PDFL Handbook 2019-2020

Rules (Cont)

shall be ordered to pay the Match Officials, if they attend the Ground, their full fee and expenses. Failure to comply with this Rule will result in a fine in accordance with the Fines Tariff. (G) A referee not keeping his or her engagement and failing to give a satisfactory explanation as to their non-appearance, may be reported to the Affiliated Association with which he or she is registered. (H) Each Club shall, in a manner prescribed from time to time by The FA, award marks to the ref- eree for each Competition Match and the name of the referee and the marks awarded shall be submitted to the Competition on the prescribed form provided. Clubs failing to comply with this Rule shall be liable to be fined (in accordance with the Fines Tariff) or dealt with as the Board shall determine. (I) The Competition shall keep a record of the markings and, on the form provided by the pre- scribed date each Season, shall submit a summary to The FA/County FA. (J) The referee shall submit a report form, supplied by the Competition, giving the result of the Competition Match, the number of Players in each Team and the time of kick-off to the (Registration) Secretary within two days of the Competition Match. (K) Match Officials shall be able to download, each season, with a copy of the Competition Rules free of charge. (L) Match Officials shall have undertaken a RESPECT briefing offered by The FA/County FA or the Competition. (M) Referees and Assistants appointed to matches must report to the ground at least 30 minutes before the kick-off. Referees must notify acceptance or rejection of each appointment within 7 days of receipt to the Referees Director, otherwise another appointment will be made. (N) No Referee shall be appointed by the League as Referee of any match in which his Club is concerned. (P) The total cost of Referees and Assistants fees to be calculated by the League and this total cost to be divided equally between 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 (Q) Referees with 20 years’ service to the League to be recognised and receive a suitable me- mento from the League. (O) Clubs shall provide separate dressing room accommodation for Referees.

24. MEDICAL

Each Club must have a suitably qualified person (Minimum FA Emergency Aid Certificate ideally FA Basic First Aid for Sport) in attendance for every match day, failure to observe this Rule will be fined in accordance with the Fees Tariff Each Club must have a suitably qualified person (Minimum FA Emergency Aid Certificate ideally FA Basic First Aid for Sport) in attendance for every match day, failure to observe this Rule will be fined in accordance with the Fees Tariff

Peterborough & District Football League Knock Out Competition Rules

The Competition shall be called the Peterborough & District Football League Knock Out