Lancashire League Handbook 2022

49 misrepresentation or failure of the umpires to follow the procedures in paragraph 4 above. 7.2 Where a breach of the Code of Conduct has been proved at a Disciplinary Hearing, a player or Club shall have the right of appeal. Where a player and his Club are appealing in relation to the same incident, they must do so separately. 7.3 A notice of appeal setting out the grounds must be given in writing to the Discipline Chairman within seven days of the decision of the Disciplinary Panel, together with a deposit of £100 if the appeal is by a player or £250 of the appeal is by a Club. 7.4 If a notice of appeal is given, the penalty shall not take effect pending the hearing of theAppeal, which will take place as soon as is practicable and in any event within 14 days of receipt of notice of the appeal. 7.5 The Appeal shall be by way of a new hearing before a different Panel. The Appeal Panel shall be appointed by the Discipline Chairman and shall consist of not fewer than three persons and not more than five persons drawn from a list approved by the League’s Management Committee. None of the Panel should be connected with the individual or the Club or their opponents, or a Club which might directly benefit from any disciplinary action or have been a member of the original Disciplinary Panel. 7.6 The player or Club shall have the same entitlements as set out in paragraph 5.4 above. 7.7 If the player or Club is to have representation present at the hearing then the details of that representation must be given to the Discipline Chairman not less than 7 days before the date of the hearing. 7.8 Non-attendance at a hearing of the Appeals Panel by the Club or person that submitted the appeal without good and valid reason for such non- attendance will automatically result in forfeiture of their right of appeal. 7.9 The Appeals Panel may confirm, vary or reverse a decision of the Disciplinary Panel and it shall have the power to increase the penalty and award costs of the Appeal Hearing and forfeit the whole or part of the deposit. Decisions of the Appeal Panel shall be by majority vote; where necessary, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. 7.10The decision of the Appeals Panel or, if no appeal, of the Disciplinary Panel, shall be final and binding. 8. NON PAYMENT OF FINES 8.1 Any fine levied under these procedures or imposed for the breach of any match rules must be paid to the Treasurer of the League within 28 days of the Club being notified of such fine. 8.2 Any fine still outstanding at the end of that period shall be increased by 100% of the original fine, when the Secretary or Chairman of the offending Club shall be notified to the effect that the fine is outstanding. They will be given a reminder that if after a period of 14 days from that reminder, the finely still outstanding, a deduction of five points shall be made from the points gained by the side that received the fine.