PREMIER LEAGUE

PREMIER LEAGUE RULES: SECTION Z
SECTION Z: PREMIER LEAGUE APPEALS COMMITTEE
Z.14. The Secretary shall make all necessary arrangements for the hearing of the
proceedings and shall give written notice of the date, time and place thereof to
the parties.
Z.15. If a party to the proceedings fails to attend the hearing the Committee may either
adjourn it or proceed in their absence.
Z.16. The chairman of the Committee shall have an overriding discretion as to the
manner in which the hearing of the proceedings shall be conducted.
Z.17. The Committee shall not be bound by any enactment or rule of law relating to
the admissibility of evidence in proceedings before a court of law.
Z.18. The hearing shall be conducted in private. T.18
Z.19. Each party shall be entitled to be represented at the hearing by a solicitor or
counsel provided that they shall have given to the other party and to the chairman
of the Committee 14 days’ prior written notice to that effect.
Z.20. The Committee’s decision shall be announced as soon as practicable and if
possible at the end of the hearing and shall be confirmed in writing by the
Secretary to the parties.
Z.21. The Committee shall give reasons for its decision. T.21
Z.22. The decision of the Committee shall be final and binding. T.22
Fees and Expenses Old Rule
Z.23. The chairman and members of the Committee shall be entitled to receive from
the League a reasonable sum by way of fees and expenses.
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Committee’s Powers Old Rule
Z.24. Upon determining an application made in accordance with the provisions of
this Section of these Rules, the Committee may:
Z.24.1. order the deposit required by Rule Z.8 to be forfeited to the League or
repaid to the applicant;
Z.24.2. order either party to pay to the other such sum by way of costs as it shall
think fit which may include the fees and expenses of the chairman and
members of the Committee paid or payable under Rule Z.23;
Z.24.3. make such other order as it shall think fit.
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