PREMIER LEAGUE

SECTION Z: PREMIER LEAGUE APPEALS COMMITTEE
Z.6.2. in the determination of a dispute under Rule Z.1.4:
Z.6.2.1. the applicant Club or Player; and
Z.6.2.2. the respondent Player or Club;
Z.6.3. in an appeal under Rule Z.1.1:
Z.6.3.1. the appellant Club or Academy Player; and
Z.6.3.2. the respondent Academy Player or Club;
Z.6.4. in an application under Rule Z.1.5:
Z.6.4.1. the applicant Club; and
Z.6.4.2. the respondent Out of Contract Player.
Z.7. Proceedings shall be commenced by an application in writing to the
Secretary identifying:
Z.7.1. the respondent;
Z.7.2. the Rule under the provisions of which the appeal or application is made;
Z.7.3. the nature of the appeal or application and the facts surrounding it;
Z.7.4. the remedy or relief sought; and
Z.7.5. any documents relied upon, copies of which shall be annexed.
Z.8. Except in the case of an application made by an Academy Player, an application
made under the provisions of Rule Z.7 shall be accompanied by a deposit of £1,000.
Z.9. Upon receipt of an application the Secretary shall:
Z.9.1. procure that for the purpose of determining the application the Committee
is composed in accordance with Rule Z.2;
Z.9.2. send a copy of the application and any documents annexed to it to the
chairman and members of the Committee;
Z.9.3. send a copy of the same by recorded delivery post to the respondent.
Z.10. Within 14 days of receipt of the copy application the respondent shall send to the
Secretary by recorded delivery post a written response to the application,
annexing thereto copies of any documents relied upon.
Z.11. Upon receipt of the response the Secretary shall send a copy thereof together
with a copy of any document annexed to:
Z.11.1. the chairman and members of the Committee; and
Z.11.2. the party making the application.
Z.12. The chairman of the Committee may give directions as he thinks fit for the future
conduct of the proceedings addressed in writing to the parties with which the
parties shall comply without delay.
Z.13. The Committee by its chairman shall have power to summon any person to attend the
hearing of the proceedings to give evidence and to produce documents and any
person who is bound by these Rules and who, having been summoned, fails to attend
or to give evidence or to produce documents shall be in breach of these Rules.
T.7
T.8
T.9
T.10
T.11
T.12
T.13
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PREMIER LEAGUE RULES: SECTION Z