Cheltenham Association Football League

League Competition Rules

14. Continuation of Membership or Withdrawal of a Club.

( 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 fulfilment of all other obligations to the Competition must notify the Secretary in writing.

Each Club must notify the League Secretary IN WRITING, on or before the 31st March in each year, of its intention for its team or teams to continue in, or withdraw from, the League for the forthcoming season, or in default shall be fined a sum of £25 per team.

All Clubs wishing to remain in membership of the Competition for the following season must confirm their intention to do so, in writing on the form supplied by the 31st March to the League Secretary.

( B) A Club shall not be allowed to withdraw any or all of its teams from the Competition after the Annual General Meeting for the following season. Any club infringing this rule shall be fined £100 for each team withdrawn, and may be liable for its share of any call that may be made under Rule 5(b).

( C) The Membership for the coming season having been decided at the Annual General Meeting held not earlier than May nor later than July 1st, the Competition shall have the right, irrespective of other provisions in this Rule, to refuse to permit a Club to withdraw its team in order to join another competition and may hold the Club to its engagement.

( D) In the event of a member Club which is an un-incorporated association withdrawing and/or disbanding it shall be immediately liable to discharge all its financial and other obligations to the Competition.
In the event that any such obligation remains undischarged after a period of twenty-one (21) days then such obligation shall be met by the then current Club Members, excluding those under the statutory school leaving age. Until a Members' pro rata obligation is discharged in full the Member shall not be allowed to participate in the Competition, which may apply to the Clubs Parent County Association for a suspension order.

(e) No Club shall be allowed to withdraw a team from any Division and replace it with a team of Lower County Cup Classification except by normal promotion.

(f) The record of any team that withdraws after fixtures have commenced shall be expunged and all completed fixtures declared void.

 

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