REGULATION 20 20.11 Appeals In Relation To Misconduct Matters 20.11.1 A Player, Person or other party who is found to have committed an act or acts of Misconduct shall have the right to appeal against the finding of an offence of Misconduct and/or the sanction imposed. In cases handled by a Union or Tournament Organiser, the Union, Tournament Organiser and World Rugby shall have the right to appeal. 20.11.2 The following parties (Appellants) shall be entitled to appeal to an Appeal Committee or Appeal Officer from the decision of a Judicial Committee or Judicial Officer: (a) the Player, Person or other party the subject of the Misconduct decision; (b) the Host Union; or (c) the Tournament Organiser; and (d) World Rugby in respect of all World Rugby Matches and Matches falling under the merit based appointment scheme. 20.11.3 To be valid, any appeal against the decision of a Judicial Committee or Judicial Officer in relation to Misconduct must be lodged with the designated disciplinary officer (or his nominee) in writing within 7 days of the notification of the decision to the Player, Person or other party concerned, or his/their representative(s), if any. For the purposes of Regulation 20 “decision” shall mean the final written decision of the Judicial Committee or Judicial Officer. 20.11.4 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. 20.11.5 World Rugby has a supervisory jurisdiction in respect of disciplinary matters (Misconduct). In the event the Disciplinary Officer determines it is appropriate that a particular decision should be appealed the Disciplinary Officer on behalf of World Rugby shall have the right to appeal the matter, and such right of appeal shall be exercised within 7 days following receipt of the decision. 20.11.6 The appeal shall be heard as soon as reasonably practicable. The appeal shall be dealt with in the most convenient location having regard to the Player(s), Person(s) or other party(ies) involved. It need not take place in the country in which the Misconduct occurred. This will be determined by the appointed Appeal Committee Chairman or Appeal Officer in Last update: 14 January, 2015 306
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