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REGULATION 4 (b) The Union with which the Player is first Registered retains all rights in relation to the Player concerned including, but not limited to, the right to seek compensation in respect of the Player pursuant to Regulation 4.7. 4.5.10 When leaving his Current Union, a Player shall not be treated as a Contract Player unless he was Registered as such with that Union. 4.5.11 Each Union shall maintain a register of all Contract Players and all Dual Registered Players under its jurisdiction and shall provide access to and/or copies of such register (or any part thereof) on demand, to World Rugby. 4.5.12 No Union, Rugby Body or Club shall enter into an agreement with any Player which enables the Player to receive Material Benefit unless: (a) such Player has reached the age of contractual majority within the jurisdiction of such Union, Rugby Body, or Club; or (b) in the case of Players under the age of contractual majority who are aged 16 years or over, unless such Material Benefit takes the form of a non refundable financial grant to be applied only for the purposes of a Player’s academic and/or vocational training for a period of 12 months or longer. 4.5.13 Each Union is entitled to establish appropriate regulations relating to the registration and development of Players below the age of contractual majority within the jurisdiction of such Union.4 4.5.14 Any regulations established by a Union pursuant to Regulation 4.5.13 above must be provided to World Rugby on request by World Rugby. 4.6 Movement of Players Between Unions 4.6.1 A Player leaving or proposing to leave his Current Union to play in another Union shall not be Registered or eligible to participate in competitions organised, recognised or sanctioned by that New Union until the New Union has received the original version (or a facsimile copy of the original version) of a Clearance.5 4.6.2 A copy of a Clearance should be provided to World Rugby on request by the New Union and a further copy must remain in the possession of the Player’s Current Union. 4 To assist the Unions World Rugby may issue guidelines to Unions on the development and registration of young players. 5 Clearance means the written consent (in the standard form) authorizing a Player to participate in the Game in a New Union at the request of such New Union and signed by: (a) the Player’s Current Union; (b) the Union for whom the Player plays International Matches where such Player has represented that Union in a Match covered by Regulation 8.3 or 8.4; and (c) the New Union. Last update: 14 January, 2015 75


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