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1. A Club may insure its Members against accidents in its Club Matches—

2. In either case the maximum amount which may be paid to any player shall be 10s. (ten shillings) for each week-day during which he shall actually be prevented from playing or from earning wages. All payments must be made through the Secretary or Treasurer of the Club.

No payment shall be made to any Player

3. No payment shall be made except on the certificate of a duly qualified medical practitioner that the player is incapacitated by his injuries from pursuing his ordinary employment.

4. Every Club shall on or before the 15th day of January, and the 15th day of May respectively in each year, send to the Hon. Sec. of the Rugby Football Union a detailed statement showing what payments have been made to players up to the 31st day of December and the 3Oth day of April preceding the said dates respectively; and shall also, on or before the first-mentioned days, forward a properly audited account, showing all receipts and payments made during the period covered by such account, and if required all Books and Vouchers necessary for proving the accuracy thereof.

At the same time it shall be the duty of the Secretary or Treasurer of every Club to certify that—(a) All the payments set out were made on the certificate of a duly qualified medical man. (b) No wages were earned by any recipients of such payments for any of the days for which such payments were made them. (c) In cases where the man injured has received payments for any of the first seven days after his accident, he has not played Football during such seven days.