PREMIER LEAGUE

SECTION T: PLAYERS – CONTRACTS
T.9.2. no Player shall either directly or indirectly accept or cause or permit
his Agent to accept any such offer as is described in this Rule.
Form of Contract Old Rule
T.10. Contracts between Clubs and Players signed before 5th June 2003 shall be in
Form 25; such contracts signed on or after that date (or, in the case of a club
promoted to the League from the Football League, on or after the date upon
which it becomes a member of the League) shall be in Form 26.
Length of Contract Old Rule
T.11. Subject to the exceptions set out below, a contract between a Club and a Player
may be for any period provided that its expiry date is 30th June. The exceptions
to this Rule are:
T.11.1. contracts with Contract Players under the age of 18 years which must
not be capable of lasting for more than 3 years;
T.11.2. monthly contracts;
T.11.3. Week by Week Contracts.
K.11
Players’ Remuneration Old Rule
T.12. Full details of a Player’s remuneration including all benefits to which he is
entitled whether in cash or in kind shall be set out in his contract.
K.12
T.13. The terms of a contract between a Club and a Player shall be strictly adhered to. K.13
T.14. Not later than 30th June in each year each Club shall submit to the Secretary
in Form 27 full particulars of all payments made to and all benefits provided
to each of its Players in the previous tax year.
T.15. If any Club acts in breach of Rule T.14, in addition to any penalty imposed
Section W of these Rules (Disciplinary), the Board shall have power to refuse any
application by that Club to register any Player until the breach has been remedied.
Signing-on Fees Old Rule
T.16. A Signing-on Fee may be paid only to a Contract Player whose contract:
T.16.1. is for a period of not less than 3 months; and
T.16.2. is not a monthly contract or a Conditional Contract or a Week by
Week Contract.
K.16
T.17. In the case of a contract between a Club and a Player lasting for more than
one year, any Signing-on Fee shall be paid in equal annual instalments.
T.18. If the registration of a Contract Player is transferred when any part of his Signingon
Fee remains unpaid, a sum equal to the unpaid balance thereof shall be paid to
him forthwith by the Transferor Club unless:
T.18.1. the transfer is consequent upon the Contract Player’s contract having
been terminated by the Transferor Club by reason of the Contract Player’s
breach of its terms and conditions; or
K.10
K.14
K.15
K.17
K.18
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PREMIER LEAGUE RULES: SECTION T