PREMIER LEAGUE

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT RULES
GENERAL
15. Any Club or Official making a false statement (whether made verbally or in writing) or
falsifying a document in connection with:
15.1. an application for an Academy licence;
15.2. the League’s annual evaluation undertaken pursuant to Rule 28;
15.3. an ISO Audit; or
15.4. any other provision of these Rules;
shall be in breach of these Rules and shall be liable to be dealt with in accordance with the
provisions of Section W of the League’s Rules.
16. If, in breach of Rule 3.2, a Club fails to comply with any Rule in this section, then the PGB may:
16.1. revoke the Club’s Academy licence; or
16.2. suspend the Club’s Academy licence for such time as it shall determine during which the
Club shall have the opportunity to ensure it becomes compliant with the relevant Rule; or
16.3. determine that the Club’s Academy shall have a lower Category than its current Category;
16.4. withdraw or suspend the Club’s entitlement to any central funding provided for the
purposes of youth development; and
16.5. in any of the above cases require the ISO to undertake an ISO Audit of the Club’s
Academy as soon as reasonably practicable.
17. Without prejudice to Rules 16, 205 and 206, any breach of Rules 3.2, 15, 23.2, 31 35 to 42, 46, 47,
48.1, 104 to 107, 110.2, 114 to 116, 118, 119, 126, 127, 138, 139, 146 to 148, 155, 0, 160, 161, 164 to
168, 182, 187, 188, 190, 192 to 195, 198, 199, 214, 216, 219 to 222, 227, 233, 236 to 238, 247, 249,
252, 254, 264, 265, 267, 268 270 or 272 shall be liable to be dealt with under the provisions of
Section W of the League’s Rules.
Guidance
Failure to comply with any of the Rules in this section, other than those specified in Rule 17 above, will not lead to liability
to disciplinary action under Section W. However, such failure to comply may be dealt with pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Club’s Academy licence and may lead to the revocation, suspension or downgrading of that licence, or
the withdrawal or suspension of central funding, pursuant to Rule 16.
The League considers that the Rules specified in Rule 17 are of such a nature that breach should open the possibility of
disciplinary action under Section W because they impact upon other people or entities, and in particular, Academy
Players and/or other Clubs.
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