PDFL Handbook 2016-17

Peterborough & District Football League

RULES continued

tween all member Clubs of that division and appropriate charge/refund made. Any Club failing to submit any match details will be given the base figure for that division

(P) Referees with 20 years’ service to the League to be recognised and receive a suitable memento from the League.

14. CONTINUATION OF MEMBERSHIP OR WITHDRAWAL OF A CLUB (A) A Premier Division 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 by 1 st February each Season.

Division One and below Clubs 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 by 31st March each Season.

Any Team resigning after these dates shall be liable to a fine in accordance with the Fees Tariff should any Club, having more than one team in the League, wish to withdraw any of its teams from the League during the playing season, the MOST JUNIOR team must be withdrawn first.

(B)The Board shall have the discretion to deal with a team being unable to start or complete its fixtures for a Playing Season.

(C) In the event of a Member Club failing to discharge all its financial obligations to the Competition in excess of £50, the Board are empowered to refer the debt under The FA Football Debt Recovery provisions.

15. PROTESTS / COMPLAINTS (A) (i) All questions of eligibility, qualifications of players or interpretations of the Rules shall be referred to the Board.

(ii) Objections relevant to the dimensions of the pitch, goals, flag posts or other facilities of the venue will not be entertained by the Board unless a protest is lodged with the Referee before the commencement of the match.

(B) Except in cases where the Board decide that there are special circumstances, protests and complaints (which must contain full particulars of the grounds upon which they are founded) must be lodged with the Secretary within 7 days (excluding Sun- days) of the match or occurrence to which they refer. A protest or complaint shall not be withdrawn except by permission of the Board. A Member of the Board who is a member of any Club involved shall not be present (except as a witness or repre- sentative of his Club) when such protest or complaint is being determined.

(C) No protest of whatever kind shall be considered by the Board unless the complaining Club shall have deposited with the Sec- retary a sum in accordance with the Fees Tariff. This may be forfeited in whole or in part in the event of the complaining or pro- testing Club losing its case. The Competition shall have power to order the defaulting Club or the Club making a losing or frivo- lous protest or complaint to pay the expenses of the enquiry or to order that the costs to be shared by the parties.

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