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Continuing
(and Club Aggregate) Misconduct |
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| 8.1 |
Continuing Misconduct |
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| 8.2 |
An Association may bring a
charge under FA Rule (ES) that a participant is not acting in the
best interests of the game when he has been disciplined for a
sending off offence and/or a breach of PA Rules (E3 and/or £4) on
more than one occasion in the same season (in different matches).
When dealing with such cases a Commission considering what penalty
to impose must take into account the punishments that were imposed
for the offences. |
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| 8.3 |
(a) A player who has five or
ten cautions recorded against him in the same season must be offered
the recommended punishment applicable for the offence as determined
from time to time by The Football Association, along with the
suspension period. |
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(b) A player who has already
been the subject of disciplinary action as a result of accumulating
five then ten cautions in the same season will be subject to a
charge under FA Rule (ES) for every additional five cautions
recorded in the season, in that he is not acting in the best
interests of the game. |
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| 8.4 |
Prior to any punishment
imposed in 8.3(a) and 8.3(b) above a player has the right to submit
a WRITTEN PLEA for leniency to be presented to a Commission. |
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| Recommended Punishments |
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Suspension (Days)
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Fine (£)
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Penalty Points
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a)
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5 cautions in a season – between the opening day and last day of a
season
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7
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10
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0
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b)
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10 cautions in a season – between the opening day and last day of a
season
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7
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10
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0
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c)
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After each further 5 cautions
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Charged with continuing misconduct
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| 8..6 |
Aggregate Misconduct
(Clubs) |
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8.7 Associations
may, at their option, use a penalty points based system to punish
clubs whose misconduct is deemed excessive, If the Association
ohoses to punish clubs for Aggregate Misconduct they must use a
system that conforms to these Regulations. |
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8.8 Penalty points
for Cautions and Standard Punishments are listed against the
relevant offences in these Regulations. Disciplinary Commissions
must, if they find the charge proved, allocate an appropriate number
of disciplinary points to the case in addition to any fine, costs
and suspension. |
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| 8.9 |
These points
are affective once the case: |
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is reported for Cautions |
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is accepted or
cut of time to request a hearing for standard punishments (unless a
hearing has been requested). |
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has had a
hearing for cases having hearings (unless an appeal is requested). |
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has had an appeal for cases going to appeal. |
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Penalty points must
not be awarded to charges found not proved |
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| 8.10 |
Penalty points work on a seasonal basis, with points being included in clubs’
totals for offences committed between the first and last days of the season, on
an inclusive basis, Points must not be carried forward from one season to the
next.
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| 8.11 |
Misconduct dealt with by the Football Association must not be included in the
penalty points totals
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| 8.12 |
Sanctions should be imposed at three stages, each incurring an Administration
Charge, currently set at £10.
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| 8.13 |
The number of points allowed for each stage (the Threshold), must be related to
the number of teams that each club possesses.
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| 8.14 |
Associations may make allowances in the number of teams that a club is deemed
to have for Aggregate Misconduct, to reflect clubs whose disciplinary oases are
handled by The Football Association. This is to prevent such clubs gaining an
unfair advantage.
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| 8.15 |
| Recommended Points Allowances per
Club per Season |
Each Additional Team |
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No of Teams
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Stage I
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25
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48
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69
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88
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105
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20
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Stage II
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50
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96
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138
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176
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210
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40
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Stage III
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75
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144
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207
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264
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315
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60
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| 8.16 |
| Recommended Fines for Exceeding a
Threshold |
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(a)
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For exceeding Stage I
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£ 25 plus an Administration Fee
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(b)
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For exceeding Stage II
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£ 50 plus an Administration Fee
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(c)
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For exceeding Stage III
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£ 100 plus an Administration Fee
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Associations may vary Fines and Thresholds at their discretion
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| 8.17 |
Clubs that significantly exceed Stage Ill should be subject to further
disciplinary action
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