5. Offences and sanctions
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Except where leaving the field of play within ten seconds is not possible due to safety/security or injury, if the player being substituted has not left the field of play within the required ten seconds:
· the player being substituted must still leave the field of play; they are cautioned only if they excessively delay the restart beyond the ten seconds
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