REGULATION 17 (d) date of receipt of the decision appealed against by the party appealing; and (e) grounds of the appeal. Except as provided, no specific form of a notice of appeal is required. 17.22.5 If the Host Union or Tournament Organiser shall so require, each notice of appeal shall be accompanied by a deposit of an amount not exceeding the equivalent of £1,000 (pounds Sterling), such amount to be determined by the Host Union or Tournament Organiser. In the event of a required deposit not being paid, the appeal shall be deemed to be abandoned, save that the Appeal Committee or Appeal Officer, in any case, shall have power to extend the time for payment of the deposit. In the event of an appeal by World Rugby, the Host Union or Tournament Organiser no appeal deposit shall be payable. 17.22.6 On the lodgement of the appeal the Host Union or Tournament Organiser shall: (a) notify the applicable parties in Regulation 17.22.2 of the appeal; and (b) make available to the Appeal Committee or Appeal Officer (and the Appellant(s)) the full record of the proceedings before the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer. Appeal Committee or Appeal Officer 17.22.7 The Appeal Committee or Appeal Officer shall determine the basis on which the appeal shall proceed. The General Procedures relating to hearings before Appeal Committees and Appeal Officers contained in Regulation 18, Appendix 1 shall apply to any matter arising under this Regulation. 17.22.8 The Appellant(s) will be notified of the names of the Appeal Committee members or Appeal Officer and the fact that the Player is not eligible to play the Game (or any form thereof) or be involved in any on-field Match day activities anywhere in the world pending the appeal save always where no sanction has been imposed by the Disciplinary Committee or the Judicial Officer and/or that where a Player’s suspension expires while his appeal is pending the Player shall be eligible to play immediately. 17.22.9 An appeal should, where reasonably practicable, be heard within 7 days after its lodgement. 17.22.10 In any appeal before the Appeal Committee or Appeal Officer: (a) an Appellant that is a Player may be represented by a Union representative and/or legal counsel. Any other appellant may be represented by legal counsel and/or another representative of the Appellant; Last update: 14 January, 2015 260
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