PDFL Handbook 2017 2018

RULES continued

the written notice must be sent by special delivery or the written notice must be sent by special delivery or recorded post, or a written acknowledgment otherwise obtained from the secretary or chairman of the Club approached. Facsimile or e-mail trans- mission may be used provided a receipt of acknowledgment is also obtained. Following the date of posting of the written notice of approach, or receipt of an acknowledgment the Player may be registered on or after the eighth day and the Player must have been registered on or before the 21st day. The approaching Club may not approach the same Player a second time in the same playing season; may approach only one (1) Player at a Club at any time and may not approach another Player at the same Club within 28 days of an earlier notice of approach or acknowledgment.

If an approach is made by a Player to another Club during the current season, that Club shall give the Club(s), for which the Player is known to be registered or has played, seven days’ notice of approach.

Tip: Always ensure that you receive a read receipt / acknowledgement from the player's current club secretary before you make any contact with the player.

Any club wishing to make a protest of illegal approach can do so by contacting their local County FA in writing within 14 days of the alleged illegal approach, together with any evidence.

(i) All Transfer forms must be with League Office by 12.00 noon Friday. The Club responsible for the transfer must confirm with the League Office by 3.00p.m. Friday that the said transfer is in his possession and is on the FA Full Time system.

(ii) Transfer forms can be photocopied and faxed to League Office on 01733 330067 or emailed to pdfloffice@btconnect.com.

(J) A player may not be registered for a Club nor transferred to another Club in the Competition after 31 st March, except by special permission of the Board. Development Divisions are excluded from this Rule.

(K) A Club shall keep a list of the players it registers and a record of the games in which they have played, and shall produce such records upon demand by the Board.

(L) A register containing the names of all players registered for each club, with the date of registration, shall be kept by the Disciplinary Director and shall be open to the inspection of any duly appointed member club representative at all Board meetings or at other times mutually arranged. Registrations are valid for one season only. In the event of a player without a written contract changing his status to that of a contract player with the same club, another club in the competition or with a club in another competition his registration as a player without a written contract will auto- matically be cancelled and declared void unless the Club conforms to the exception detailed in Rule 8 (A) (i).

(M) A player shall not be eligible to play for a team in any special championship, promotion, relegation or play-off match (as specified in Rule 12(A) unless the player has played 8 games for that team in this Competition in the current season.

(N) Except by prior permission of the Board, a team may have a maximum of 2 players only, who have played more than 15 PDFL competition matches for a first team or highest team in membership of the League, in that season.

(O) Any Club found to have played an ineligible Player in a match or matches shall have any points gained from that match or matches deducted from its record, up to a maximum of 12 points, and have levied upon it a fine. The Board may also order that such match or matches be replayed on such terms as are decided by the Board which may also levy penalty points against the Club in default. The Board may vary this decision in respect of the points gained only in circumstances where: - the ineligibility is due to the failure to obtain an International Transfer Certificate or where the ineligibility is related to the Player’s status. In exceptional circumstances the Board may, at its discretion, award the points available in the match in question to the oppo-

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