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REGULATION 17 (iv) the identity of the Disciplinary Committee members or Judicial Officer, as the case may be; and (v) that the Player shall not be permitted to play in any Match and shall be suspended from all on-field activities on Match days anywhere in the world pending the outcome of his case; (e) the general procedures for hearings and appeals under Regulation 17, subject to such modifications as may be necessary, shall also apply to the hearings and appeals in relation to the accumulation of Temporary Suspensions; and (f) Given the numerous permutations of potential sanctions that could arise in cases involving accumulated Temporary Suspensions the sanctioning of the Player shall be solely within the discretion of the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer. 17.25.3 The Citing Commissioner Warning shall become part of the Player’s disciplinary record. In this regard: (a) The Citing Commissioner is not limited in the number of Citing Commissioner Warnings he may issue to a Player for Foul Play during a Match; (b) If a Player has received two Citing Commissioner Warnings or a combination of a Citing Commissioner Warning and a Temporary Suspension during a Match he shall be treated for disciplinary purposes as if he had been Ordered Off; (c) If the Player concerned wishes to challenge the Citing Commissioner Warning, he shall give notice of his intention to challenge it within 48 hours of it notification. Such notice shall be duly recorded by the Host Union or Tournament Organiser and shall be considered in the event of the Player subsequently being involved in any judicial hearing in relation to the accumulation of Temporary Suspensions and/or Citing Commissioner Warnings; (d) If a Player has received three Citing Commissioner Warnings or a combination of three Citing Commissioner Warnings and/or Temporary Suspensions in a tournament, competition or a Series of Matches under the jurisdiction of a Host Union or Tournament Organiser during a single season, he shall be required to appear before a Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer independently appointed by the Host Union or Tournament Organiser. At that time, the Player shall be notified as follows: (i) that the purpose of the hearing is to consider whether any further penalty should be imposed on him for his persistent offending; (ii) that he may be represented by his Union and/or by a legal representative; Last update: 14 January, 2015 263


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