UCL Handbook

pursuant to an Insolvency Event and in that case where there is any conflict between any provision of Clause 14 and 2.9.1 then this Clause 14 shall prevail. 14.B.2 A Club shall not be eligible for promotion or to compete in the Play Offs at the end of a Playing Season if at 5pm on the date on which the last scheduled League fixture is due to be played that Club: has entered an Insolvency Event between the date of the AGM and 5pm on the date on which the last scheduled League fixture is played and has not Paid in Full all its creditors to which the Insolvency Event applies (including but not limited to Football Creditors ) or Paid in Full all its Football Creditors and entered a CVA to have Paid in Full all other creditors over an agreed period not extending more than three years following the date of approval of the CVA: or has not complied with the terms of a CVA by which it is bound or is to seek to extend the period of the CVA. 14.B.3 The sanctions contained herein shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any other sanctions contained within the Rules and, in particular, the sanctions set out in Rule 14.A. For the avoidance of doubt, where a Club is subject to more than one connected Insolvency Event, for example Administration followed by a Company Voluntary Arrangement, any sanction applied to it in accordance with Rule 14.B.1 shall be applied in one Playing Season only except as provided for in Rule 14.B.1. Clubs Relegated from the Football League 14.B.4 Compliance With/Extension of CVA’s

14.B.4 Any Club must inform the Competition in writing (and provide supporting evidence) within seven (7) days of the Club:

making a payment under the terms of a CVA and provide evidence of that payment; becoming aware of any failure to comply with the terms of any CVA entered into by it (including the failure to make a payment by the due date) or making an application to extend or vary the terms of the CVA entered into by it and provide a copy of the application , or completing all its obligations under an Insolvency Event and receiving confirmation of such from the relevant Insolvency Practitioner.

In the event of any Club

-failing to comply with the terms of any CVA entered into by it (whether securing Payment in Full of all of its creditors or not) including the failure to make a payment by the due date; and/or

-making a successful application to vary the terms of the CVA or to extend the period of any CVA for a period extending more than three years following the date of the approval of the CVA; and/or

-failing to inform the Competition of (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the above events in writing within seven (7) days as required under this Rule 14.B.4.

then the Board shall have the power to impose such sanction as it deems appropriate, including, but without limitation, the expulsion of that Club, the relegation of that Club, the deduction of points and the embargo of player registrations. 14.B.5 Where a Club has transferred its membership under Rule 2.9.2. the provisions of Rule 14.B in relation to a CVA shall be applied to the former entity that was subject to the Insolvency Event and/or the new entity.

15. MATCH OFFICIALS Referees for all Competition matches shall be appointed by the Appointing Authority.

Each Club shall, in a manner prescribed from time to time by the Football Association, award a mark out of 100 to the Referee for each match and the name of the Referee and the mark awarded shall be submitted to the League on the Result Report Form provided (see Rule 12).

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