Breckland & District Sunday
Football League
LOCAL LEAGUE
LOCAL FOOTBALL
GOVERNANCE
safeguarding the game
The BADSFL will adopt the
procedure detailed in the Football Debt Recovery Memorandum
to collect debts apportioned against clubs and
individuals in the event the club fails to pay.
SECTION
ONE
NCFA
& SCFA PLAYER SUSPENSIONS
The practice of publishing list of
players registered with the BADSFL who are currently serving Sine Die and/or
Match Based and Set Period suspensions imposed by the County Football
Associations, which means they are not allowed to play in the Breckland and
District Sunday Football League matches during the period shown, has been re-introduced. The League
Registration Secretary regularly checks the updated suspension lists published
weekly on the County FAs website. You are strongly advised to access the
NCFA/SCFA websites, via the home page, to view the suspension lists which are
updated weekly during the, and until the end, of season. Period suspensions are
not published in separate leagues but as one list in alphabetical order. You
will note that this list includes players who received suspensions having been
dismissed from the field of play in County Cup matches. You may also note that
some players are suspended for a Period and Sine Die. The Sine Die suspension
is mainly because the owe money to the County FA, a League or a Club.
Important Note
There
may be players/officials suspended who are not included on the list. If you are
in any doubt please contact the County FA Headquarters to check this
information.
Remember
It
is the responsibility
of each club to check the County
Lists prior to the start of, and during the season and ensure they do not
register or play players under suspension.
SECTION
TWO
BADSFL
DISCIPLINE
The practice of publishing details of
fines imposed on individual clubs, officials and players for breaches of rules
is to cease. It will be replaced by publishing the total monthly amount imposed
for breaches of rules following the monthly Management Committee Meeting on the
NEWS page.
When a club, club official or player is
dealt by the BADSFL Disciplinary Commission cases must be dealt with on their
merits and a punishment awarded consistent with the overall nature and effect
of the offence(s). Also the previous record of misconduct over the current and
previous two seasons will be taken into account.
TABLE
OF FINES SEASON 2010-2011
The rules of
the League are contained in the official handbook
This table
summarises the fines that may be levied against member clubs and
individuals according to those rules
The table
does not form part of the rules and is for guidance only
nb in
accordance with FA Rules, participants in this League under 18 years of age
cannot be fined
Some rules
allow for additional or increased penalties including being required to pay
expenses and administrative fees
Please read
the rules concerned carefully as these increases vary
Rule
Rule 2 (b) Late
payments of Annual Fees to the League Fine Discretionary
Rule 2 (c) Failing
to pay Deposit Fine Discretionary
Rule 2 (e) Failing
to provide information required by the League Fine £30 max
Rule 5 (h) Failing to
comply with an order or instruction of the League or attend to business and/or instruction
of the League Fine
Discretionary
Rule 5 (i) Late payment of fines owed to the League original fine is
subject to one time increase of Fine £50 max
Rule 6 (h) Failure
to attend Annual General Meeting without satisfactory reason being given Fine £35
Rule 8 (k) Failure
to keep records of matches played and players used Fine £20 max
Rule 8 (o) Playing
unregistered or ineligible player(s) in League matches fine is for each
player Fine £20 #
Rule 8 (u) Failure
to register 16 players 14 days prior to start of season fine is for each
missing registration Fine £2
Rule 9 Clubs
failing to comply with (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) fine is for each breach Fine £20
max
Rule 10 (b) Late
kick off Fine
- £20
max
Rule 10 (d) Home
team failure to confirm fixture with opponents or match officials Fine £20
max
Rule 10 (e) Less
than 11 players Fine £10 max
Rule 10 (f) Failure
to fulfil fixture Fine Discretionary *
Rule 11 (a) Clubs
failing to comply Fine £20 max
Rule 11 (b) Home
team failure to telephone match result Fine Discretionary
Rule 11 (c) Failure
to comply Fine
£20 max
Rule 13 (b) Failure
to submit report within 7 days Discretionary power to deal as unfulfilled
fixture Fine £20
Rule 13 (c) Failure
to supply a Club assistant (linesman) Fine £10
Rule 13 (e) Home
team failure to pay referee further costs are levied in almost all cases - Fine Discretionary
Rule 14 (a) Failure
to notify withdrawal of Club at end of season Fine £50 max
Rule 14 (b) Withdrawal
of Club following AGM or during current season Fine £75
max
Rule 18 Failure to return trophies by stipulated date Fine Discretionary
Rule 19 Failure to attend Special General Meeting without satisfactory reason
being given Fine
£35
Discretionary fines will attract a minimum Fine of £15,
a maximum Fine of £35
# Any points
gained in the match concerned to be deducted and the match will be awarded to
the opponents
# Discretionary power to deduct an
additional 3 points
* Discretionary power to award points on
offer to opponents
The Norfolk
County FA, Suffolk County FA and The Football
Association also have the power to levy fines member clubs
Note: Your attention is drawn to Rule 5 (d) (Powers of Management) and Rule
16 (Appeals)
BADSFL
Knock-Out Competitions Rules
The entire
management and control of Cup and Trophy Competitions is vested in the BADSFL
Management Committee
The decisions
of the Management Committee shall be final and binding and shall not be subject
to appeal
All fines are
mandatory, additional costs/expenses are levied in almost all cases
The following
supplement the BADSFL rules
Rule 5 Clubs who enter and withdraw before the first round
entry fee is not returned Fine £50 max
Rule 6 Playing
an ineligible player(s) or suspended player(s) fine is per player Fine £50 max
Rule 7 (b) Failure
to comply Fine
Discretionary
Rule 8 Failure
to telephone result Fine £10
Rule 9 Late
arrivals/cancelations Fine Discretionary
Rule 13 Failure
to provide a Club assistant (linesman not a named substitute) Fine £10
Note: Your attention is drawn to Rue
12 (Powers of Management Committee)
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