Lancashire League Handbook 2025

LCL Handbook 2025 257 29 and remain on [the Respondent’s] record for 24 calendar months from the date of the breach. The ban will therefore apply to any matches [the Respondent] is due to participate in during the Period, regardless of whether [that match/those matches] [is/are] in an ECB Competition.” 12. Costs (Regulations 38 and 57) 12.1. For first instance decisions, the Disciplinary Panel may choose to make a costs order against the Relevant Disciplinary Body in instances where the alleged breach is found not to have been committed and/or the allegation is found to have been spurious or vexatious. In such instances, the Respondent against whom the Referral has been made may be reimbursed for reasonable costs as the Disciplinary Panel deems appropriate. 12.2. For appeals, the Appeal Panel may also choose to make a costs order in instances where the appeal is successful or if it feels that one party has acted unreasonably by bringing the appeal or in any way during the appeal process. 12.3. All parties are encouraged to keep costs to a minimum and the Appeal Panel Chair will take any unreasonable incurring of costs by either party into account when determining whether to require one party to pay more of the additional costs. 13. Publication of sanctions 13.1. Relevant Cricket Organisations may wish to publish the outcome of disciplinary cases concluded under these Regulations on their websites. However, before doing so, Relevant Cricket Organisations should consider the data protection implications of publishing information about Respondents on a public forum. 14. Appeals (Regulations 40-54) 14.1. If the Notice of Appeal or required administrative fee is not submitted within 7 days, the appeal will not proceed unless there are reasons justifying otherwise, which will be decided by the Appeal Panel Chair in their sole discretion. The appeal fee is requested to cover the administrative costs associated with holding a hearing and/or otherwise determining the matter. For example, there may be costs associated with the travel of the panel members or hiring a room for the day. If no administrative costs are incurred, theAppealBodymaychoose to refund allorpartof the fee inaccordance with Regulation 57. 14.2. All procedural rules and principles that apply to Hearings at first instance also apply to appeals. The process and timing requirements for Disciplinary Panel Hearings (detailed in the Regulations and above at paragraph 9 of this guidance) will also apply to Appeal Hearings. G. An Appeal Body may stipulate an appropriate fee in respect of appeals. The maximum fee that would be considered appropriate is £150, but the Appeal Body may stipulate a lower figure. An Appeal Body may also stipulate a different timeframe for a Notice of Appeal to be filed. H. An Appeal Body may stipulate a set timeframe for the Relevant Disciplinary Body to respond to the Notice of Appeal, if it chooses to do so, provided that the Appeal Panel Chair will have the power to grant the Relevant Disciplinary Body additional time to respond to the Notice of Appeal in appropriate circumstances. I. ItmaybeappropriatefortheDisciplinaryPanelChairtosuspendaRespondentfromparticipating in cricket until the Hearing has concluded, or the Appeal Panel Chair to impose a sanction imposedbya DisciplinaryPaneluntilanappealhas concluded,where theallegationswhichhave been made are serious, the sanctions imposed (or likely to be imposed) are severe and it would potentially bring the sport into disrepute for the Respondent to participate in cricket whilst the disciplinary process is ongoing.