REGULATION 4 EXPLANATORY NOTE Illustration 4: If the player in illustration 3 stayed in Union C’s development program, before transferring to Union D midway through his fourth year, the compensation payable would instead be: Compensation = £5,000 x 3 & 6/12 years = £17,500 Illustration 5: Paul Williams enters Union E’s High Performance development program aged 18 and completes two full years. He then withdraws from the program for personal reasons, three-quarters of the way into his third year and subsequently misses the fourth year. He reenters the program in his fifth year, before transferring to Union F after six months, aged 22. The compensation payable from Union F to Union E is: Compensation = £5,000 x (2 & 9/12)+(0 & 6/12) = £5,000 x 3.25 = £16,250 Illustration 6: If the Player in illustration 5 did not re-enter the development program, and was thus a non-contract Player at the time of transfer, the compensation payable from Union F to Union E would be: Compensation = £5,000 x 2.75 = £13,750 8. Payment Once compensation has been agreed between the relevant parties, monies shall be paid by the Player's New Union, Rugby Body or Club to the Players Home Union. Each Union shall be entitled to distribute such monies to Rugby Bodies and Clubs in its membership as it sees fit.12 9. Enforcement When a Rugby Body or Club is required to pay compensation for a Player's training and development (or is ordered to do so) the Union to which the Rugby Body or Club is affiliated, in the event of default by the Rugby Body or Club is liable for the payment of the compensation as 12This centralised system is designed to allow Unions to determine how funds should be allocated out of any compensation payment. It recognises the different structure of Rugby in different Unions and allow Unions to agree appropriate arrangements with their constituent members bodies. Last update: 14 January, 2015 97
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