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Breaches of
FA Rules E3 er E4 |
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Upon receiving a referee’s
report that he has dismissed a player from the Field of Play for
misconduct (that is outside the scope of Sections 6-10) for which no
recommended punishment is available or is misconduct deemed by the
Association to be of a serious nature, and committed before, during
or after a match, the Association secretary must:- |
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| 7.2 |
Send an acknowledgement to
the referee and send to the secretary of the club for which the
player was playing at the time, a copy of the referee’s report
accompanied by a written notification detailing the offence(s) that
the player is alleged to have committed. Copies of assistant
referees’ reports need not be sent unless either official was a
direct witness of the incident concerned. An order must be made for
the player or his club to pay an administration charge of £8 within
14 days of the date on the written notification of a charge. where a
child is concerned the club for which he is playing at the time of
the offence must pay the £8 charge. (The administration charge is
not applicable in cases of misconduct that have been raised in
addition to a standard offer of punishment from a single Referee
report.) |
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| 7.3 |
Upon receiving the notification
from the Association secretary that one of the players of his club
has been charged with misconduct for an alleged offence the club
secretary must convey it with the referee’s report to the player
concerned. It is the duty of the club secretary and the player to
acknowledge receipt of the notification within 14 days of the date
stated on it and to ensure that the Association secretary receives
the acknowledgement form fully completed with such information (that
includes): |
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The full name and address of
the player |
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His date of birth (and other
personal identification data) |
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The name of each club for
which he is currently registered and was registered in the previous
two seasons. |
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The signature of the player
concerned. |
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The names of any school,
college or other educational establishment currently attended. |
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| 7.4 |
In the event that a player
does not accept his guilt of an offence as charged by the
Association, he can:- |
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Request a Personal Hearing to
rebut the charge (see Section 13) |
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Submit a written plea for
leniency, setting out any mitigating factors the player wishes to be
considered. |
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Option (b) entails acceptance
of the report(s) en which the charge is based, and (in either case)
a Commission of not less than three nor more than five members will
be appointed to consider the plea for leniency made by the player. |
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| 7.5 |
| Recommended
Punishments |
| Offences under Rule E3 |
Suspension (Days)
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Fine (£)
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Penalty Points
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a)
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Refusing to give name or giving false name to the referee when
ordered to do so
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21
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30
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4
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b)
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Refusing to leave the field of play when ordered to do so
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42
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30
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4
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c)
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And/or causing the match to be abandoned
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112
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75
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5
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d)
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Improper or insulting behaviour towards match officials
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112
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75
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5
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Offences under Rule E3 or E4
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Not acting in the best interests of the game
Acting in a manner that is deemed improper
Bringing the game into disrepute
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Punishment at the discretion of the Disciplinary commission
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d)
e)
f)
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Violent conduct or serious foul play – Considered to be of a
serious nature
Use of threatening words/ gestures
Threatening behaviour
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Each a minimum of 35 days up to a maximum of 84 days suspension and
£75 Fine with penalty points at discretion of commission
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g)
h)
i)
j)
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Use of abusive word/gestures – considered to be mid range
Abusive behaviour
Use of indecent words/gestures
Indecent behaviour
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Each a minimum of 21 days up to a maximum of 56 days suspension and
also £50 Fine with penalty points at discretion of commission
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k)
l)
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Use of insulting words/gestures – considered to be less serious
Insulting behaviour
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Each a minimum of 7 days up to a maximum of 28 days and £30 Fine
with penalty points at discretion of commission
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m)
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For offences e) , g) , i) , and k) above in which a racist factor has
been accepted or proved
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For a first offence – the suspension and fine to be doubled and for
a second to be trebled. Any subsequent offence proved should result in a
substantial period of suspension from all football activities and a fine
of no less than £200
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Offences under Rule E4
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If proved guilty of any of the above offences and also have acted in a
discriminatory manner by reason of:-
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Colour
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Any punishment to be imposed for an action that is proved to be of a
discriminatory nature must be at the discretion of the Commission
dealing with the matter.
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b)
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Disability
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Ethnic origin
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Nationality
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Race
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Religion
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g)
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Sex
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h)
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Sexual Orientation
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