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

Support Personnel that the National Cricket Federation or NADO believes
may have committed an anti-doping rule violation. Such investigations may
be conducted in conjunction with, and/or information obtained in such
investigations may be shared with, other Signatories and/or other relevant
authorities. The National Cricket Federation/NADO shall have discretion,
where it deems appropriate, to stay its own investigation pending the
outcome of investigations being conducted by other Signatories and/or other
relevant authorities.
7.5.2 In the event a Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel knows or suspects
that any other Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel has committed an
anti-doping rule violation, the Cricketer must report such knowledge or
suspicion to the Anti-Doping Manager as soon as possible. A Cricketer or
Cricketer Support Personnel shall have a continuing obligation to report any
new knowledge or suspicion regarding any anti-doping rule violation to the
Anti-Doping Manager, even if the Cricketer’s or Cricketer Support
Personnel’s prior knowledge or suspicion has already been reported.
7.5.3 Cricketers and Cricketer Support Personnel must cooperate fully with
investigations conducted pursuant to this Article 7.5.
7.5.3.1 The Anti-Doping Manager may make a written demand to a
Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel (a “Demand”) to furnish to
the Anti-Doping Manager any information regarding any suspected
anti-doping rule violation, including, without limitation, a written
statement setting forth the Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel’s
knowledge of facts and circumstances with respect to the suspected
anti-doping rule violation. The Cricketer or Cricketer Support
Personnel shall furnish such information within seven business days
of the making of such Demand, or within such other time as may be
set by the Anti-Doping Manager. Any information furnished to the
Anti-Doping Manager shall be kept confidential except when it
becomes necessary to disclose such information in furtherance of
the prosecution of an anti-doping rule violation, or when such
information is reported to administrative, professional, or judicial
authorities pursuant to an investigation or prosecution of nonsporting
laws or regulations.
7.5.3.2 Each Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel waives and forfeits
any rights, defences and privileges provided by any law in any
jurisdiction to withhold information requested by the Anti-Doping
Manager in a Demand. If a Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel
fails to produce such information, then, provided that the Review
Board agrees with the Anti-Doping Manager that there is a good faith
basis for the Demand, his/her eligibility to participate (or, in the case
of a Cricketer Support Personnel) to assist in a Cricketer’s
participation) in Matches may be withdrawn, and he/she may be
denied accreditation and access to Matches, pending compliance
with the Demand.
7.5.4 Where any Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel fails to comply with any
of the obligations set out in Articles 7.5.2 or 7.5.3, without prejudice to any
other Consequences that may be imposed against him/her under the Rules in
relation to any alleged anti-doping rule violation(s), the National Cricket
Federation may impose such sanction on the Cricketer or Cricketer Support
Personnel as it considers appropriate, having due regard to the
circumstances of such failure.
7.5.5 Where, as the result of an investigation under this Article 7.5, the National
Cricket Federation forms the view that an anti-doping rule violation may have
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