PREMIER LEAGUE

PREMIER LEAGUE RULES: SECTION W
SECTION W: DISCIPLINARY
W.52.4. in the case of a Respondent which is a Club:
W.52.4.1. suspend it from playing in League Matches for such period as it
thinks fit;
W.52.4.2. deduct points scored or to be scored in League Matches;
W.52.4.3. recommend that the Board orders that a League Match
be replayed;
W.52.4.4. recommend that the League expels the Respondent from
membership in accordance with the provisions of Rule B.7;
W.52.5. order the Respondent to pay compensation unlimited in amount to any
Person or to any Club (or club);
W.52.6. cancel or refuse the registration of a Player registered or attempted to
be registered in contravention of these Rules;
W.52.7. impose upon the Respondent any combination of the foregoing or such
other penalty as it shall think fit;
W.52.8. order the Respondent to pay such sum by way of costs as it shall think fit
which may include the fees and expenses of members of the Commission
paid or payable under Rule W.50; and
W.52.9. make such other order as it thinks fit.
W.53. Where a Person, Club or club has been invited to address the Commission on
compensation, the Commission may adjourn the hearing to allow all relevant
parties to make submissions, or if it considers that it is in the interest of justice that
the determination of the complaint be resolved before the issue of compensation
is addressed, direct that a further hearing take place on the issue of compensation
after the complaint has been determined.
W.54. A Person, Club or club invited to make submissions on compensation shall be
entitled to be present at the hearing, but may only make submissions or advance
evidence or question witnesses if and to the extent that the Chairman of the
Commission gives it leave.
W.55. If the Board fails to prove a complaint a Commission may order the League to pay
to the Respondent such sum by way of costs as it shall think fit.
W.56. Where a Respondent Club is suspended from playing in League Matches under the
provisions of Rule W.52.4.1, its opponents in League Matches which should have
been played during the period of suspension, unless a Commission otherwise
orders, shall be deemed to have won them.
W.57. Fines and costs shall be recoverable by the Board as a civil debt; compensation
shall likewise be recoverable by the person or Club entitled to receive it.
W.58. Fines recovered by the Board shall be used towards the operating expenses of
the League or, at the discretion of the Board, towards charitable purposes.
Costs recovered by the Board shall be used to defray the costs of the Commission.
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