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REGULATION 17 17.31.4 In light of the specific time pressures in Sevens Tournaments and Series of Matches it is not necessary that notice provided for in Regulation 17.14.5 be given in writing to the Player Ordered Off. It shall be sufficient compliance with this Regulation if the referee’s report and where applicable, the assistant referee's report and any other relevant evidential material together with notice of the information required in Regulation 17.14.5, are handed to the Player or the Player's team manager. 17.32 Initial Procedures – Citing and Citing Commissioner Warning 17.32.1 The Union or other affiliated organisation responsible for the management of either participating team in a Sevens Match shall not have the power to cite a Player for Foul Play but may refer any incident of Foul Play to the Citing Commissioner for consideration provided such incident is referred to the Citing Commissioner within 30 minutes of the completion of the Match in which the incident is alleged to have occurred. A Citing Commissioner's decision as to whether a Player should be cited (or not, as the case may be), whether as the result of an incident referred to him or otherwise shall be final. 17.32.2 Form 3(A) (Appendix 2 of this Regulation) may be used by the Citing Commissioner for the purposes of making a citing complaint. 17.32.3 A citing complaint by a Citing Commissioner should ordinarily contain the information provided in Regulation 17.15.4 and be received by the appointed disciplinary officer or in default the Secretary of the Host Union or Tournament Organiser within 60 minutes of the end of the Match in which the act or acts of Foul Play is alleged to have taken place. 17.32.4 The exceptional circumstances for citing out of time in Regulation 17.15.3 shall also apply to Sevens and in addition, upon application by the Citing Commissioner to the Judicial Officer, the time period for citing may be extended where there are extenuating circumstances provided always that the extension of time does not extend beyond the duration of the Tournament. 17.32.5 Where a Player is the subject of a citing complaint his case wherever practicable should be adjudicated on within 2 hours of the citing complaint being received by the Player or prior to his next scheduled Match. 17.32.6 A Citing Commissioner Warning shall be notified to the nominated officer of the Host Union or the Tournament Organiser in which the incident occurred ordinarily within 60 minutes of the end of the Match in which the act or acts of Foul Play is alleged to have taken place. The Citing Commissioner Warning notification shall contain the information in Regulation 17.15.4 (a) to (d). Form 3(B) (Appendix 2 of this Regulation) may be used for the purposes of notification. Last update: 14 January, 2015 266


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