disciplinary) but, subject as aforesaid, shall have an overriding discretion
as to the manner in which the appeal is conducted.
E.40. The Club shall have the onus of proof of the matters set out in the appeal on the
balance of probabilities.
E.41. If the members of the appeal tribunal are not unanimous the decision of the
majority of them shall prevail.
E.42. The appeal tribunal shall give written reasons for its decision. C.74
E.43. Members of the appeal tribunal shall be entitled to receive from the League a
reasonable sum by way of fees and expenses.
E.44. The appeal tribunal shall have the following powers:
E.44.1. to allow or dismiss the appeal;
E.44.2. to order the deposit to be forfeited to the League or repaid to the appellant
Club;
E.44.3. to order the appellant Club to pay or contribute to the costs of the appeal
including the fees and expenses of members of the appeal tribunal paid or
payable under Rule E.43.
E.45. The decision of the appeal tribunal shall be final and binding on the appellant Club. C.77
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