SFA chief executive Stewart Regan said Scottish referees would continue to enforce the rules on excessive celebrating even though no further action will be taken against Paul Hartley for his touchline antics at Tannadice on Tuesday night. The Dundee boss branded the SFA “killjoys” after being sent to the stands by referee John Beaton after charging down the side of the field after his side’s injury-time derby equaliser. While compliance officer Tony McGlennan wrote to Hartley on Wednesday to confirm he would face no further sanctions, Regan said that referees would continue to enforce public order rules set down by Police Scotland.

“The referee was just following the rules - that is his job,” said Regan. “The referees take a lot of stick but what they are doing is managing in a very difficult environment and trying to enforce the rules. You try to apply common sense but you have to do that within the rules. The referee would be criticised for not enforcing the rules in some quarters, and criticised for enforcing it in others.”

Regan, meanwhile, explained his reasons for supporting Michel Platini in February’s Fifa Presidential election, saying that the appointment of the Frenchman in football’s top job would give Scotland a voice which has been missing under Sepp Blatter.

“I don’t think at Fifa level, world level, Scotland have had a voice in the way we have had a voice in Uefa. Perhaps we were very lucky because of David Taylor’s role at Uefa, that has helped, but we have been represented on a number of key committees in Europe and Platini wants to operate in a similar way at global level. People who have something to offer will be encouraged to get involved.”

Scotland boss Gordon Strachan's current deal expires in the summer of 2016 but Regan said no negotiations on an extension would take place until our qualifying fate is known.