PREMIER LEAGUE

SECTION A: DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
PREMIER LEAGUE RULES: SECTION A
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“UK Broadcasting Contract” means any contract entered into by the League for the
Transmission of League Matches within the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle
of Man and the Channel Islands;
“UK Broadcasting Money” means money received by the League under any UK Broadcasting
Contract;
“UK TV Commentary Positions” means the commentary positions more particularly
described in Rules K.54 to K.55;
“Under 21 Player” means a Player under the age of 21 as at the 1st January in the year in
which the Season concerned commences (i.e. for Season 2015/2016 born on or after 1st
January 1994);
“Visiting Club” means the Club playing, which has played, which should play or which
should have played a League Match at the Stadium of a Home Club or, where the Clubs
participating in that League Match share a Stadium, the Club whose name last appears in
respect of that League Match on the League’s fixture list;
“Week by Week Contract” means a playing contract between a Club and a Player which is
determinable by either party on 7 days’ written notice;
“Working Day” means any day on which the League Office is open for normal business but
excluding, unless the Board determines otherwise, a Saturday, a Sunday or a Bank or Public
Holiday;
References to “written” or “in writing” shall be construed to include:
(a) hard copy;
(b) facsimile transmission;
(c) subject to any guidance issued by the Board, email (including any attachment to an
email);
(d) where appropriate, the Extranet;
but shall not include any form of electronic communication other than those listed in Rules
(b) to (d) above. Where a communication is sent by email, the burden of proof of receipt shall
be on the sender;
“Youth Development Expenditure” means expenditure by a Club directly attributable to
activities to train, educate and develop Academy Players net of any Premier League central
funding paid to Clubs solely for the purpose of such activities.
“Youth Development Rules” means the Youth Development Rules which are set out as an
Appendix to these Rules and which form part of these Rules.
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