EVERGREEN BUILDING SERVICES
BRECKLAND & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE
RULES
2007
- 2008
NOMENCLATURE
AND CONSTITUTION
1 (a) This Competition
shall be designated the Breckland and District Sunday Football League and shall
consist of not more than 36 Clubs who shall be Full Member Clubs or
Probationary Member Clubs.
All Clubs newly elected to the
Competition at the Annual General Meeting shall be granted probationary
membership for the first season in the Competition and their full membership
shall be confirmed or their probationary membership withdrawn at the next
Annual General Meeting by a majority vote of the Clubs competing in the same
Division as the newly- elected Club/s. This does not invalidate rule 17.
(b) All such Member Clubs must be
affiliated to a recognised County Football Association and shall have grounds
and headquarters within a radius of 20 miles of Thetford Town and their names
and particulars shall be listed annually by the appointed date on Form ‘D’
issued by the Norfolk County Football Association. This Competition shall apply
annually for sanction to the Norfolk County Football Association to whom it
will be affiliated and the constituent teams of Member Clubs may be grouped in
divisions, each not exceeding 12 in number or less than 7 in number. Not
withstanding the above in the event of a figure less than 16 Clubs or Teams
making application for membership they may
be grouped in one division.
(c) At the Annual General Meeting,
or Special General Meeting called for the purpose, a majority of the delegates
present shall have the power to decide or adjust the constitution of the
Divisions at their discretion, subject to para
(b) of this Rule. When necessary, this Rule shall have precedence over Rule 12.
(d) Clubs who have accepted
Membership of this Competition may not enter any of their teams playing in the
Competition in any other Competition (with exception of the County FA Cup
Competitions) nor may they play any game of Football except League and Cup
fixtures on a Sunday without written consent of the Management Committee of the
Competition.
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
2 (a) Applications by Clubs for
admission to this Competition or the entry of an additional team(s) must be
made in writing to the Secretary not later than the 30th April and must be
accompanied by an Entry Fee of £20.00
per team which shall be returned in the event of non-election.
(b) At the discretion of a majority
of the accredited voting members present applications, of which due notice has
been given, may be received at the Annual General Meeting or a Special General
Meeting. The Entry Fee will still apply.
(c) When Rule 12(b) is applied and a team seeks a transfer or is
compulsorily transferred to another division no Entry Fee shall be
payable.
(d) The Annual Subscription shall be £50.00 per team payable by Clubs at, or prior to, the Annual
General Meeting failing which they shall
be find £15.00. A Club shall not
participate in this Competition until the Entry Fee and Annual Subscription
have been paid.
OFFICERS
3 (a) The Officers of the Competition
shall be the President, (Vice President), Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary,
Treasurer, Registration Secretary, Fixtures Secretary, Referees Secretary (as
appointed by Norfolk County F.A.) and league representatives
to be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting. (NB
Auditors are not Officers). Additional positions may be crated to administer
specific administration tasks at the sole discretion of the Management
Committee.
(b) Life Members not
exceeding ten in number may be elected to the Management Committee. These positions to be created and filled at the sole discretion of
the Management Committee.
MANAGEMENT, NOMINATION, ELECTION
4 (a) The Competition shall be
governed in accordance with the Rules, Regulations and Practice of the Football
Association by a Management Committee comprised of the Officers and elected
Representatives of the Member Clubs who shall be elected at the Annual General
Meeting.
(b) Retiring Officers
shall be eligible to become candidates for re-election without nomination. All
other candidates for election as Officers or Management Committee Members shall
be nominated in writing by two members to the Secretary not later than 30th
April in each year. Names of those nominated shall be circulated with the
notice of the Annual General Meeting. In the event of there being no
nomination, in accordance with the foregoing for any office, nominations may be
received at the Annual General Meeting.
(c) The Management
Committee shall meet as often as is necessary to deal with business as it
arises. On receiving a requisition signed by two-thirds of the Members of the
Management Committee the Secretary shall convene a meeting of the Committee.
(d) Except where otherwise
mentioned all communications shall be addressed to the Secretary who shall
conduct the correspondence of the Competition and keep a record of its
proceedings.
(e) All communications
received from Clubs must be conducted through their nominated officers.
POWERS OF MANAGEMENT
5 (a) The Management Committee may
appoint such other sub-committees as they may consider necessary and may
delegate such of their powers as they deem necessary to such committees.
(b) Subject to the
permission of the Norfolk County Football Association having been obtained the
Management Committee may order a match or matches to be played each season, the
proceeds to be devoted to the funds of the Competition and, if necessary, may
call upon each Club (including any Club which may have withdrawn during the
season) to contribute equally such sums as may be necessary to meet the
deficiency at the end of the season. (See Rule 6 (e)).
(c) Each member of the Management
Committee shall have the right to attend and vote at all Management Committee
Meetings, (including Life Members) and have one vote thereat, but no Member
shall be allowed to vote on any matters directly appertaining to such Member or
the Club so represented. In the event of the voting being equal on any matter,
the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. (This shall apply to the
procedure of any sub-committee).
(d) The Management
Committee shall have the powers to apply, act upon and enforce the Rules of the
Competition and shall also have jurisdiction over all matters affecting the
Competition, including any not provided for in the Rules. Except where these
Rules provide for the imposition of a set penalty any Club, Official or Player
alleged to be in breach of a Competition Rule must be normally charged in
writing and given the opportunity to present their case before the Management
Committee. All breaches of the Laws of the Game, Rules and Regulations of The
Football Association shall be dealt with in accordance with FA Rules.
(e) All decisions of
the Management Committee shall be binding subject to the right of appeal to the
Board of Appeal in accordance with Rule
16. Decisions of the Management Committee must be notified in writing to
those concerned within seven days.
(f) Five Members of the Management
Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the
Management Committee and three Members shall constitute a quorum for
transaction of business by any sub-committee of the Competition.
(g) The Management Committee, as is
deemed necessary, shall have the power to fill, in an acting capacity, any
vacancies that may occur amongst their number.
(h) A Club having
failed to comply with an order or instruction of the Management Committee, or
failing to satisfactorily attend to the business and/or the correspondence of
the Competition shall be liable to be fined or otherwise penalised at the
discretion of the Management Committee.
(i)
All fines and charges shall be paid within 14 days of the date of posting
of the written notification. Clubs, Officials or individuals committing a
breach of this Rule will incur such penalties as the Management Committee may
impose in addition to those set out in
para (j) of this Rule.
(j) Failure to pay fines by the due
date will result in the fine being double and failing due in a further 7 days.
Should the fine remain unpaid 21 days after the original notice being issued,
the Club fixtures will be withdrawn until the full amount is paid. The Club
will be liable to the full consequences of failing to fulfil any fixtures as
detailed in Rule 10 (c) and (f). The fine should be paid direct to
the League Treasurer. Clubs, Officials or individuals committing a breach of
this rule shall be liable to such further penalties as the League Management
Committee thinks fit to impose.
(k) Clubs found guilty
of a second and third repeats of the same offence shall be liable to have the
amount of the fine doubled on each occasion. Clubs found guilty of a fourth
repeat of the same offence will have their fixtures suspended immediately until
the club can prove to the disciplinary committee that their administrational
issues have been resolved. Clubs would also be fined for failing to fulfil
fixtures.
(l) Any Club found guilty of
bringing the League into disrepute shall
be find a minimum of £50.00.
(m) A Club having
failed to comply with an order or instruction of the Management Committee
within seven days of receipt of notice of such order or within fourteen days of
the operative date specified in that order, shall not be allowed to take part
in the business of the Competition until such order has been complied with and
a reason for the delay has been furnished to the Secretary, who shall submit it
to the Management Committee for their adjudication.
(n) Clubs who fail to
return acknowledgement forms and monies owed to the league by the due date may
have additional fines levied by the league
and/or have their affiliation to the league suspended. Cheques returned to the
Treasurer endorsed ‘Refer to Drawer’ will
incur a £5.00 administration
charge.
(o) The Management
Committee shall have the power to fill any vacancy that may occur in the
membership of the Competition between the dates of the Annual General Meeting
or Special General Meeting called to decide the constitution and the
commencement of the Competition season.
(p) A member of the Management
Committee appointed by the Competition to attend a meeting or match may have
any expenses refunded by the Competition.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
6 (a) The Annual General Meeting
shall be held not later than the last week in June in each year. At this
meeting the following business shall be transacted provided that at least two
thirds of Members are present and entitled to vote:-
(1) Adoption of Standing Orders.
(2) To receive and
confirm the Minutes of the preceding Annual General Meeting.
(3) To consider any
business arising therefrom.
(4) To receive and
adopt the Annual Report, Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts.
(5) Election of
Officers and Management Committee.
(6) Election of
Clubs to fill vacancies (as recommended by the Management Committee).
(7) Constitution
of the Competition for ensuing season.
(8) Appointment of
Auditors.
(9) Alteration of
Rules, if any (of which notice has been given). Any proposed alterations must
not contravene the Standard Code Of Rules which are compiled for the use of
Competitions and are mandatory for all sanctioned Competitions at Level 4 or
below of the National League System. As from Season 2004/2005 Competitions
seeking sanction must draft their Rules in conformity with this code.
(10) Fix the date for the commencement and conclusion of the playing
season.
(11) Other business
of which due notice shall be given and accepted as being relevant to an Annual
General Meeting.
(b) A copy of the duly
audited Balance Sheet, Statement of Accounts and Agenda shall be forwarded to
each Club at least fourteen days prior to the meeting.
(c) A signed copy of
the duly audited Balance Sheet, Statement of Accounts shall be sent to the
Norfolk County Football Association within 14 days of its adoption by the
Annual General Meeting.
(d) Each Member Club
shall be empowered to send two delegates to an Annual General Meeting. Each
Member Club shall be entitled to one vote only. Probationary Member Clubs shall
be entitled to the same votes. No individual shall be entitled to vote on
behalf of more than one Full Member Club or Probationary Club. Not less than
fourteen days’ notice shall be given of any Meeting.
(e) Clubs who have
withdrawn their Membership of the Competition during the season being concluded
or who are not continuing Membership shall be entitled to attend but shall vote
only on matters relating to the season being concluded. This provision will not
apply to Clubs expelled in accordance with Rule
17.
(f) All voting shall be conducted
by a show of hands unless a ballot is demanded by at least two thirds of the
delegates qualified to vote or the Chairman so decides.
(g) Any continuing
Member Club failing to be represented at the Annual General Meeting without
satisfactory reason being given shall be
fined £25.00. All Clubs must, prior to the Meeting, deposit with
the Secretary the names of their members present.
(h) Officers,
Management Committee members, including Life Members, shall be entitled to
attend and vote at an Annual General Meeting.
AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED
7 The Chairman and the Secretary
of each Club shall complete and sign the following agreement which shall be
deposited with the Competition Secretary together with the Application for
Membership for the coming season, or upon indicating that the Club intends to
compete.
“We, A of (Chairman)
and B of (Secretary) of the Football Club
have been provided with a copy of the Rules and Regulations of the Breckland
and District Sunday Football League do hereby agree for and on behalf of the
said Club, if elected or accepted into Membership, to conform to those Rules
and Regulations and to accept, abide by and implement the decisions of the
Management Committee of the Competition, subject to the right of appeal in
accordance with Rule 16.
Any alteration of the Chairman and/or Secretary
on the above Agreement must be notified to the Norfolk County Football
Association, (Suffolk County Football Association as appropriate), Competition
Secretary and all Member Club Secretaries within
14 days of the change taking place. Failure to comply may incur a fine not exceeding £25.00.
QUALIFICATION OF PLAYERS
8 (a) Contract players, as
defined in Football Association Rules, are not permitted in this Competition. (A contract player is one who has entered
into a written contract with a Club in membership with the Football Association
or an Affiliated Association). Any person found guilty of signing a Registration
Form on behalf of a player shall be liable, at the discretion of the Management
Committee, to suspension from any activities with the League.
(b) Any bona-fide Member
of a Club shall be eligible to play for that Club in this Competition (subject
to other relevant clauses in these Rules) provided he has not, in the current
season, played for another Club in the Competition or previously signed for
another Club in the Competition. If he has so played or remains on the
Competition register of players, permission for transfer must be obtained from
the Club to which he is attached (see
clause (h)).
(c) A registered playing
member of a Club is one who, being in all other respects eligible has:-
Signed a fully and
correctly completed Competition registration form in ink, countersigned by the
Secretary of the Club, and who has been registered with the Registrations
Secretary. An updated registration list must be sent to the Club for who the
player was registered within 7 days of receiving the registration form of the
player concerned.
(d) The
Management Committee shall decide on all registration disputes. In the event of
a player signing a registration form or having a registration submitted for
more than one Club priority of registration shall decide for which Club the
player shall be registered. The Registrations Secretary shall notify the Club
last applying to register the player of the fact of the previous
registration.
(e) A player having taken part in matches for any
Club affiliated to any County Football Association shall not be allowed to
join, be transferred to, or sign for a Club in the Competition without first
proving to the officials of the intended Club that the player has discharged
all reasonable liabilities to the previous Club or Clubs, and a Club official
may not accept such player’s signature without first ascertaining whether such
claims have been discharged to the satisfaction of the Club, or Clubs, for
which he played last.
(f) It
shall be a breach of Rule for a player:-
(1) Play for
more than one Club in the Competition in the same season without first being
transferred.
(2) Having signed
for one Club in the Competition, sign for another Club in the Competition in
that season except for the purpose of a transfer.
(3) Submit a
signed registration form for registration that the player had willfully
neglected to accurately or fully complete.
(g) The Management
Committee:-
(1) Shall
have the power to accept the registration of any player.
(2) Shall
have the power to refuse, cancel or suspend the registration of any player or
may fine any player, at their discretion, who has been charged and found guilty
of registration irregularities. (Subject
to Rule 16)
(3) Shall have the
power to refuse or cancel the registration of any player charged and found
guilty of undesirable conduct, (Subject
to Rule 16). .
(4) Shall
have the power to refuse any person applying to join the Competition whose
previous behaviour has been judged undesirable, (Subject to Rule 16).
(5) A player
may not register for a Club or transfer to another Club in the Competition,
after the 31st March. Players who have not played in a game controlled by the
Competition may have their registration canceled at any time prior to the 31st
March.
Note: Undesirable
conduct shall mean an incident or repeated conduct, which may deter a
participant from being involved in this Competition.
(h) Subject
to The Football Association Rule (see
(i) A Club shall keep a list of the players it registers
and a record of the games in which they have played and shall produce such
records upon demand by the Management Committee. Clubs will be invoiced on or
immediately after the 31st March at the total rate of £1.00 for every player registered in excess of 25 per team.
(j) A
register containing the names of all players registered for each Club, with
date of registration, shall be kept by the Registration Secretary and shall be
open for inspection of any duly appointed Member Club Representative at all
meetings or at other times mutually arranged with the Registration Secretary.
Registrations shall be valid for one season only.
(k) Any
team playing an unregistered or otherwise ineligible player or players:-
(1) Shall
have the points gained in the match deducted from its total.
(2) Shall be liable for a fine of not less
than £15.00.
(3) And/or otherwise
dealt with at the discretion of the Management Committee except the award of
goals.
(4) The
Management Committee in exceptional circumstances may, at its discretion, award
any points deducted from a Club under this Rule to the opponents in the match
in question, subject to the match not being ordered to be replayed.
Note: For
players under the age of 18 years the provisions contained in the Football
Association Rules will apply.
(l) A suspended player
is not eligible to sign a Registration or Transfer Form. It shall be the duty
of the Official of the Club, or others instructed by them, that when approaching
a player with a view to registering him, to first ascertain whether such player
has signed a Breckland and District Sunday Football League form with the
Competition, and the signing of such player, if found to be already registered
with the Competition, shall be dealt with under Clause (g (2)) of this Rule.
(m) Any Club, or member
of a Club, inducing or attempting to induce a bona-fide player of another Club
in the Competition to leave his Club without giving seven days notice in
writing to his Club Secretary, shall be referred to the County FA under Bye-Law
20. The approaching Club shall not give notice of intention to approach more
than one player of the same Club within 28 days of prior notice.
(n) A
reserve team can only play a maximum of four players who have made 50% or fewer
appearances in the expected league games for their representative first teams
in any reserve game.
(o) All
Clubs participating in the Competition must have 16 players for each team
registered with the Competition seven
days prior to the commencement of the season. Any Club failing to comply with
this Rule shall be fined the sum of
£15.00.
CLUB COLOURS, CLUB NAME, EQUIPMENT, FINANCE
9 (a) Each Club in the
Competition shall register its colours with the Competition Secretary by the
1st August who shall decide their suitability. Goalkeepers must wear colours
which distinguish them from other players and the referee. No player, including
the goalkeeper, shall be permitted to wear black or very dark shirts.
(b) Any Club wishing to
change its name and/or colours must first obtain permission from its affiliated
(c) Shirts
or
(d) All
Clubs are responsible for finding their own pitch the dimensions of which must
conform to those stipulated in the Laws of the Game. Goal nets, correctly
secured, must be used in all games sanctioned by this Competition.
(e) Each team must
provide Linesmen Flags, Whistle and First Aid Kit, which will be randomly
inspected along with player’s registration by a member of the Management
Committee.
(f) Club’s finances must
be held in accounts in the name of the said Club.
(g) Where
Clubs have shirt colours that are similar it is the responsibility of the away
Club to change its colours. If Clubs cannot agree, both Clubs must change their
colours.
(h) Any Club failing to comply with this Rule shall be fined the sum of £15.00 for each
breach.
PLAYING SEASON. CONDITIONS OF PLAY.
TIMES OF KICK-OFF. POSTPONEMENTS. SUBSTITUTES.
10 (a) The Annual General Meeting
shall determine the commencing and concluding dates for the ensuing season
which shall be in accordance with Football Association Rules. The Fixtures
Secretary shall make all fixtures.
(b) All matches shall be
played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, as settled by the International
Football Association Board, and shall be 90 minutes duration unless a shorter
time (not less than 70 minutes) is mutually arranged by the two captains in
consultation with the Referee prior to the commencement of the match, and in
any event shall be of two equal halves. Any league match which, from any
causes, fall short of 90 minutes duration may be ordered to count as a complete
fixture or replayed in full as the Management Committee may in their complete
discretion determine. With the exception of any evening or midweek matches,
(c) Any Club failing to
complete their fixtures shall be fined a
sum not exceeding £30.00.
(d) Except by permission of the Fixtures
Secretary, all matches must be played on the date originally fixed but priority
shall be given to The Football Association and all relevant County Association
Cup Competitions. All other matches must be considered subservient.
Postponements from any cause shall first receive the sanction of the Fixtures
Secretary and must be notified by the Tuesday preceding the game in writing
together with a £5.00 administration
fee.
(e) The Fixtures
Secretary shall have the power to rearrange any fixtures providing Clubs are
notified by Tuesday morning preceding the Sunday. Any Club failing to play a
re-arranged game shall be dealt with under Rule
10(h).
(f) If, as a result of a
Club being suspended during the season, or they are unable to complete their
fixtures, they shall be find as per Rule
10 (c). All records will be deleted and the defaulting Club will
automatically finish bottom of their respective division.
(g) The Secretary of the
Home Club must give notice by telephone message four days prior to the match,
any particulars of the situation of the ground and team colours to the
Secretary of the opposing Club, if details are different to those shown in the
Breckland and District Sunday Football League Handbook. Any Club failing to
comply with this Rule shall be liable to
a fine of not less than £5.00.
(h) Home and away matches shall be played. In the event of a Club
failing to keep its engagement the Management Committee shall have the power to
inflict a fine, award the points to the opponents, order the defaulting Club to
pay any expenses incurred by the opponents or otherwise deal with them except
the award of goals. Not withstanding the foregoing home and away provision, the
Management Committee shall have power to order a match to be played on a
neutral ground or on the opponent’s ground if they are satisfied that such
action is warranted by the circumstances.
(i) In the event of a match not being played or abandoned
owing to causes over which neither Club has control, it shall be replayed in
its entirety on a date to be determined by the Competition Fixture Secretary.
(j) The Management
Committee shall review all abandoned matches and in a case where it is to the
advantage of the Competition and does no injustice to either Club, shall be
empowered to order the score at the time of the abandonment to be recorded as
the result. In all cases where the Management Committee are unanimously
satisfied that a game has been abandoned owing to the conduct of one team or
its Club Member or Members they shall be empowered to award the points for the
game to the opponents and/or take what action they may deem necessary except
the award of goals. In cases where a match is abandoned owing to the conduct of
both teams and their Club Members, the Management Committee shall take such
action as they consider appropriate. Such action is subject to any disciplinary
action taken by the appropriate County Associations).
(k)
A Club may, at its discretion, and in accordance with the Laws of the Game
and the permission granted by the Football Association, use any three substitutes
from a maximum of five players in any match of this Competition. They must be
nominated to the Referee prior to the match. Substitutes not so named may not
take part in the match. (in accordance with Law 3 of
the Laws of the Game).
(l)
A nominated substitute who does not enter the field of play and participate
in the game shall not be considered to have played in the match. Neither should
it be considered as an appearance, when a player participates in a match which is subsequently abandoned, except where the Management
Committee declares the result to stand.
(m)
Clubs wishing to include schoolboys in their teams shall clear availability
of a boy, preferably in writing. (Note: Players may not register until the have
attained 16 years-of-age).
(n)
Fixtures may, at the discretion of the Management Committee, become Double
Header Fixtures. Double-Header fixtures consist of two separate 70-minute (two
equal halves of 35 minutes) to be played on the Home ground of the first named
team. The result of each separate match must be reported as detailed in Rule
11. Match Officials appointed under this Rule shall be paid 1.5 of the fee,
plus traveling expenses as detailed in Rule 13 (e). All match expenses
to be shared equally between both Clubs. (These are arranged when certain teams
start to suffer a back log of fixtures).
Note: A player
dismissed in the first game is eligible to play in the second game.
REPORTING RESULTS
11 (a) The Competition
Registration Secretary must receive within three days of the date played, the
result of each Competition match in the prescribed manner. This must include
the first and surname of the team players (in block letters) and the players
names must correspond with the number on their shirts and also the Referee
markings required by Rule 13, or any
other information required by the Competition. Failure to do so will incur a fine not less than £10.00
for each separate breach and/or the Club be dealt with as the Management
Committee decides.
(b) The Official Match
Record Card/Team Sheet correctly completed shall be signed by a responsible
member of the Club. In the event of the official Post Office postmark on the
card (or covering envelope) being later than the Monday following a weekend
match or Friday following a midweek match, or if posted, the card/team sheet is
sent by other than First Class mail, the club sending the same shall be find the sum of £15.00. If the
card/teamsheet is delivered by hand, a club shall be fined if the result card
is not in the hands of the Registration Secretary within 48 hours of the end of
the match. The Management Committee shall have the power to take such action as
they deem suitable against a Club and/or individuals who submit a Match Record
Card/Team Sheet that is incorrect.
(c) The Secretary of
both Clubs must notify the result of the Competition or Cup Match by telephone
message to the Fixtures Secretary prior to
(d) If a Member of the
Management Committee has to telephone the Secretary of the Club for any
information required by para (a), (b)
and (c), in addition to the fine they will be charged £5.00 Administration Fee.
DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP
12 (a) Team rankings within
the Competition will be decided by points with three points to be awarded for a
win and one point awarded for a draw. The teams gaining the highest number of
points in their respective Divisions at the conclusion shall be adjudged the
winners. Matches must not be played for double points.
In the event of two
or more teams being equal on points team rankings may be decided in any one or
more of the following ways:-
(1) goal average
(2) goal
difference
(3) goals scored
(4) deciding match(es)
played under conditions determined by the Management Committee.
(b)
Automatic promotion and relegation shall be applied for the first two and
last two teams in each Division except as provided for herein under:-
(1) Should
one or more teams withdraw from anyone Division after fixtures have commenced
an equal number of teams of those withdrawing in that Division shall not be
automatically relegated.
(2)
Vacancies occurring after conclusion of the season may be filled on any the
following ways:-
(a) retention of otherwise relegated team(s)
(b) additional promotion of the next ranked team(s) from the
Division below.
(c) election.
(3) The last
team in the lowest Division shall retire but be eligible for re-election except
as below, and be subject to the conditions of para (b) 1.
(c) In the event of a
Club not completing all of its fixtures for the season, all points obtained by
or recorded against such defaulting Club shall be expunged from the League
Tables.
(d)
Promotion will not be denied to a reserve team if their first team will be
in the same Division. Fixtures between first and reserve teams shall be
scheduled as early as possible in each half of the season.
REFEREES
13 (a) Registered Referees
for all matches shall be appointed in a manner approved by the Management
Committee and by the sanctioning Association.
(b)
In the event of the non-appearance of the appointed Referee or in cases
where there are no officially appointed referees, the Clubs shall mutually
agree upon on a Referee. A Referee thus mutually agreed upon shall, for that game,
have full powers, status and authority of a registered Referee.
(c)
The Management Committee may, if they consider it desirable, or upon
application by two competing Clubs, appoint Registered Referees, if available,
as Assistant Referees to any match. Where Assistant Referees are not appointed
each Club shall provide a Club Assistant Referee. Failure to do so will result in a fine of £15 being
imposed on the defaulting Club.
(d) The appointed
Referee shall have power to decide as to the fitness of the ground in all
matches and the decision shall be final subject to either in the case of a
ground of a Local Authority or the owners of the ground, the representative of
that body is the sole arbiter and whose decision must be accepted. If no
Referee has been appointed to the game then contact the Referee’s Appointments
Secretary for advice.
(e) Match Officials appointed under this Rule
shall be paid a fee of £22.
Traveling expenses shall be in accordance with the scale detailed by NCFA. The
Home Club shall pay the Referee immediately after the game. Assistant Referees
(where appointed) shall be paid a fee of
£15. Traveling expenses shall be in accordance with the scale detailed by
NCFA. Each Club shall pay the Assistant Referee immediately after the game.
(f) In the event of a
match not being played because of circumstances over which the Clubs have no
control, the Match Official, if present, shall be entitled to half fee plus
expenses. Where a match is not played owing to one Club being in default, that
Club shall be ordered to pay the Match Official, if he/she attend the ground,
their full fee and expenses.
(g) A referee not keeping his or her engagement, and
failing to give a satisfactory explanation as to their non-appearance, may be
reported to the Association with which he or she is registered. The Home Club
shall report the non-appearance, in writing, (copied to the League Secretary)
to the County FA Referees Secretary.
(h) Each Club shall, in
a manner prescribed from time to time by The Football Association, award marks
to the Referee for each match and the name of the Referee and the marks awarded
shall be submitted to the Competition on the prescribed Match Record Card/Team
Sheet provided. Any Club awarding marks less than fifty in total must submit a
written report to
the Registration Secretary together with the Match Record Card/ Team Sheet. Any
Club failing to comply with this Rule shall
be liable to a fine not less than £10.00.
(i) If a Member of the Management Committee has to telephone
the Secretary of the Club for any information required by para (h), in addition to the fine they will be charged £5.00 Administration Fee.
(j) The Competition
shall keep a record of the markings and on the form provided by the prescribed
date each season, shall submit a summary to the Football Association/County
Association.
(k)
Referees shall be supplied, each Season, with a copy of the Competition
Rules free of charge.
CONTINUATION OF MEMBERSHIP OR
WITHDRAWAL OF CLUB
14 (a) After 31st December in the current Season a Club intending, or having a provisional intention, to withdraw a team from the Competition on completion of its fixtures and in fulfillment of all other obligations to the Competition must notify the Secretary in writing by 31st March each Season or be liable to a fine not ex