REGULATION 17 17.25.2 The following principles shall be applied for Temporary Suspensions subject to such modifications as may be necessary in the context of the relevant Union competitions, International Tournament or Series of International Matches: (a) the referee must report each Temporary Suspension at the conclusion of the Match in which the Temporary Suspension was imposed; (b) the report which may be in a standard form shall be forwarded to the nominated officer of the Host Union or Tournament Organiser, where reasonably practicable, within 2 hours following the completion of the Match in which the Temporary Suspension was imposed. For the purposes of this Regulation 17.25.2 the nominated officer shall be the Secretary of the Host Union or the disciplinary officer of the Tournament Organiser; (c) the Host Union or Tournament Organiser shall forward a copy of the report to the relevant parties within 48 hours of receipt. Such report shall clearly state that the Player has the right to challenge the Temporary Suspension but if he wishes to do so he must give notice of his challenge, ordinarily specifying reasons, within 48 hours of receipt. Such notice shall be duly recorded by the Host Union or Tournament Organiser and shall be considered in the event of the Player subsequently being involved in any judicial hearing in relation to the accumulation of Temporary Suspensions; (d) a Player who has been Temporarily Suspended on three or more occasions and/or received a combination of three or more Temporary Suspensions in any particular tournament or competition or Series of Matches under the jurisdiction of the Host Union or Tournament Organiser (for International Matches) during a single season shall be required to appear before a Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer independently appointed by the Host Union or Tournament Organiser at an appointed time and place. At that time the Player will be notified as follows: (i) that the purpose of the hearing is to consider whether any further penalty should be imposed on him for his persistent offending; (ii) that he may be represented by his Union and/or by a legal representative; (iii) that save where the Player has given notice of his intention to challenge a Temporary Suspension within the time period specified in 17.25.2(c) above and in the absence of exceptional circumstances relating to the failure to give the prescribed notice, no evidence will be heard other than on the question of sanction; Last update: 14 January, 2015 262
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