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Appendix A 09
APPENDIX A
REGULATIONS FOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION APPEALS - NON-FAST TRACK
These Regula琀椀ons set out the provisions rela琀椀ng to appeals conducted in accordance with the Rules, save for appeals
arising from ma琀琀ers proceeding under Part E: Fast Track Regula琀椀ons (which shall be conducted in accordance with Part E:
Fast Track 7: Appeals – Fast Track therein).
GROUNDS OF APPEAL
1. The grounds of appeal available to The Associa琀椀on shall be that the body whose decision is appealed against:
1.1 misinterpreted misinterpreted or failed to comply with the Rules and/or regula琀椀ons of The Associa琀椀on
relevant to its decision; and/or
1.2 came to a decision to which no reasonable such body could have come; and/or
1.3 imposed a penalty, award, order or sanc琀椀on that was so unduly lenient as to be unreasonable.
2. The grounds of appeal available to Par琀椀cipants shall be that the body whose decision is appealed against:
2.1 failed to give that Par琀椀cipant a fair hearing; and/or
2.2 misinterpreted or failed to comply with the Rules and/or regula琀椀ons of The Associa琀椀on relevant to its
decision; and/or
2.3
came to a decision to which no reasonable such body could have come; and/or
2.4
imposed a penalty, award, order or sanc琀椀on that was excessive.
3.
Where an appeal is brought by FIFA, UKAD or WADA against a decision of a Regulatory Commission
pursuant to the Associa琀椀on’s An琀椀-Doping Regula琀椀ons, any of the grounds set out at paragraphs 1 and 2
above may be relied upon.
APPEAL PROCESS
4. Commencement of Appeal and Response
4.1 Appeal 琀椀mings shall run from the date of no琀椀昀椀ca琀椀on of the decision being appealed against (“No琀椀昀椀ca琀椀on
Date”). The No琀椀昀椀ca琀椀on Date shall be:
the date of provision of the wri琀琀en decision; or
4.2 where the relevant rules or regula琀椀ons provide that wri琀琀en reasons may be produced or requested, the date
of provision of the wri琀琀en reasons.
5. In the case of an appeal from a decision of a Regulatory Commission or Disciplinary Commission;
5.1 no琀椀昀椀ca琀椀on of the inten琀椀on to appeal shall be made in wri琀椀ng to The Associa琀椀on (or to the relevant
Par琀椀cipant, where The Associa琀椀on is the appellant) within seven days of the No琀椀昀椀ca琀椀on Date.
5.2 a no琀椀ce of appeal (the “No琀椀ce of Appeal”) with The Associa琀椀on by email to JudicialServices@TheFA.com (or,
where The Associa琀椀on is the appellant, with the relevant Par琀椀cipant) within 14 days of the No琀椀昀椀ca琀椀on Date.
6. In case of all other appeals, the 琀椀mings set out in paragraph 5 above shall apply, unless the relevant rules
provide otherwise.
DISCIPLINARY REGULATIONS
7. The No琀椀ce of Appeal must:
7.1 iden琀椀fy the speci昀椀c decision(s) being appealed;
7.2 set out the ground(s) of appeal and the reasons why it would be substan琀椀ally unfair not to alter the original
decision;
7.3 set out a statement of the facts upon which the appeal is based;
7.4 save for where the appellant is The Associa琀椀on, in which case no appeal fee will be payable, be
accompanied by the relevant appeal fee as set out in paragraph 21 of Part A: General Provisions. Where an
appeal is lodged electronically, the appeal fee must be received not later than the third day following the day
of despatch of the electronic no琀椀昀椀ca琀椀on (including both the day of despatch and receipt);
7.5 where appropriate, apply for leave to present new evidence under paragraph 10 below.
8. The respondent shall serve a wri琀琀en reply to the No琀椀ce of Appeal (the “Response”) on an appellant and the
Appeal Board within 21 days of the lodging of the No琀椀ce of Appeal. Where appropriate, the Response must
include an applica琀椀on for leave to present new evidence under paragraph 10 below.
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