REGULATION 21 been reasonably attempted, within ten years from the date the violation is asserted to have occurred. 21.18 WORLD RUGBY COMPLIANCE REPORTS TO WADA World Rugby will report to WADA on its compliance with the Code in accordance with Regulation 21.23.5.2 of the Code. 21.19 EDUCATION 21.19.1 World Rugby shall plan, implement, evaluate and monitor information, education and prevention programmes for doping-free sport on at least the issues listed at Article 18.2 of the Code, and shall support active participation by Players and Player Support Personnel in such programmes. 21.19.2 Each Union shall within its means and in co-operation with its constituents, plan, implement, evaluate and monitor information and education programmes for doping-free rugby and shall support the programmes of World Rugby set out above. 21.20 AMENDMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF ANTI-DOPING RULES 21.20.1 These Anti-Doping Rules may be amended from time to time by World Rugby. 21.20.2 These Anti-Doping Rules shall be interpreted as an independent and autonomous text and not by reference to existing law or statutes. 21.20.3 The headings used for the various Parts and Regulations of these Anti- Doping Rules are for convenience only and shall not be deemed part of the substance of these Anti-Doping Rules or to affect in any way the language of the provisions to which they refer. 21.20.4 The Code and the International Standards shall be considered integral parts of these Anti-Doping Rules and shall prevail in case of conflict. In addition to the Code and these Anti-Doping Rules, adherence to the International Standards are mandatory. WADA may revise the International Standards from time to time. Any changes to WADA’s International Standards will be deemed to be effective as at the date prescribed by WADA. The mandatory standards in force are available at www.wada-ama.org. 21.20.5 These Anti-Doping Rules have been adopted pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Code and shall be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with applicable provisions of the Code. The Introduction shall be considered an integral part of these Anti-Doping Rules. 21.20.6 The comments annotating various provisions of the Code are set out in Appendix 2 to these Anti-Doping Rules and shall be used to interpret these Anti-Doping Rules. These comments may be incorporated by reference into any anti-doping rules produced by Unions, Tournament Last update: 14 January, 2015 387
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