PREMIER LEAGUE

PREMIER LEAGUE RULES: SECTION U
PLAYERS: CONTRACTS, REGISTRATIONS AND TRANSFERS
SECTION U: PLAYERS – REGISTRATIONS
Requirement for Registration Old Rule
U.1. A Player shall not play for a Club in a League Match unless that Club holds his
registration with effect from at least one hour before kick-off and for League
Matches to be played between the close of the First Transfer Window and the
end of the Season either:
U.1.1. his name is included on the Squad List; or
U.1.2. he is an Under 21 Player.
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U.2. A Club shall be deemed to hold the registration of a Player upon receipt of
the Secretary’s certificate in writing to that effect.
U.3. A Club shall apply to:
U.3.1. include a Player on its Squad List by submitting to the Secretary the
requisite Form;
U.3.2. remove a Player from its Squad List by submitting to the Secretary the
requisite Form.
U.4. A Player shall be deemed to have been included or removed from a Club’s
Squad List on receipt of the Secretary’s written confirmation.
U.5. Changes to a Squad List may be made:
U.5.1. during the period of a Transfer Window; or
U.5.2. at other times only with the permission of the Board.
U.6. Each application to register a Player shall be subject to the approval of the Board. L.6
U.7. In addition to the forms and documents specifically required by these Rules,
a Club shall submit to the Secretary:
U.7.1. any contract it proposes to enter into which gives the Club or any other
party to the proposed contract any rights relating to the transfer of the
registration of a player at a date in the future from or to the Club or any
rights relating to the employment of the player by the Club; or
U.7.2. any contract it proposes to enter into, save for a Representation Contract or
an Image Contract, which gives the Club or any other party to the proposed
contract the right to receive payments in respect of a Player.
Any such proposed contract shall be subject to the approval of the Board. In
deciding whether to give such approval the Board shall have regard to (without
limitation) Rules I.4 and I.7.
Types of Registration Old Rule
U.8. There shall be 4 types of registration governed by this Section of these Rules, namely:
U.8.1. amateur;
U.8.2. contract;
U.8.3. monthly contract; and
U.8.4. temporary.
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