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(i) entered an Insolvency Event between the date of the AGM and 5pm on the date on which the last
scheduled League 昀椀xture is played and has not Paid in Full all its creditors to which the Insolvency Event
applies (including but not limited to Football Creditors) or Paid in Full all its Football Creditors and entered
a CVA to have Paid in Full all other creditors over an agreed period not extending more than three years
following the date of approval of the CVA: or
(ii) has not complied with the terms of a CVA by which it is bound or is to seek to extend the period of the
CVA.
13.B.3 The sanc琀椀ons contained herein shall be in addi琀椀on to and not in subs琀椀tu琀椀on for any other sanc琀椀ons
contained within the Rules and, in par琀椀cular, the sanc琀椀ons 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 Administra琀椀on
followed by a Company Voluntary Arrangement, any sanc琀椀on 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.
COMPLIANCE WITH/EXTENSION OF CVA’S
13.B.4 Any Club must inform the Compe琀椀琀椀on in wri琀椀ng (and provide suppor琀椀ng evidence) within seven (7) days
of the Club:
(i) making a payment under the terms of a CVA and provide evidence of that payment;
(ii) becoming aware of any failure to comply with the terms of any CVA entered into by it (including the
failure to make a payment by the due date);
(iii) making an applica琀椀on to extend or vary the terms of the CVA entered into by it and provide a copy of
the applica琀椀on,
(iv) comple琀椀ng all its obliga琀椀ons under an Insolvency Event and receiving con昀椀rma琀椀on of such from the
relevant Insolvency Prac琀椀琀椀oner, or
(v) becoming aware of any consent by creditors to compromise the whole or part of the debt admi琀琀ed into
the CVA.
13.B.5 Following the approval of a CVA, if creditors subsequently consent to compromise the whole or part of
the debt admi琀琀ed to the CVA or if any Club makes a successful applica琀椀on to vary the terms of its CVA so
that the CVA is not compliant as provided for in Rule 13.B.1 then that Club shall be automa琀椀cally 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 posi琀椀on in the 昀椀nal table of the Division in which it is compe琀椀ng 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 CVA 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 no琀椀fy the Compe琀椀琀椀on of any consent by
creditors to compromise the whole or part of the debt admi琀琀ed thereby rendering the CVA as noncompliant as required in Rule 13.B.1.
Then the Board shall have the power to impose such sanc琀椀on as it deems appropriate, including, but
without limita琀椀on to expulsion of that Club, the relega琀椀on of that Club, the deduc琀椀on 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 rela琀椀on to a
CVA shall be applied to the former en琀椀ty that was subject to the Insolvency Event and/or the new en琀椀ty.
13.B.8 NATIONAL LEAGUE ONLY
13.B.9 In the case of a Club or Clubs relegated from a league in the Na琀椀onal League System or subject to lateral
movement under the Na琀椀onal League System Regula琀椀ons, 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 O昀케cials for all Compe琀椀琀椀on matches shall be appointed by the Appoin琀椀ng Authority.
14.2 No Club shall postpone a Compe琀椀琀椀on match on account of the apparent state of the ground. In the event
that such circumstances prevail, Clubs should comply with procedures provided for in the document
published by The FA “Recommended procedure for the guidance of Clubs and Referees in determining
the suitability of grounds in adverse weather condi琀椀ons”. Should the ground be declared un昀椀t it is the
responsibility of the home Club to immediately advise the Compe琀椀琀椀on, the Appoin琀椀ng Authority, the
visi琀椀ng Club and the Match O昀케cials.
14.3 In the event of any of the Match O昀케cials appointed for a match not being in a琀琀endance at the match or
becoming unable to complete the match it shall be completed under the control of the remaining Match
O昀케cials unless the compe琀椀ng Clubs are able to agree upon a subs琀椀tute who is acceptable to the Match
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