ECB Anti-Doping Rules 2013 - Ecb - England and Wales Cricket ...

amount to an anti-doping rule violation provided that such
presence, Use or Attempted Use, Possession, or administration or
Attempted administration is consistent with the provisions of the
TUE.
4.4.1.2 In accordance with Article 15.4 of the World Anti-Doping Code,
any TUE granted to a Cricketer by or on behalf of a Signatory
(including any TUE granted prior to the Effective Date) will be
recognised under the Rules in accordance with the terms of the
grant, provided that the grant is consistent with the World Anti-
Doping Code and is within that Signatory’s authority. Otherwise,
however, a Cricketer who is required by Article 4.4.1.3 or Article
4.4.1.4 to obtain a TUE must apply to the TUE Committee in
accordance with Article 4.4.2 to grant him/her the TUE.
4.4.1.3 Subject only to Article 4.4.1.2 (which provides that a TUE granted
by another Signatory, such as the ICC, may be recognised under
the Rules) and the International Standard for Therapeutic Use
Exemptions (which identifies limited circumstances in which a TUE
may be granted retrospectively), the following Cricketers must
obtain a TUE in accordance with Article 4.4.2 prior to Use or
Possession or administration of the Prohibited Substance or
Prohibited Method in question:
(a)
(b)
any Cricketer who has been designated for inclusion in the
National Registered Testing Pool; and
any other Cricketer specified from time to time by the
National Cricket Federation and/or the NADO (as applicable).
4.4.1.4 If a Cricketer who is not in the National Registered Testing Pool
and has not otherwise been required to obtain a TUE is tested
pursuant to the Rules, and that Cricketer has been Using a
Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method for which he/she is
entitled to a TUE, then he/she may make a retrospective
application for a TUE to the TUE Committee no later than ten (10)
working days after the test is completed; provided that:
(a)
(b)
the TUE Committee may extend this deadline upon request
by the Cricketer for good cause shown; and
any such TUE application shall be resolved before any
Adverse Analytical Finding or Atypical Finding relating to that
Cricketer's Sample is referred to the Review Board under
Article 7.2 or 7.3.
4.4.1.5 A Cricketer may not apply to more than one Anti-Doping
Organisation for a TUE. A Cricketer who applies for a TUE
pursuant to the ICC Code or other anti-doping rules shall report
the grant or denial of the application immediately to the TUE
Committee, by sending it copies of the application and the
decision.
4.4.2 Grant of a TUE
4.4.2.1 A Cricketer requiring a TUE must apply to the TUE Committee in
accordance with the TUE application process set out in the UK
Anti-Doping Procedures Guide and the International Standard for
Therapeutic Use Exemptions.
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