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2 (a) Regulations Concerning Approaches |
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| (i) | Competitions sanctioned by The Association under Regulation 3 of the "Regulations for the Sanction and Control of Leagues and Competitions" may make their own regulations for the approach of Players between Clubs of the Competition. |
| (ii) | During the current season* any Club wishing to approach a Player known to be registered with or having played for any other Club must give to the Secretry of each such Club seven days' formal written notice of the intention to approach the Player. Formal written notice of approach need be given by: (A) a Saturday Club only to al Saturday Clubs (B) a Sunday Club only to all Sunday Clubs (C) a midweek Club only to all midweek Cubs |
| (iii) | The written notice must be sent by Special Delivery or Recorded Post, or a written acknowledgment otherwise obtained from the Secretary or Chairman of the Club approached Facsimile or e mail transmission may be used provided a receipt of acknowledgment is also obtained. |
| (iv) | Following the date of posting of the written notice of approach, or receipt of an acknowledgment. (A) the Player may be registered on or after the eighth day, (B) the Player must have been registered on or before the 21st day |
| (v) | The approaching Club: (A) may not approach the same Player a second time in the same season. (B) may approach only one (1) Player at a Club at any time subject to (ix) below, (C) may not approach another Player at the same Club within 28 days of an earlier notice of approach or acknowledgment. |
| (vi) | If an approach is made by a Player to another Club during the current season", that Club shall give the Club(s), for which the Player is known to be registered or has played, seven days' notice of approach as set out in (i) to (iv) above before registering the Player. |
| (vii) | A Club which is the subject of a complaint alleging failure to give notice in accordance with this Rule may be subject to a charge of misconduct under FA Rule E1(b) |
RULES OF THE ASSOCIATION |
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| (viii) | A Club proved to have breached the provisions of this Rule may have its current registration of the Player cancelled and be subject to such other penalty as Fhe Association or Affiliated Association deems appropriate, in accordance with Regulation 8.1 of the Regulations for FA Disciplinary Action. |
| (ix) | During the current season* a maximum of two Players may be approached in the manner described above if invited to trial at a licensed Football Association/FA Premier League/Football League Academy or Centre of Excellence. |
(b) Conditions |
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| (i) | All payments made to players must be made by the Club and fully recorded in the accounting records of the Club |
| (ii) | All salaried payments must be subject to PAYE and National Insurance |
| (iii) | Any players paid expenses must be reimbursed via an expense claim form The Club must retain all expense records in a format acceptable to the Inland Revenue |
| (iv) | A currently registered Player shall not be allowed to register with another Club without first satisfying the Club Officials of the intended Club that all reasonable financial and other liabilities have been discharged to the Club or Clubs with which the Player is or was known to be registered in the current" and previous season. |
| (v) | A player approached on or after 1st May in the current season" may not play in competitive football for the Club making the approach until the commencement of the following season. |