PREMIER LEAGUE

SECTION P: MANAGERS
Procedure for Registration Old Rule
P.9. The Secretary shall keep a register of Managers’ contracts of employment. Q.9
P.10. Upon completion of a contract of employment between a Club and a Manager
the Club shall within 7 days send the contract of employment to the Secretary
for registration.
P.11. The Secretary shall refuse to register the contract of employment and
shall forthwith give notice to that effect to the Club if:
P.11.1. Rule P.8 has not been complied with; or
P.11.2. a contract of employment between the Manager and any other Club or
Football League club has been registered under the provisions of these
Rules or the Regulations of the Football League and the registration of
that contract of employment has not been cancelled.
Cancellation of Registration Old Rule
P.12. An application for cancellation of the registration of a Manager’s contract of
employment shall be made in writing to the Secretary and may be made by
either party to the contract of employment.
P.13. The Board shall cancel the registration upon being satisfied that either:
P.13.1. both parties to the contract of employment have consented to the
cancellation of the registration; or
P.13.2. the contract of employment has been properly terminated by either party
to it; or
P.13.3. the contract of employment has expired; or
P.13.4. a period of one year has elapsed since the Manager ceased to perform his
duties under the contract of employment.
P.14. Any period during which a Manager in breach of his contract of employment
is employed abroad as Manager of a foreign club shall not be taken into
account by the Board in determining whether such Manager’s contract of
employment has expired.
Pre-Season Meeting Old Rule
P.15. All Managers are required to attend in person an annual pre-Season meeting
organised by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited and failure to do
so without just cause shall be a breach of these Rules.
Q.15
P.16. Each Club shall ensure that its Contract Players attend an annual meeting
organised by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited at the Club. Failure
to attend (in the case of a Contract Player) or to take reasonable steps to ensure
attendance (in the case of a Club) without just cause shall be a breach of
these Rules.
Q.10
Q.11
Q.12
Q.13
Q.14
Q.16
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PREMIER LEAGUE RULES: SECTION P