REGULATION 4 Club is affiliated shall, in the event of default or non-performance by such Rugby Body or Club be liable for the payment of the compensation as principal debtor. 4.8 Change of Player Status 4.8.1 A Player who has been Registered as a Contract Player will continue to be classified as a Contract Player until a period of 12 months has elapsed from the date such Player competed in his last Match when registered as a Contract Player. 4.8.2 Subject to Regulation 4.7.2(a), if, within three years of the date on which a Contract Player competed in his last Match when registered as a Contract Player, he enters into a written agreement in a different Union, then his Home Union (or Rugby Body or Club in membership of his Home Union) shall be entitled to compensation for his training and/or development. 4.8.3 Subject to Regulation 4.7.2(b) if, within three years of the date on which a Non-Contract Player moves outside his Home Union he enters into a written agreement in a different Union then his Home Union (or Rugby Body or Club in membership of his Home Union, as the case may be) shall be entitled to compensation for his training and/or development. 4.8.4 Prior to a Player’s status changing pursuant to Regulation 4.8.2 or 4.8.3 above, the Union to which the Player is about to become Registered shall notify the Player’s Home Union. 4.9 Approaches to Players 4.9.1 No Union, Rugby Body, Club, Agent or any other Person or entity, whether acting on its own account or on behalf of any third party, shall induce or attempt to induce any Contract Player or other Person who has a written agreement with a Union, Rugby Body or Club to leave his Union, Rugby Body or Club unless the prior written consent of that Union, Rugby Body or Club has been obtained. 4.10 Disputes Personnel 4.10.1 Disputes arising out of Regulation 4 will, preferably, be adjudicated on by member(s) of the Judicial Panel who are experienced in player issues, including but not limited to training and development, and may include eminent ex-players. Last update: 14 January, 2015 79
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