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Football
Debt Recovery - Retroactive to July 1 2003 |
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| 14.1 |
Associations are required to
operate a system to collect football debts on behalf of Affiliated
Clubs, Affiliated Leagues and Other Associations. |
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| 14.2 |
Football debts are defined as
those costs arising directly from football activity, and as such
would include disciplinary costs (e.g. fines), match costs (e.g.
Match Fees), and playing expenses (e.g. pitch hire). Incidental
costs (e.g. fund raising activities, Club Subscriptions) do not fall
within the scope of Football Debt Recovery. |
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| 14.3 |
Associations may take action
against individuals or groups of individuals, Individuals may be
pursued where they are refusing to reimburse an individual club for
qualifying debt. Where a club has folded its qualifying debts may be
apportioned against its registered members and officers, and action
taken against them individually to recover the club’s debt. |
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| 14.4 |
Where a club’s debts are
apportioned to individuals they must then be treated as individuals,
and any disciplinary action must be linked to the recovery of the
total debt. |
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| 14.5 |
It is incumbent on the
creditor to take reasonable steps to recover the debt before asking
their parent Association to take action, This would normally include
approaching the debtor personally as well as contacting them in
writing to seek payment. |
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| 14.6 |
The Parent Association should
be approached as soon as it is clear there is a problem. In all
oases this should be within 28 days of formal payment being
requested, and 56 days of the debt being incurred, |
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14.7 Upon receipt the
Association must immediately take steps to verify whether the debt
is valid and notify the creditor and debtor of its decision. |
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¶4.8 Upon being satisfied
that a qualifying debt exists the Association must apportion the
debt on a pro-rata basis and notify the individual or individuals
concerned. The Association may add an Administration Fee (not
exceeding £8) to each individual’s pro-rata debt. |
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14.9 Upon being notified, an
individual must pay the debt within 21 days of the issue of the
notification letter or appeal in accordance with the appeal
procedures. If payment or appeal is not received the individual will
be fined an additional sum, currently £20, be suspended sine die
until the debt and line is paid and he is notified that the
suspension has been lifted. This suspension will commence from (and
include) the 22nd day after the date the notification was issued. |
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PART II |
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An Affiliated Association in
formulating its Rules and Regulations for misconduct may adopt and
include some or all of the following powers:— |
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To make an order that a club
whose players are persistently found guilty of misconduct |
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Be censured and/or fined
(in accordance with the approved penalty points process) |
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May have its affiliation
suspended or cancelled |
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Any other power approved
in writing by The Football Association. |
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Any optional or
alternative power granted to an Affiliated Association in
accordance with Section 2(a) shall continue from year to year
until such time as the approval is withdrawn. Such approval
may be withdrawn by notice in writing from The Football
Association given before 30th April, in any year. |
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