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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League if the application is withdrawn prior to the League AGM.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 24th August, 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 24th August & 31st December in each season
the appropriate sums as notified, or a fine of £5 for each team
shall be imposed and the Club suspended until payment is made, in accordance
with the provisions of rule 10(n)
Written notification of Suspension will be issued to the suspended club
by the General Secretary on the first day of such suspension and the
club will be charged a £30 administration fee.
(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 £10 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. Financial details as required by the prescribed
pro forma, relating to the period 1st June to 31st May of the previous
season, shall be sent to the League Treasurer by July 24th or in default
the Club shall be fined the sum of £5 and suspended until the
required details are received, in accordance with the provisions of
rule 10(n)
Written notification of Suspension will be issued to the suspended club
by the General Secretary on the first day of such suspension and the
club will be charged a £30 administration fee.
(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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