PREMIER LEAGUE

SECTION A: DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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“Out of Contract Player” means a Contract Player whose contract of employment with a
Club has expired;
“Outside Broadcast Compound” means the area for the exclusive use of TV Broadcasters’
vehicles more particularly described at Rules K.79 to K.81;
“Overseas Broadcaster” means a Person with whom the League has entered into an
Overseas Broadcasting Contract and who is entitled to effect the Transmission of League
Matches in accordance with the terms of that Contract;
“Overseas Broadcasting Contract” means any contract entered into by the League for the
Transmission of League Matches outside the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the
Isle of Man and the Channel Islands;
“Overseas Broadcasting Money” means money received by the League under any
Overseas Broadcasting Contract;
“Overseas TV Commentary Positions” means the commentary positions more
particularly described in Rules K.56 to K.57;
“the Panel” has the meaning set out in Rule W.14;
“Parent” shall be interpreted as set out in Rule S.1.12;
“Parent Undertaking” has the meaning set out in section 1162 of the Act;
“PAYE and NIC” means any and all payments required to be made by a Club in respect of
income tax and national insurance contributions;
“Person” includes any legal entity, firm or unincorporated association and in the case of a
Person which is incorporated any of its Associated Undertaking, Fellow Subsidiary
Undertaking, Group Undertaking, Parent Undertaking or Subsidiary Undertaking;
“PGB” has the meaning set out in Rule B.21;
“PGMOL” means the Professional Game Match Officials Limited;
“Player” means any Contract Player, Out of Contract Player, Amateur Player or Academy
Player who is registered to play for a Club;
“Player Services Costs” means:
(a) the total of all gross remuneration and benefits payable by a Club to or in respect of its
Contract Players;
(b) (where applicable) employer’s National Insurance Contributions thereon; and
(c) any direct contributions made by a Club for a Player’s benefit to a pension scheme or to
an employee benefit trust or an employer-financed retirement benefit scheme.
“Player’s Image” means the Player’s name, nickname, fame, image, signature, voice and film
and photographic portrayal, virtual and/or electronic portrayal image or representation,
reputation, replica and all other characteristics of the Player including his shirt number;
“Post-Match Media Conference” has the meaning set out in Rules K.101 to K.104;
PREMIER LEAGUE RULES: SECTION A
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