Joint Handbook 2023 2024

(ii) has not complied with the terms of a Creditor Compromise by which it is bound or is to seek to extend the period of the Creditor Compromise. 13.B.3 The sanctions contained herein shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any other sanctions contained within the Rules and, in particular, the sanctions set out in Rule 13.A. For the avoidance of doubt, where a Club is subject to more than one connected Insolvency Event, for example Administration followed by a Company Voluntary Arrangement, any sanction applied to it in accordance with Rule 13.B.1 shall be applied in one Playing Season only except as provided for in Rule 13.B.1. Clubs Relegated from the Football League 13.B.4 Compliance With/Extension of Creditor Compromise 13.B.4 Any Club must inform the Competition in writing (and provide supporting evidence) within seven (7) days of the Club: making a payment under the terms of a Creditor Compromise and provide evidence of that payment; becoming aware of any failure to comply with the terms of any Creditor Compromise entered into by it (including the failure to make a payment by the due date) or making an application to extend or vary the terms of the Creditor Compromise entered into by it and provide a copy of the application, or completing all its obligations under an Insolvency Event and receiving confirmation of such from the relevant Insolvency Practitioner becoming aware of any consent by creditors to compromise the whole or part of the debt admitted into the CVA. 13.B.5 Following the approval of a Creditor Compromise, if creditors subsequently consent to compromise the whole or part of the debt admitted to the Creditor Compromise or if any Club makes a successful application to vary the terms of its Creditor Compromise so that the Creditor Compromise is not compliant as provided for in Rule 14.B.1 then that Club shall be automatically relegated by one Step at the end of the Playing Season in which the event takes place. If the Club has already been relegated due to its position in the final table of the Division in which it is competing, then it shall be relegated two Steps. 13.B.6 In the event of any Club (i) Failing to comply with the terms of any Creditor Compromise entered into it (whether securing Payment in Full of all of its creditors or not) including the failure to make a payment by the due date; and/or (ii) Breaching any of the provisions of Rule 13.B.4 or failing to notify the Competition of any consent by creditors to compromise the whole or part of the debt admitted thereby rendering the Creditor Compromise as non compliant as required in Rule 13.B.1. Then the Board shall have the power to impose such sanction as it deems appropriate, including, but without limitation to expulsion of that Club, the relegation of that Club, the deduction of points and an Embargo. 13.B.7 Where a Club has transferred its membership under Rule 2.9.2 the provisions of Rule 13.B in relation to a Creditor Compromise shall be applied to the former entity that was subject to the Insolvency Event and/or the new entity 13.B.8 National League Only 13.B.9 In the case of a Club or Clubs relegated from a league in the National League System or subject to lateral movement under the National League System Regulations, Rule 13.B.1 shall apply from the date of the AGM of the League of which the Club or Clubs were a member in the immediately preceding Playing Season where the AGM of the Company is later. 14. MATCH OFFICIALS 14.1 Match Officials for all Competition matches shall be appointed by the Appointing Authority. Each Club shall, in a manner prescribed from time to time by the Football Association, award a mark out of 100 to the Referee for each match and the name of the Referee and the mark awarded shall be submitted to the League on the Result Report Form provided (see Rule 8.29). The League shall keep a record of the markings and, on the form provided, and by the prescribed date each season, shall submit a summary to the Football Association, County Football Associations and Contributory Leagues.

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