LAHORE:

"These regulations shall be applicable with immediate effect to all persons wishing to act as agents for the cricketers who have or are representing Pakistan at all levels or who participate in cricket organised by the PCB," a statement said.

The regulations follow a spot-fixing scandal involving three Pakistani players -- Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif - and their agent Mazhar Majeed.

The three players have been handed lengthy bans on charges of corruption relating to last year's Lord's Test against England in which the trio were alleged to have taken money from Majeed for deliberately delivering no-balls.