Paragraph 10 Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/1648)I1I2

The Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/1648) are amended as follows.

In rules 3 (application of Rules)—

After rule 98A insert—

“Part 5B

Appeals under section 84 of the Football Governance Act 2025

Time limits for appeals

98B

(1)

An appeal to the Tribunal under section 84 of the Football Governance Act 2025 (“the 2025 Act”) in respect of an appealable decision must be made by sending a notice of appeal within the period of 21 days beginning with the relevant day in relation to that decision.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1), “appealable decision” means—

(a)

a reviewable decision specified in subsection (3) of section 84 of the 2025 Act, or

(b)

a decision or deemed decision made by an applicable reviewer in respect of such a reviewable decision under section 83 of that Act.

(3)

For the purposes of paragraph (1), the relevant day is—

(a)

in relation to a decision that is an appealable decision by virtue of paragraph (2)(a), the day on which notice is given of the decision under the provision of the 2025 Act concerned;

(b)

in relation to a decision that is an appealable decision by virtue of paragraph (2)(b), the day on which notice of the decision or deemed decision is given under section 82 or 83 (as the case may be) of the 2025 Act.

(4)

For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(b) and (3)(b), a deemed decision is a decision that is treated as having been made under section 82(5)(b) or 83(6)(a) of the 2025 Act.

(5)

The Tribunal may not extend the time limits provided for in this rule unless it is satisfied that the circumstances are exceptional.”

Nothing in this paragraph affects the power in section 15 of the Enterprise Act 2002 to revoke or amend the Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015, as those Rules are amended by this paragraph.