An appeal may be lodged with the Executive Board against any decision passed by the Disciplinary Board, unless the disciplinary measure pronounced is:
a) a warning;
b) a reprimand;
c) a suspension for fewer than three matches or of up to two months;
d) a fi ne of up to BDS $1000.00 imposed on an association or a club or of up to BDS $400.00 in other cases;
e) decisions passed in compliance with art. 64 of this code.

Anyone who has been a party to the proceedings before the first instance and has a legally protected interest justifying amendment or cancellation of the decision may lodge an appeal with the Executive Board.

Associations may appeal against decisions sanctioning their players, officials or members. They shall have the written agreement of the person concerned. 

Any party intending to appeal must inform the BFA ‘s Executive Board of its intention to do so in writing within 2 days (48 hours) of notification of the decision.

Reasons for the appeal must then be given in writing within a further time limit of seven days. This seven-day period begins after the first deadline of two days has expired.

If these requirements have not been complied with, the appeal is not admissible.

In urgent cases, the chairman may shorten the deadline for the submission of the reasons for appeal.

The appellant may object to inaccurate representation of the facts and/or wrong application of the law.

The appellant shall submit his petition of appeal in writing. The petition shall include the claim as well as the reasons and means of proof and be signed by the appellant or his representative, subject to art. 119 par. 2. 122 of the BFA Disciplinary Code.

Anyone wishing to lodge an appeal shall pay an appeal fee of BDS $100.00 to the BFA’s Secretariat before expiry of the time limit for submitting the reasons for appeal.

If this requirement has not been complied with, the appeal is not admissible.

This amount will be reimbursed to the appellant if he wins the case. Costs and expenses payable by an appellant who loses the case are deducted from this amount. Any remaining amount is reimbursed to him. If the deposit is insufficient, the appellant will be ordered to pay the difference.

If the appeal is considered to be improper, costs and expenses shall be paid in addition to the deposit.

Effects of appeal
1. An appeal results in the case being reviewed by the Executive Board.
2. The appeal does not have a suspensive effect except with regard to orders to pay a sum of money.