Appeals to the appeal board

Appeals

1. Subject to Rule H2 below, an appeal shall lie to an Appeal Board under these Rules and Regulations from a decision of: (a) a Disciplinary Commission of an Affiliated Association; or (b) an Affiliated Association or Competition where rules and regulations provide for an appeal to an Appeal Board of The Association.

2. No appeal shall lie to an Appeal Board under these Rules and Regulations (a) from a decision of a Disciplinary Commission of The Association or a penalty imposed for a breach of the Laws of the Game; or (b) where an appeal has been heard by an Affiliated Association in respect of a decision of a Competition, or in respect of decisions arising out of competitions of Affiliated Associations where the rules and regulations provide that such decisions are final.

3. An appeal may only be made by the person or body who is the subject of the original decision appealed against.

Appeal Boards

4. The Chairman of Council, or such other person or body that the Chairman shall appoint from time to time as nominee for the purpose of this Rule, shall appoint an Appeal Board, which shall comprise three members save as set out below.

5. If a member of an Appeal Board doubts his or her ability to be impartial, or believes there to be a materially conflicting interest in the proceedings, then this must be declared as soon as possible and unless all parties waive it and request the member to act, then the member shall withdraw completely from the proceedings. An individual who sat on the body that made the decision appealed against may not be a member of the Appeal Board.

6. The members of an Appeal Board shall be Members of Council, but may include a member of the Panel appointed by Council from time to time and/or an individual who is a Barrister or Solicitor of seven or more years’ standing. One member of the Appeal Board shall be appointed to act as Chairman.

7. The Chairman of Council (or nominee) shall appoint another member to fill any vacancy that arises on an Appeal Board prior to a hearing. Where a vacancy or vacancies occur after the commencement of a hearing, the hearing shall cease and a rehearing arranged before a freshly constituted Appeal Board unless the parties consent to the remaining members continuing.

8. An Appeal shall be dealt with under the Regulations for Football Association Appeals.