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2. Entry Fee. Subscription. Deposit.
(A) Applications by Clubs for admission to this Competition, or for the
entry of an additional team(s), must be made in writing to the Secretary on
or before 31st March in each year, and must be accompanied by an Entry Fee of
£30-00 per team, which shall be returned in the event of non-election. The
Entrance Fee shall be forfeited to the League if the application is withdrawn
prior to the League AGM.
Applications
for membership of the League that are originally presented to the Annual
General Meeting, or to a Special General Meeting, may be accepted only at the
discretion of the accredited voting members present. In such instances, a simple majority will
be required to approve any such application and, on receipt of such approval,
the full entry fee shall be payable immediately by the applicant club. When Rule 12(b) is applied and a team
seeks a transfer, or is compulsorily transferred, from another League under
the pyramid system, no Entry Fee shall be payable. (B) The Annual Subscription shall be £20 per
Club/Team, payable on or before the 31st July, failing which defaulters shall
be fined £20 for each payment.
(C) Each Club shall, within 7 days of the day of election pay a deposit of
£50, which shall be returnable to clubs on leaving the Competition provided
they have fulfilled their fixtures and complied with all orders of the
Management Committee . Any Club failing to complete
the season's fixtures shall forfeit that particular season's deposit.
Alternatively, the deposit may be carried forward to the next season.
(D) A Club shall not participate in this Competition until the Entry Fee,
Annual Subscription and Deposit have been paid.
(E) Each Member Club must advise the Secretary in writing, by 31st August
each year, of its County Football Association affiliation number the
forthcoming season, failing which they shall be fined £5.
(F) Each member Club must advise the Secretary in writing, or on the
prescribed form, of the details of its Headquarters, Officers and any other
information required by the Competition.
(G) No club that was in default of the league books at the close of the
financial year viz., May 31st, shall be eligible for
membership, unless the management committee shall decide otherwise.
(H) It is a condition of membership that a Club shall, if required, grant the
use of its ground for any match under the direct control of the League.
(I) All Clubs which hire Public Parks' pitches through the League shall pay
to the Treasurer by 31st July & 31st December in each season the
appropriate sum as notified, or a fine of £5 for each team shall be imposed
and the Club suspended until payment is made.
(J) If any of a Club's details, as listed in the Competition handbook, are
changed during the season the League Secretary, Assistant Secretary &
Referees' Secretary are to be informed PRIOR to the next fixture taking
place. Clubs who are to provide the opposition shall be notified EACH WEEK
until the change can be announced at the next Management Committee meeting,
or has been notified to clubs by the League Secretary in a newsletter. Clubs
failing to comply will be fined £1 in each instance of default. If the
details of the Club Secretary have been changed the Secretary of the GFA
should also be informed.
(K) Any Club whose Secretary is to be unavailable for any length of time
shall notify the Competition Secretary of an alternative person who may deal
with the business of the Club in his absence.
(L) Clubs shall keep proper Books of Accounts in which shall be entered ALL
receipts and payments. A duly audited Balance sheet and, where necessary, any
accompanying accounts shall be issued by every Club in each season. A copy
shall be sent to the League Secretary prior to the first League fixture being
played or in default the Club shall be fined the sum of £5.
(M) Every Club MUST retain all books and vouchers for at least two seasons
prior to the current season. These must be produced for inspection whenever
required by the League
Prior
to the commencement of each season, every club will
be issued with an allocation of Official Referees Cards, Triplicated
Teamsheets and Result Cards that will be sufficient
for their needs during the course of the season. Additional stocks of any of these items
will be available, as required, at the cost of £1 per item.
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