REGULATION 21 21.11.3 Event Ruling Body May Establish Stricter Consequences for Team Sports The ruling body for an Event may elect to establish rules for the Event which impose Consequences for Team Sports stricter than those in Regulation 21.11.2 for purposes of the Event. See Comment 42 21.12 SANCTIONS AND COSTS ASSESSED AGAINST SPORTING BODIES 21.12.1 World Rugby has the authority to withhold some or all funding or other non-financial support to Member Unions which are not in compliance with these Anti-Doping Rules and/or in order to meet the amounts of any fine pursuant to Regulation 21.12.2 which have not been paid by the Member Union within the time period stipulated by World Rugby and/or Judicial Officer or Judicial Committee, as applicable. Similarly, World Rugby may withhold from the Member Union any amount not paid by the Player or other Person pursuant to Regulation 21.10.10 and the Member Union may seek this amount in turn from the Player or other Person under its direct jurisdiction. 21.12.2 Where a Member Union fails to make diligent efforts to keep World Rugby informed about a Player's whereabouts after receiving a request for that information from World Rugby and/or fails to submit Therapeutic Use Exemption requests at least 30 days, or such other time as stipulated by World Rugby, in advance of a competition without reasonable excuse, World Rugby may impose a fine administratively upon the Member Union in an amount up to £500 pounds sterling per Player in addition to all of World Rugby's costs incurred in Testing that Member Union's Players. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the failures by the Member Union are such that World Rugby seeks to impose a fine in an amount above £500 pounds sterling per Player pursuant to this Regulation 21.12.2 it may do so pursuant to an order of a Judicial Officer or Judicial Committee following disciplinary action against the Member Union under Regulation 18. 21.12.3 Notwithstanding Regulations 21.12.1 and 21.12.2 above, World Rugby may instigate an investigation into the compliance of any Member Union with these Anti-Doping Rules which the Member Union shall facilitate. As a result of such investigation World Rugby may direct a Member Union to take certain action to bring itself into compliance with these Anti-Doping Rules. A failure by a Member Union to comply with such direction(s) within the stipulated period may give rise to disciplinary action which shall be dealt with pursuant to Regulation 18. 21.13 APPEALS AND POST-HEARING REVIEWS 21.13.1 Decisions Subject to Appeal Decisions made under these Anti-Doping Rules may be appealed as set forth below in Regulation 21.13.2 through Regulation 21.13.7 or as otherwise provided in these Anti-Doping Rules, the Code or the International Standards. Such decisions shall remain in effect while under Last update: 14 January, 2015 375
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