Hellenic League Handbook 2015-16

UHL SPORT HELLENIC LEAGUE HANDBOOK 2015-2016

ment of Accounts shall be sent to The Football Association within seven days of its adoption by the Annual Gen- eral Meeting. Each Club in full membership shall be entitled to be represented by two delegates who may speak and vote at all General Meetings. If a Club sends only one representative that person is entitled to only one vote. Each eleven Clubs in Associate Membership shall be entitled to be represented by one elected representative who may speak and vote at all General Meetings. Clubs which have been in membership during the season being concluded, but have withdrawn having fulfilled all obligations or which have not been re-elected may be represented by one or two representatives who may speak and vote only on matters relating to the past season. All Clubs then in membership of the league shall be entitled to vote on all matters appertaining to all Hellenic League matters. The mode of voting shall be by show of hands, unless a ballot be demanded by at least one third of the delegates present or the Chairman so decides it necessary.

31.2 Special General Meetings

The General Manager shall on receiving a requisition, signed by not less than one-third of the Clubs, call a Special General Meeting.

The Management Committee may at any time call a Special General Meeting.

Seven days notice shall be given of all Special General Meetings and it shall be accompanied by a copy of the agenda of business to be transacted at the meeting.

Clubs must be represented at General Meetings. Clubs failing to do so shall be liable to a fine.

32.

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

32.1 The League shall be governed in accordance with the Rules, Regulations and Practices of The Football As- sociation by a Committee to be called the “Management Committee” which shall consist of the Officers together with Three Club Representatives elected annually, at the AGM, to represent the Divisions of the Competition, Premier, One West and One East. Each Division shall have one representative. 32.2 The Management Committee shall have the power to appoint assistants to the Officers of the League and such persons shall be entitled to be present, but not to vote, at all meetings of the Management Committee and the League. 32.3 Minutes of all meetings of the League are to be distributed to all Member Clubs of the Hellenic League within 14 days of the meeting and once they are accepted by those in attendance. Any Member of the Management Committee other than a Life Member who fails to attend three consecutive Management Committee Meetings shall be deemed to have given a proxy resignation to the Management Committee to exercise if they so desire. 32.4 The Management Committee shall have power to appoint such sub-committees as it may consider necessary and it may delegate to such sub-committees such of its powers as it may consider expedient. The decisions of all such sub-committees shall be reported to the next meeting of the Management Committee. 32.5 The Management Committee may (with the permission of The Football Association) order a match or match- es to be played in each season, the proceeds of which may be devoted to the funds of the League. It may also, if necessary, call upon each Club (including any Club which 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. 32.6 Each member of the Management Committee shall be entitled to attend all Management Committee meetings and have one vote thereat but no Member shall be allowed to vote on matters directly appertaining to himself or the Club he may represent. 32.8 The Management Committee shall have powers to apply, act upon and enforce the Rules of the League and shall also have jurisdiction, over all matters affecting the League, including any not provided for by the Rules. 32.9 All decisions of the Management Committee shall be binding, but shall be subject to a right of appeal to the Board of Appeal. Decisions of the Management Committee and of the Board of Appeal must be notified to all con- cerned within seven days. 32.7 Should the voting be equal on any matter, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

32.10 ness.

Five members of the Management Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi-

32.11

The Management Committee shall have the power to fill any vacancies that may occur during the Sea-

son and for that Season only.

32.12 In circumstances where payment is by cheque, which subsequently is dishonoured by the payee’s bank, the Club will be deemed not to have paid. If a Club commits a breach of this rule, it shall be liable to such further penalties as the Management Committee may decide to impose. If a Club fails to comply with an instruction from the Management Committee within fourteen days of the date of notification of that instruction or within fourteen days of the date specified in the instruction, it shall not 32.13

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