10.1 Disqualification of Individual Results in an ICC Event During Which an Anti-Doping Rule Violation occurs

10.1.1 Subject to Article 10.1.2, where a Player is found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation during or in connection with an International Match in an ICC Event where the Player also participated in other International Matches (for example, the anti-doping rule violation was committed during or in connection with the final of an ICC Event and the Player had participated in earlier rounds of the ICC Event), then in addition to the Consequences set out at Article 9 (in relation to the Disqualification of individual results obtained by the Player’s individual performance in the particular International Match during or in connection with which the anti-doping rule violation was committed), the anti-doping rule violation may also, where possible, lead to Disqualification of all of the individual results obtained by the Player’s individual performances in the other International Matches that he/she participated in during the ICC Event in question and consequently the forfeiture of any individual medals or other prizes awarded, except as provided in Article 10.1.2. Factors to be included in considering whether to Disqualify other results in an ICC Event might include, for example, the seriousness of the Player’s anti-doping rule violation and whether the Player tested negative in the other Matches played as part of the ICC Event.

10.1.2 If the Player establishes that he/she bears No Fault or Negligence for the violation, the Player’s individual results in the International Matches other than the International Match during or in connection with which the anti-doping rule violation occurred shall not be Disqualified unless the ICC establishes that the Player’s results in the other International Matches were likely to have been affected by his/her anti-doping rule violation.

10.2 Imposition of a Period of Ineligibility for the Presence, Use or Attempted Use, or Possession of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method

The period of Ineligibility imposed for a violation of Article 2.1 (presence of Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Sample), Article 2.2 (Use or Attempted Use of Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method) or Article 2.6 (Possession of Prohibited Substances and Methods) that is the Player or other Person’s first offence shall be as follows, unless the conditions for eliminating, reducing or suspending the period of Ineligibility (as provided in Articles 10.5. 10.6 and 10.7) are met.

10.2.1 The period of Ineligibility, subject to Article 10.2.4, shall be four years where:

(a) the anti-doping rule violation does not involve a Specified Substance or a Specified Method, unless the Player or other Person can establish that the anti-doping rule violation was not intentional;

(b) the anti-doping rule violation involves a Specified Substance or a Specified Method and the ICC establishes that the anti-doping rule violation was intentional;

10.2.2 If Article 10.2.1 does not apply, subject to Article 10.2.4.1, the period of Ineligibility shall be two years.

10.2.3 As used in Articles 10.2 and 10.3, the term “intentional” is meant to identify those Players or other Persons who engage in conduct which he or she knew constituted an anti-doping rule violation or knew that there was a significant risk that the conduct might constitute or result in an anti-doping rule violation and manifestly disregarded that risk. An anti-doping rule violation resulting from an Adverse Analytical Finding for a substance which is prohibited In-Competition only shall be rebuttably presumed to be not “intentional” if the substance is a Specified Substance and the Player can establish that the Prohibited Substance was Used Out-of-Competition. An anti- doping rule violation resulting from an Adverse Analytical Finding for a substance which is only prohibited In-Competition shall not be considered “intentional” if the substance is not a Specified Substance and the Player can establish that the Prohibited Substance was Used Out-of-Competition in a context unrelated to sport performance.

10.2.4 Notwithstanding any other provision in Article 10.2, where the anti-doping rule violation involves a Substance of Abuse:

10.2.4.1 If the Player can establish that any ingestion or Use occurred Out-of- Competition and was unrelated to sport performance, then the period of Ineligibility shall be three (3) months Ineligibility.

In addition, the period of Ineligibility calculated under this Article 10.2.4.1 may be reduced to one (1) month if the Player or other Person satisfactorily completes a Substance of Abuse treatment program approved by the ICC. The period of Ineligibility established in this Article 10.2.4.1 is not subject to any reduction based on any provision in Article 10.6.

10.2.4.2 If the ingestion, Use or Possession occurred In-Competition, and the Player can establish that the context of the ingestion, Use or Possession was unrelated to sport performance, then the ingestion, Use or Possession shall not be considered intentional for purposes of Article 10.2.1 and shall not provide a basis for a finding of Aggravating Circumstances under Article 10.4.

10.3 Imposition of a Period of Ineligibility for Other Anti-Doping Rule Violations

The period of Ineligibility imposed for anti-doping rule violations other than under Article 10.2 shall be as follows, subject to the potential reduction or suspension pursuant to Articles 10.6 or 10.7:

10.3.1 For a violation of Article 2.3 (evading Sample collection or refusing or failing to submit to Sample collection) or Article 2.5 (Tampering or Attempted Tampering with Doping Control) that is the Player or other Person’s first offence, the period of Ineligibility imposed shall be four years, except: (i) in the case of failing to submit to Sample collection, the Player can establish that the commission of the anti-doping rule violation was not intentional (as defined in Article 10.2.3), in which case the period of Ineligibility shall be two years; (ii) in all other cases, if the Player or other Person can establish exceptional circumstances that justify a reduction of the period of Ineligibility, the period of Ineligibility shall be in a range from two (2) years to four (4) years depending on the Player or other Person’s degree of Fault; or (iii) in a case involving a Protected Person or Recreational Athlete, the period of Ineligibility shall be in a range between a maximum of two (2) years and, at a minimum, a reprimand and no period of Ineligibility, depending on the Protected Person or Recreational Athlete’s degree of Fault.

10.3.2 For a violation of Article 2.4 (Whereabouts Failures) that is the Player’s first offence, the period of Ineligibility imposed shall be two years subject to reduction down to a minimum of one (1) year depending on the Player’s degree of Fault. The flexibility between two years and one year of Ineligibility in this Article is not available to Players where a pattern of last-minute whereabouts changes or other conduct raises a serious suspicion that the Player was trying to avoid being available for Testing.

10.3.3 For a violation of Article 2.7 (Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking) or Article 2.8 (Administration or Attempted Administration of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method) that is the Player or other Person’s first offence, the period of Ineligibility imposed shall be a minimum of four years up to lifetime Ineligibility depending on the seriousness of the violation. Provided that:

10.3.3.1 an anti-doping rule violation involving a Protected Person shall be considered a particularly serious violation and, if committed by Player Support Personnel in relation to violations other than those involving Specified Substances, shall result in lifetime Ineligibility for such Player Support Personnel; and

10.3.3.2 significant violations of Article 2.7 or 2.8 which also violate non-sporting laws or regulations shall be reported to the competent administrative, professional or judicial authorities.

10.3.4 For a violation of Article 2.9 (Complicity) that is the Player’s first offence, the period of Ineligibility imposed shall be a minimum of two years, up to a maximum of lifetime Ineligibility, depending on the seriousness of the violation.

10.3.5 For a violation of Article 2.10 (Prohibited Association) that is the Player’s first offence, the period of Ineligibility imposed shall be two years, subject to reduction down to a minimum of one year depending on the Player or other Person’s degree of Fault and other circumstances of the case.

10.3.6 For violations of Article 2.11, the period of Ineligibility shall be a minimum of two (2) years, up to lifetime Ineligibility, depending on the seriousness of the violation by the Player or other Person.

10.4 Aggravating Circumstances which may Increase the Period of Ineligibility

If the ICC establishes in an individual case involving an anti-doping rule violation other than violations under Article 2.7 (Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking), 2.8 (Administration or Attempted Administration), 2.9 (Complicity or Attempted Complicity) or 2.11 (Acts by a Player or Other Person to Discourage or Retaliate Against Reporting) that Aggravating Circumstances are present which justify the imposition of a period of Ineligibility greater than the standard sanction, then the period of Ineligibility otherwise applicable shall be increased by an additional period of Ineligibility of up to two (2) years depending on the seriousness of the violation and the nature of the Aggravating Circumstances, unless the Player or other Person can establish that he or she did not knowingly commit the anti-doping rule violation.

10.5 Elimination of the Period of Ineligibility where there is No Fault or Negligence

If a Player or other Person establishes in an individual case that he/she bears No Fault or Negligence in respect of the anti-doping rule violation in question, then the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility shall be eliminated.

10.6 Reduction of the Period of Ineligibility based on No Significant Fault or Negligence

10.6.1 Reduction of the Period of Ineligibility for Specified Substances, Specified Methods or Contaminated Products or in the case of Protected Persons or Recreational Athletes for violations of Articles 2.1, 2.2 or 2.6.

All reductions under Article 10.6.1 are mutually exclusive and not cumulative.

10.6.1.1 Specified Substances or Specified Methods

Where the anti-doping rule violation involves a Specified Substance (other than a Substance of Abuse) or Specified Method, and the Player or other Person can establish No Significant Fault or Negligence, then the period of Ineligibility shall be, at a minimum, a reprimand and no period of Ineligibility, and at a maximum, two years of Ineligibility, depending on the Player or other Person’s degree of Fault.

10.6.1.2 Contaminated Products

In cases where the Player or other Person can establish both No Significant Fault or Negligence and that the detected Prohibited Substance (other than a Substance of Abuse) came from a Contaminated Product, then the period of Ineligibility shall be, at a minimum, a reprimand and no period of Ineligibility, and at a maximum, two years of Ineligibility, depending on the Player or other Person’s degree of Fault.

10.6.1.3 Protected Persons or Recreational Athletes

Where the anti-doping rule violation not involving a Substance of Abuse is committed by a Protected Person or Recreational Athlete, and the Protected Person or Recreational Athlete can establish No Significant Fault or Negligence, then the period of Ineligibility shall be, at a minimum, a reprimand and no period of Ineligibility, and at a maximum, two (2) years Ineligibility, depending on the Protected Person or Recreational Athlete’s degree of Fault.

10.6.2 If a Player or other Person establishes in an individual case where Article 10.6.1 is not applicable, that he/she bears No Significant Fault or Negligence in respect of the anti-doping rule violation in question, then, subject to the further reduction or elimination as provided in Article 10.7, the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility may be reduced based on the Player or other Person’s degree of Fault, but the reduced period of Ineligibility may not be less than one-half of the period of Ineligibility otherwise applicable. If the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility is a lifetime, the reduced period under this article may be no less than eight years.

10.7 Elimination, Reduction or Suspension of the Period of Ineligibility or other Consequences for Reasons other than Fault

10.7.1 Substantial Assistance in Discovering or Establishing Anti-Doping Rule Violations

10.7.1.1 The ICC may, prior to a final appellate decision under Article 13 or the expiration of the time to appeal, suspend a part of the Consequences (other than Disqualification and mandatory Public Disclosure) imposed in an individual case in which it has Results Management authority, where the Player or other Person has provided Substantial Assistance to the ICC or other Anti-Doping Organisation, a criminal authority or a professional disciplinary body that results in: (i) the ICC or other Anti-Doping Organisation discovering or bringing forward an anti-doping rule violation by another Person; or (ii) that results in a criminal or disciplinary body discovering or bringing forward a criminal offence or the breach of professional rules committed by another Person and the information provided by the Person providing Substantial Assistance is made available to the ICC or other Anti-Doping Organisation with Results Management responsibility; or (iii) which results in WADA initiating a proceeding against a Signatory, WADA-accredited laboratory, or Athlete passport management unit (as defined in the International Standard for Laboratories) for non-compliance with the Code, International Standard or Technical Document; or (iv) with the approval by WADA, which results in a criminal or disciplinary body bringing forward a criminal offence or the breach of professional or sport rules arising out of a sport integrity violation other than doping. After a final appellate decision under Article 13 or the expiration of the time to appeal, the ICC may only suspend a part of the otherwise applicable Consequences with the approval of WADA.

10.7.1.2 The extent to which the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility may be suspended shall be based on the seriousness of the anti-doping rule violation committed by the Player or other Person and the significance of the Substantial Assistance provided by the Player or other Person to the effort to eliminate doping in sport, non-compliance with the Code and/or sport integrity violations.

10.7.1.3 No more than three-quarters of the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility may be suspended under this Article 10.6.1. If the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility is a lifetime, the non-suspended period under this Article must be no less than 8 years. For the purposes of this paragraph, the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility shall not include any period of Ineligibility that could be added under Article 10.9.3.2 of the ICC Code.

10.7.1.4 If so requested by a Player or other Person who seeks to provide Substantial Assistance, the ICC shall allow the Player or other Person to provide the information to it subject to a Without Prejudice Agreement.

10.7.1.5 If the Player or other Person fails to continue to cooperate and to provide the complete and credible Substantial Assistance upon which a suspension of Consequences was based, the ICC or Anti-Doping Tribunal shall reinstate the original Consequences. A decision by the ICC or Anti-Doping Tribunal to reinstate suspended Consequences or a decision not to reinstate suspended Consequences may be appealed by any Person entitled to appeal under Article 13.2.

10.7.1.6 To further encourage Players and other Persons to provide Substantial Assistance to Anti-Doping Organisations, at the request of the ICC or at the request of the Player or other Person who has, or has been asserted to have, committed an anti-doping rule violation or other violations of the Code, WADA may agree at any stage of the Results Management process, including after a final appellate decision under Article 13, to what it considers to be an appropriate suspension of the otherwise-applicable period of Ineligibility and other Consequences. In exceptional circumstances, WADA may agree to suspensions of the period of Ineligibility and other Consequences for Substantial Assistance greater than those otherwise provided in this Article, or even no period of Ineligibility, no mandatory Public Disclosure, and/or no return of prize money or payment of fines or costs. WADA’s approval shall be subject to reinstatement of Consequences, as otherwise provided in this Article. Notwithstanding Article 13, WADA’s decisions in the context of this Article may not be appealed.

10.7.1.7 If the ICC suspends any part of an otherwise applicable sanction because of Substantial Assistance, then notice providing justification for the decision shall be provided to the other Anti-Doping Organisations with a right to appeal under Article 13.2.2 as provided in Article 14. In unique circumstances where WADA determines that it would be in the best interest of anti-doping, WADA may authorize the ICC to enter into appropriate confidentiality agreements limiting or delaying the disclosure of the Substantial Assistance agreement or the nature of Substantial Assistance being provided.

NOTE: For the purposes of Article 10.7.1 only, in circumstances where the ICC has discretion to suspend Consequences on the basis that the Player or other Person has provided Substantial Assistance to the ICC or other Anti-Doping Organisation, such discretion shall be exercised by the Anti-Doping Manager, who shall be required to obtain the prior written agreement of the National Cricket Federation to which the Player or other Person is affiliated (if applicable) and the prior approval of the ICC Board to the exercise of such discretion.

10.7.2 Admission of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation in the Absence of Other Evidence

Where a Player or other Person voluntarily admits the commission of an anti-doping rule violation before having received either (a) notification of a Sample collection that could establish an anti-doping rule violation (in the case of an anti- doping rule violation under Article 2.1), or (b) notification of the anti-doping rule violation (in the case of any other anti-doping rule violation), and that admission is the only reliable evidence of the violation at the time of admission, then the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility may be reduced, but not by more than half of the period of Ineligibility otherwise applicable.

10.7.3 Application of Multiple Grounds for Reduction of a Sanction

Where a Player or other Person establishes entitlement to a reduction in sanction under more than one provision of Article 10.5, 10.6 or 10.7, before applying any reduction or suspension under Article 10.7, the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility shall be determined in accordance with Articles 10.2, 10.3, 10.5 and 10.6. If the Player or other Person establishes entitlement to a reduction or suspension of the period of Ineligibility under Article 10.7, then the period of Ineligibility may be reduced or suspended, but not below one-quarter of the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility.

10.8 Results Management Agreements

10.8.1 One-Year Reduction for Certain Anti-Doping Rule Violations Based on Early Admission and Acceptance of Sanction

Where a Player or other Person, after being notified by the ICC of a potential anti-doping rule violation that carries an asserted period of Ineligibility of four (4) or more years (including any period of Ineligibility asserted under Article 10.4), admits the violation and accepts the asserted period of Ineligibility no later than twenty (20) days after receiving notice of an anti-doping rule violation charge, the Player or other Person may receive a one (1) year reduction in the period of Ineligibility asserted by the ICC. Where the Player or other Person receives the one-year reduction in the asserted period of Ineligibility under this Article 10.8.1, no further reduction in the asserted period of Ineligibility shall be allowed under any other Article.

10.8.2 Case Resolution Agreement

Where the Player or other Person admits an anti-doping rule violation after being confronted with the anti-doping rule violation by the ICC and agrees to Consequences acceptable to the ICC and WADA, at their sole discretion, then: (a) the Player or other Person may receive a reduction in the period of Ineligibility based on an assessment by the ICC and WADA of the application of Articles 10.1 through 10.7 to the asserted anti-doping rule violation, the seriousness of the violation, the Player or other Person’s degree of Fault and how promptly the Player or other Person admitted the violation; and (b) the period of Ineligibility may start as early as the date of Sample collection or the date on which another anti-doping rule violation last occurred. In each case, however, where this Article is applied, the Player or other Person shall serve at least one-half of the agreed-upon period of Ineligibility going forward from the earlier of the date the Player or other Person accepted the imposition of a sanction or a Provisional Suspension which was subsequently respected by the Player or other Person. The decision by WADA and the ICC to enter or not enter into a case resolution agreement, and the amount of the reduction to, and the starting date of, the period of Ineligibility are not matters for determination or review by a hearing body and are not subject to appeal under Article 13.

If so requested by a Player or other Person who seeks to enter into a case resolution agreement under this Article, the ICC shall allow the Player or other Person to discuss an admission of the anti-doping rule violation with it subject to a Without Prejudice Agreement.

10.9 Multiple Violations

10.9.1 Second or Third Anti-Doping Rule Violations

10.9.1.1 For a Player or other Person’s second anti-doping rule violation, the period of Ineligibility shall be the greater of:

  (a)    Six months; or

  (b)    A period of Ineligibility in the range between: 

(i)    the sum of the period of Ineligibility imposed for the first anti-doping rule violation plus the period of Ineligibility otherwise applicable to the second anti-doping rule violation as if it were a first violation; and

(ii)    twice the period of Ineligibility otherwise applicable to the second anti-doping rule violation treated as if it were a first violation.

The period of Ineligibility within this range shall be determined based on the entirety of the circumstances and the Player or other Person’s degree of Fault with respect to the second violation.

10.9.1.2 A third anti-doping rule violation will always result in a lifetime period of Ineligibility, unless the third violation fulfils the conditions for elimination or reduction of the period of Ineligibility under Article 10.5 or 10.6 or involves a violation of Article 2.4 (Whereabouts Failures), in which case the period of Ineligibility imposed shall be from eight years to lifetime Ineligibility.

10.9.1.3 The period of Ineligibility established in Articles 10.9.1.1 and 10.9.1.2 may then be further reduced by the application of Article 10.7.

10.9.2 An anti-doping rule violation for which a Player or other Person has established No Fault or Negligence shall not be considered a prior violation for the purposes of this Article. In addition, an anti-doping rule violation sanctioned under Article 10.2.4.1 shall not be considered a violation for the purposes of Article 10.9.

10.9.3 Additional Rules for Certain Potential Multiple Violations

10.9.3.1 For purposes of imposing sanctions under Article 10.9, except as provided in Articles 10.9.3.2 and 10.9.3.3, an anti-doping rule violation will only be considered a second violation if the ICC can establish that the Player or other Person committed the second anti-doping rule violation after he/she received notice pursuant to Article 7, or after the ICC made reasonable efforts to give such notice, of the first anti-doping rule violation. If the ICC cannot establish this, the violations shall be considered together as one single first violation for sanctioning purposes, and the sanction imposed shall be based on the violation that carries the more severe sanction, including the application of Aggravating Circumstances. Individual results in all International Matches dating back to the earlier anti-doping rule violation will be Disqualified as provided in Article 10.10.

10.9.3.2 If the ICC establishes that the Player or other Person committed an additional anti-doping rule violation prior to notification, and that the additional violation occurred twelve months or more before or after the first-noticed violation, then the period of Ineligibility for the additional violation shall be calculated as if the additional violation were a stand- alone first violation and this period of Ineligibility is served consecutively, rather than concurrently, with the period of Ineligibility imposed for the earlier-noticed violation. Where this Article 10.9.3.2 applies, the violations taken together shall constitute a single violation for the purposes of Article 10.9.1.

10.9.3.3 If the ICC establishes that a Player or other Person committed a violation of Article 2.5 in connection with the Doping Control process for an underlying asserted anti-doping rule violation, the violation of Article 2.5 shall be treated as a stand-alone first violation and the period of Ineligibility for such violation shall be served consecutively, rather than concurrently, with the period of Ineligibility, if any, imposed for the underlying anti-doping rule violation. Where this Article 10.9.3.3 is applied, the violations taken together shall constitute a single violation for purposes of Article 10.9.1.

10.9.3.4 If the ICC establishes that a Player or other Person has committed a second or third anti-doping rule violation during a period of Ineligibility, the periods of Ineligibility for the multiple violations shall run consecutively, rather than concurrently.

10.9.4 Multiple Anti-Doping Rule Violations during a Ten-Year Period

Any prior anti-doping rule violation shall only be taken into account for the purposes of Article 10.9 if it took place within a period of ten years prior to the anti-doping rule violation under consideration.

10.10 Disqualification of Individual Results Obtained in International Matches Subsequent to Sample Collection or Commission of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation

In addition to the automatic Disqualification, pursuant to Article 9, of the individual results obtained by the Player’s individual performance in the International Match which produced the Adverse Analytical Finding, all other individual results of the Player obtained from the date that the Sample in question was collected (whether In-Competition or Out-of- Competition), or other anti-doping rule violation occurred, through to the commencement of any Provisional Suspension or Ineligibility period, shall (unless the Anti-Doping Tribunal determines that fairness requires otherwise) be Disqualified with all of the resulting Consequences, including forfeiture of any individual medals or other prizes awarded.

NOTE: The lack of any evidence that the Player’s performance was enhanced during subsequent International Matches shall not of itself be sufficient to trigger the Anti-Doping Tribunal’s discretion under Article 10.10.

10.11 Allocation of CAS Cost Awards and Forfeited Prize Money

The priority for repaying of CAS cost awards and forfeited prize money shall be: first, payment of costs awarded by CAS; second, reimbursement of the expenses of the ICC in relation to its Results Management in the case; and third if any forfeited prize money remains, the ICC shall take reasonable measures to allocate and distribute this prize money to the Players who would otherwise have been entitled to it had the forfeiting Player not competed.

10.12 Financial Consequences

10.12.1 Where a Player or other Person commits an anti-doping rule violation, the ICC may, in its discretion and subject to the principle of proportionality, elect to recover from the Player or other Person costs associated with the anti-doping rule violation, regardless of the period of Ineligibility imposed. The priority for repayment of costs shall be as set out in Article 10.11 above.

10.12.1 The ICC’s recovery of costs shall not be considered a basis for reducing the Ineligibility or other sanction which would otherwise be applicable under the ICC Code.

10.13 Commencement of Ineligibility Period

Where a Player is already serving a period of Ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation, any new period of Ineligibility shall commence on the first day after the current period of Ineligibility has been served. Otherwise, except as provided below, the period of Ineligibility shall commence on the date that the decision imposing the period of Ineligibility is issued or, if the hearing is waived or there is no hearing, on the date the Ineligibility is accepted or otherwise imposed.

10.13.1 Delays Not Attributable to the Player or other Persons

Where there have been substantial delays in the hearing process or other aspects of Doping Control, and the Player or other Person can establish that such delays are not attributable to the Player or other Person, the period of Ineligibility may be deemed to have started at an earlier date, commencing as early as the date of last occurrence of the anti-doping rule violation (which, in the case of an Article 2.1 violation, would be on the date of Sample collection), taking into account any such period of delay. All competitive results achieved during the period of Ineligibility, including retroactive Ineligibility shall be Disqualified.

NOTE: In cases of anti-doping rule violations other than under Article 2.1, the time required for an Anti-Doping Organisation to discover and develop facts sufficient to establish an anti-doping rule violation may be lengthy, particularly where the Player or other Person has taken affirmative action to avoid detection. In these circumstances, the flexibility provided in this Article to start the sanction at an earlier date should not be used.

10.13.2 Credit for Provisional Suspension or Period of Ineligibility Served

10.13.2.1 Any period of Provisional Suspension respected and served by the Player or other Person (whether imposed in accordance with Article 7.8 or voluntarily accepted by the Player or other Person) shall be credited against the total period of Ineligibility that may be ultimately imposed. If the Player or other Person does not respect a Provisional Suspension (whether imposed in accordance with Article 7.8 or voluntarily accepted), then the Player or other Person shall receive no credit for any period of Provisional Suspension served. If a period of Ineligibility is served pursuant to a decision that is subsequently appealed, then the Player or other Person shall receive a credit for such period of Ineligibility served against any period of Ineligibility which may ultimately be imposed on appeal.

10.13.2.2 To get credit for any period of voluntary Provisional Suspension against any period of Ineligibility which may ultimately be imposed, the Player or other Person must have given written notice of their acceptance of the Provisional Suspension at the beginning of such period to the ICC and must have respected the Provisional Suspension in full. A copy of the Player or other Person’s voluntary acceptance of a Provisional Suspension shall be provided promptly to the Player or other Person’s National Cricket Federation and NADO, and to WADA.

10.13.2.3 No credit against a period of Ineligibility shall be given for any time period before the effective date of the Provisional Suspension or voluntary Provisional Suspension, regardless of the Player’s status during such period.

10.13.2.4 Where a period of Ineligibility is imposed upon a team pursuant to Article 11, unless fairness requires otherwise, the period of Ineligibility shall start on the date of the final hearing decision providing for Ineligibility or, if the hearing is waived, on the date Ineligibility is accepted or otherwise imposed. Any period of team Provisional Suspension (whether imposed or voluntarily accepted) shall be credited against the total period of Ineligibility to be served.

10.14 Status During Ineligibility and Provisional Suspension

10.14.1 Prohibition against Participation during Ineligibility or Provisional Suspension

10.14.1.1 No Player or other Person who has been declared Ineligible or is subject to a Provisional Suspension may, during the period of Ineligibility or Provisional Suspension, play, coach or otherwise participate or be involved in any capacity in: (a) an International Match, ICC Event or activity (other than authorised anti-doping Education or rehabilitation programs) authorised, organised, sanctioned, recognised or supported in any way by the ICC or any National Cricket Federation or a club or other member organisation of the ICC or any National Cricket Federation; (b) any Match or Event authorised or organised by any professional league or any international or national level tournament/Event organisation (whether or not the party authorising or organising the Match or event in question is a Signatory, any club or other body that is a member of, or affiliated to, or licensed by, a Signatory or a Signatory’s member organisation); (c) any elite or national-level sporting activity funded by a governmental agency; or (d) a Competition or activity (other than authorized anti-doping education or rehabilitation programs) authorized or organized by any Signatory, Signatory's member organization, or a club or other member organization of a Signatory’s member organization. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such Player or other Person shall not, during any period of Ineligibility or Provisional Suspension, be given accreditation for, or otherwise granted access to, any International Match, ICC Event, function, event or activity of the type referred to in this Article and any such accreditation previously issued shall be withdrawn. National Cricket Federations shall take all steps within their powers to give effect to this Article 10.14.1.1. Furthermore, the ICC will take all necessary steps to have the period of Ineligibility recognised and enforced by other relevant parties, including other Signatories in accordance with Code Article 15.

10.14.1.2 A Player or other Person who is subject to a period of Ineligibility longer than four years may, after completing four years of the period of Ineligibility, participate as an athlete in local sport events not sanctioned or otherwise under the jurisdiction of a Signatory or member of a Signatory, but only so long as the local sport event is not at a level that could otherwise qualify such Player or other Person directly or indirectly to compete in (or accumulate points toward) a national championship or international tournament/Event and does not involve the Player or other Person working in any capacity with Protected Persons.

10.14.1.3 A Player or other Person who is subject to a period of Ineligibility shall remain subject to Testing during that period and must provide whereabouts information upon request for that purpose. If a Player or other Person commits an anti-doping rule violation during a period of Ineligibility (including but not limited to an anti-doping rule violation under Article 2.1), this shall be treated as a separate anti-doping rule violation under the ICC Code.

10.14.2 Return to Training

As an exception to Article 10.14.1, a Player may return to train with a team or to use the facilities of a club or other member organisation of the ICC’s or other Signatory’s member organisation during the shorter of: (i) the last two months of the Player’s period of Ineligibility; or (ii) the last one-quarter of the period of Ineligibility imposed.

10.14.3 Violation of the Prohibition of Participation during Ineligibility or Provisional Suspension

Where a Player or other Person who has been declared Ineligible violates the prohibition against participation during such period of Ineligibility, a new period of Ineligibility equal in length to the original period of Ineligibility shall be added to the end of the original period of Ineligibility. The new period of Ineligibility, including a reprimand and no period of Ineligibility, may be adjusted based on the Player or other Person’s degree of Fault and other circumstances of the case. The determination of whether the prohibition against participation whilst Ineligible has been violated, and whether an adjustment is appropriate, shall be made by the Anti-Doping Organisation whose Results Management led to the imposition of the initial period of Ineligibility, and such decision shall be subject to appeal in accordance with Article 13. In any case, any results obtained by the Player as a result of such participation shall be automatically Disqualified with all resulting Consequences, including forfeiture of any individual medals, individual titles, individual ranking points and individual prizes obtained in that International Match or other tournament/event and the non-inclusion of the Player’s performance statistics in that International Match or other tournament/Event towards individual averages and/or records.

A Player or other Person who violates the prohibition against participation during a Provisional Suspension described in Article 10.14.1 shall receive no credit for any period of Provisional Suspension served and the results of such participation shall be Disqualified.

Where a Player Support Person or other Person assists a Person in violating the prohibition against participation during Ineligibility or Provisional Suspension, the ICC shall, where it has authority over that Player Support Person or other Person, impose sanctions for a violation of Article 2.9 (Complicity) for such assistance.

10.14.4 Withholding of Financial Support during Ineligibility

In addition, for any anti-doping rule violation not involving a reduced sanction as described in Article 10.5 or 10.6, some or all sport-related financial support or other sport-related benefits received by the Player or other Person will be withheld by the ICC or National Cricket Federation responsible for such financial support or other benefits.

10.15 Automatic Publication of Sanction

In accordance with Article 14, a mandatory part of each sanction imposed under this Article 10 shall include automatic publication.