Hellenic League Handbook 2015-16

UHL SPORT HELLENIC LEAGUE HANDBOOK 2015-2016

14.B.2A Club shall not be eligible for promotion or to compete in the Play Offs at the end of a Playing Season if at 5pm on the date on which the last scheduled League fixture is due to be played that Club: (i) has entered an Insolvency Event between the date of the AGM and 5pm on the date on which the last sched- uled League fixture is played and has not Paid in Full all its creditors to which the Insolvency Event applies (including but not limited to Football Creditors) or Paid in Full all its Football Creditors and entered a CVA to have Paid in Full all other creditors over an agreed period not extending more than three years following the date of approval of the CVA: or (ii) has not complied with the terms of a CVA by which it is bound or is to seek to extend the period of the CVA. 14.B.3The sanctions contained herein shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any other sanctions contained within the Rules and, in particular, the sanctions set out in rule 14.A. For the avoidance of doubt, where a Club is subject to more than one connected Insolvency Event, for example Administration followed by a Company Voluntary Arrange- ment, any sanction applied to it in accordance with Rule 14.B.1 shall be applied in one Playing Season only except as provided for in Rule 14.B.1 COMPLIANCE WITH/EXTENSION OF CVA’S 14.B.4Any Club must inform the Competition in writing (and provide supporting evidence) within seven (7) days of the Club: (i) making a payment under the terms of a CVA and provide evidence of that payment; (ii) becoming aware of any failure to comply with the terms of any CVA entered into by it (including the failure to make a payment by the due date); (iii) making an application to extend or vary the terms of the CVA entered into by it and provide a copy of the application, or (iv) completing all its obligations under an Insolvency Event and receiving confirmation of such from the relevant Insolvency Practitioner. In the event of any Club failing to comply with the terms of any CVA entered into by it (whether securing Payment in Full of all of its creditors or not) including the failure to make a payment by the due date; and/or making a successful application to vary the terms of the CVA or to extend the period of any CVA for a period extend- ing more than three years following the date of the approval of the CVA; and/or failing to inform the Competition of (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv ) of the above events in writing within seven (7) days as required under this Rule 14.B.4 then the Board shall have the power to impose such sanction as it deems appropriate, including, but without limita- tion, the expulsion of that Club, the relegation of that Club, the deduction of points and the embargo of player regis- trations. 14.B.5 Where a Club has transferred its membership under Rule 2.9.2. the provisions of Rule 14.B in relation to a CVA shall be applied to the former entity that was subject to the Insolvency Event and/or the new entity. 15.2 No Club shall postpone a Competition match on account of the apparent state of the ground. In the event that such circumstances prevail, Clubs should comply with procedures provided for in the document published by The FA “Recommended procedure for the guidance of Clubs and Referees in determining the suitability of grounds in ad- verse weather conditions” (See UHL Directive No 12). Should the ground be declared unfit it is the responsibility of the home Club to immediately advise the Competition, the Appointing Authority, the visiting Club and the Match Offi- cials. 15.3 In the event of any of the Match Officials appointed for a match not being in attendance at the match or becoming unable to complete the match it shall be completed under the control of the remaining Match Officials unless the competing Clubs are able to agree upon a substitute who is acceptable to the Match Referee; should the appointed Match Referee fail to appear then the senior Assistant Referee must take charge. Any substitute agreed for a match shall be considered a Match Official for the purposes of that match. In the event that a Club causes a match to be abandoned in relation to the operation of this Rule then that Club shall be charged with failing to fulfil a fixture (Rule 8.6 refers). 15.4 Match Officials should be present at the appointment at least Sixty (60) minutes prior to the scheduled time of kick- off. The appointed Referee may be required to visit the ground earlier if requested to do so by the home Club. 15.5 In cases where it is found necessary to stop play owing to the weather or other cause, the Referee must wait a rea- sonable length of time before deciding on abandonment. 15. MATCH OFFICIALS 15.1 Match Officials for all Competition matches shall be appointed by the Appointing Authority.

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