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5. Powers of Management.
(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. The decisions of all such
Committees shall be reported to the Management Committee for ratification.
The Management Committee shall have power to deal only with matters
within the Competition and not for any matters of misconduct that are
under the jurisdiction of the Football Association or affiliated Association.
(B) Subject to the permission of the Gloucestershire Football Association
having been obtained, the Management Committee may order a match or
matches to be played each season, the proceeds to be donated to the
funds of the Competition and, if necessary, may call upon each Club
(including any Club that may have withdrawn during the season) to contribute
equally such sums as may be necessary to meet any 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 Management Committee meetings and will have one vote
thereat, but no Member shall be allowed to vote on any matters directly
appertaining to such Members or to the club so represented. (This shall
apply to the procedure of any sub committee).
In the event of the voting being equal on any matter, the Chairman shall
have a second or casting vote.
(D) The Management Committee shall have 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, Club Official (limited to Chairman, Secretary
or Treasurer) or Player alleged to be in breach of a Competition Rule
must be formally charged in writing and given the opportunity to present
their case before the Management Committee. Financial penalties can
only be imposed if included within the set penalties for breaches of
Competition Rules. All breaches of the Laws of the Game, Rules and Regulations
of The Football Association shall be dealt with in accordance with F.A.
Rules by the appropriate Association.
(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
within seven days of the meeting unless such decision was made at a
Management Committee Meeting at which the Club was represented, in which
case the Club shall be deemed to have been officially notified.
(F) Five Members of the Management Committee shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business by the Management Committee .Three Members
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by any sub-committee
of the Competition
(G) The Management Committee, as it may deem necessary, shall have 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.
Any club failing to reply to official correspondence from the league
within seven days shall be fined £15.
(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 shall
be suspended until payment is made and will incur such other penalties
as the Management Committee may impose. 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) A member of the Management Committee appointed by the Competition
to attend a meeting or match may have any expenses incurred refunded
by the Competition.
(K) The Management Committee shall have the power to fill any vacancy
that may occur in the membership of the Competition between the Annual
General or Special Meeting called to decide the constitution and the
commencement of the Competition season.
(L) A register shall be maintained recording the arrival and departure
of all Club representatives at General Meetings. Any Club failing to
be represented for the duration of any General meeting shall be fined
the sum of £5, unless, having received a written application beforehand
the Management Committee exceptionally grant permission for the Club
to be represented by the chair, or a Club is engaged in a Cheltenham
League, Cheltenham Charities Cup or a Gloucestershire Football Association
Cup fixture on the same evening as a General Meeting. This fine will
increase by £2.50 for every similar and subsequent General Meeting
missed during the same season, up to a maximum of £20. NO member
of the Management Committee shall represent a club. No individual shall
represent more than one Club at any one meeting.
(M) Any Club required to attend at a Management Committee Meeting for
any breach of Rules shall be specially summoned to send a representative
who is able to answer the charges against his Club. Any Club failing
to send a representative who is able to answer charges shall be fined
£10 this fine to be additional to any charge made for the original
offence, and the Club may be further dealt with as the League may determine.
Not less than three days notice shall be given of any meeting.
(N) Officials and players are warned that each one is personally liable
for his share of any fine inflicted on his Club and may be called upon
to meet this obligation should the Club default.
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