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 between them during a current season without the consent of the Council of this Association. Agreements may provide that a player shall only be paid when played in matches, but if any such player is not played for a period of one month, he shall be at liberty to apply to this Association for the cancellation of the Agreement without conditions.

35. Except as provided by Rule 27, a professional player shall only play for the Club by which he is registered without the special permission of this Association.

36. Any League or other combination of Clubs sanctioned by this Association may provide in its Rules for a system whereby a player registered with such League or Combination may be retained, or a transfer fee demanded after the end of a season's engagement. If such provision is made, the Rules of any such League or Combination must provide that a player, if professional, cannot be retained at the end of the season without payment of wages, or the offer of reasonable terms of re-engagement, or if amateur, without being played regularly. Any player unable to agree upon terms of re-engagement or transfer with the Club by which he is registered, shall have a right of, and must, in the first instance, appeal to the Committee of Management of the League or Combination to which such Club is attached. Every League or Combination must, if this Association so requires it, annually elect a Board of Appeal consisting—(1) In the case of Leagues or Combinations operating in areas controlled by more than one County or District Association, of three Members of the Council of this Association, or (2) Where the Clubs comprising such League or Combination are all within the area of the same County or District Association, of three Members of the Committee of that County or District Association. The Members forming the Boards of Appeal elected by the various Leagues or Combinations must in all cases be approved by the Council of this Association. Any appeal as to terms of re-engagement or transfer as aforesaid from the decision of a Management Committee must be to the Board of Appeal, but no appeal shall be entertained unless the Board of Appeal is satisfied that the decision of the Committee of Management is contrary to the Rules of such League or Combination as sanctioned by the Council of this Association.

37. A professional shall not be allowed to serve on the