ARTICLE 30: NHL CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS, LEAGUE AND CLUB RULES
30.1 League Rules. Subject to Section 30.3, the NHL, each Club and each Player shall be bound by the provisions of the League Rules. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and said League Rules, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern. A copy of the current League Rules, all amendments thereto, and any official interpretations of this Agreement shall be available at the office of each Club. On or before September 1 of each League Year, the League shall send to the NHLPA a complete set of current League Rules. No Player shall be bound by any provision of a League Rule that has not been furnished to the NHLPA in accordance with this Article.
30.2 League Playing Rules. Each Player shall be bound by the League's Playing Rules to the extent that such rules are not in conflict with provisions of this Agreement. A copy of the League's Playing Rules shall be available at the office of each Club and shall be sent to the NHLPA. Any amendment to the Playing Rules that will be proposed for consideration by the Competition Committee or for approval by the Board of Governors shall be furnished to the NHLPA at the same time such proposed amendment is provided to the Clubs.
30.3 Amendments. The NHL and its Clubs shall not, during the term of this Agreement or any extension thereof, amend or modify the provisions (or portions thereof) of the League Rules or any of the League's Playing Rules in existence on the date of this Agreement which affect terms or conditions of employment of any Player, without the prior written consent of the NHLPA which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The NHL shall furnish any proposed amendment to the League Rules to the NHLPA on a rolling basis regardless of whether such proposed amendment may impact terms and conditions of employment.
30.4 Documents Subject to Exclusion from Production Obligation. Other than the actual Board of Governors resolutions reflecting same, the League will have no obligation to produce documents reflecting or relating to the following categories, unless the League is required to provide such documents under any other provision of this Agreement or the documents affect terms and conditions of employment:
(a) League, officials, and Club (i.e., non-Player) pension, savings, insurance benefit, and medical plans.
(b) League/Club bank financings and ownership transactions.
(c) Officials' collective bargaining matters.
(d) Television, radio, and other media agreements and arrangements.
(e) Leases for office, storage space and the like.
30.5 Audit of NHL's League Rules Production. Upon written request from the NHLPA, the NHLPA may audit any documents withheld from the NHL's production of League Rules. The NHLPA will provide written notice to the NHL if it contends that any of the materials produced during the audit, but not previously produced to the NHLPA, constitutes a League Rule within the CBA definition. If the parties cannot agree on whether a particular document constitutes a League Rule, either party may present this issue to the Impartial Arbitrator for resolution.
30.6 Collective Bargaining and Privileged Documents. The NHLPA acknowledges that the NHL will not produce or make available for audit documents reflecting or relating to the League's or Clubs' collective bargaining strategy as it relates to a successor Collective Bargaining Agreement with the NHLPA, otherwise legally privileged documents, documents disclosing the appointment and compensation terms of League/Club officials or employees, or League/Club budget documents. In connection with an audit conducted pursuant to Section 30.5, the League shall produce to the NHLPA a list of all documents withheld on this basis. This log shall contain enough detail to allow the NHLPA to determine the general nature and subject matter of any withheld document. In the event that the NHLPA believes that the NHL is required to produce any withheld document to the NHLPA, the NHLPA shall provide the NHL with written notice identifying these documents. The NHL will then provide the documents at issue to the Impartial Arbitrator, who shall determine whether such documents are properly withheld after the NHL and NHLPA have an opportunity to be heard on this issue.
30.7 Club Rules.
(a) Each Club may require its Players to abide by some or all of the rules set forth in the "Standard Club Rules" annexed hereto as Exhibit 14.
(b) Each Player must be given written notice of the specific rules in the Standard Club Rules that the Club intends to apply for the upcoming season. Such notice must be given by no later than the first day of Training Camp for each applicable Playing Season (or, for a Player who later joins the Club, within three (3) days of his arrival). In each case, receipt of such Club rules must be acknowledged by each Player in writing.
30.8 Violations. Any fine assessed to a Player for violation of League Rules shall be paid directly to the National Hockey League Players' Emergency Assistance Fund. A monetary fine may not be imposed on a Player for "indifferent" play but this shall not be deemed to limit the rights of any Club hereunder or under the SPC with respect to any other action. Without limitation of any other rights of a Club, a reasonable fine may be imposed for reporting to Training Camp in an over-weight condition.
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