PREMIER LEAGUE

TALENT IDENTIFICATION AND RECRUITMENT
262. Costs ordered to be paid as aforesaid shall be recoverable:
262.1. in the case of a Club, under the provisions of Rule E.21; or
262.2. in the case of an Academy Player, as a civil debt.
Further Appeal
263. Within 14 days of a decision of the Board given under the provisions of Rule 259 either party
may by notice in writing appeal against such decision to the Premier League Appeals Committee
whose decision shall be final.
Approaches by and to Clubs and Inducements
264. A Club shall not, either directly or indirectly, make any approach to or communicate with:
264.1. an Academy Player registered with another Club (or club); or
264.2. a player with whom another Club (or club) has entered into a pre-registration
agreement which remains current.
265. A public statement made by an Official of or Agent for a Club expressing interest in an
Academy Player whose registration is held by another Club (or club) or a player with whom
another Club (or club) has entered into a pre-registration agreement which remains current
shall be deemed for the purpose of Rule 264 to be an indirect approach in breach of that Rule.
266. Except as permitted by Rules 239 and 240, an Academy Player whose registration is held by
a Club shall not, either directly or indirectly, make any approach to another Club (or club).
267. Except that a Club may, not earlier than 1 January next following the commencement of his
Under 16 year, offer an Academy Player a contract as a Contract Player upon his attaining
the age of 17 years and subject to Rules 218 and 246:
267.1. no Club shall induce or attempt to induce a player to become registered as an Academy
Player by that Club by offering him, or any person connected with him, either directly
or indirectly, a benefit or payment of any description whether in cash or in kind;
267.2. no Club shall likewise induce or attempt to induce an Academy Player to enter into
a Scholarship Agreement and in particular no Club shall pay or offer to pay to an
Academy Player upon his entering into a Scholarship Agreement remuneration in
excess of the remuneration referred to in Rule 253.1;
267.3. no Academy Player shall, either directly or indirectly, accept any such inducement.
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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT RULES