UCL Handbook 2019 2020 New Updated

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MEMBERSHIP – ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

3.1 Any Club allocated for membership of the Company shall submit to the Company a fully completed Membership application form, the application fee and non-refundable ground inspection fee set out in the Fees Tariff (also see Rule 2.5) Clubs which have qualified for membership of the Company must confirm their acceptance of membership on the appropriate Competition form to be received by the Company at least 14 days prior to the next Annual General Meeting of the Company accompanied where appropriate by the membership fee set out in the Fees Tariff. The Chairman, Secretary and two responsible members of each Club shall complete and sign the following agreement which shall be deposited with the Competition, together with the application for membership for the coming season or upon indicating that the Club intends to compete. We, A.B...............of...............Chairman, and C.D...............of...............Secretary, and E.F...............of...............and G.H...............of...............members of ...............Football Club, have been provided with a copy of the Rules and Regulations of the United Counties Football League and do hereby agree for and on behalf of the said Club to, if elected or accepted into membership, conform to those Rules and Regulations and to accept, abide by and implement the decisions of the Board of the League, subject to the right of appeal in accordance with Rule 17. (NB - The spaces above are intended for the inclusion of the signatures and addresses of officers and members) The annual subscription set out in the Fees Tariff shall be paid by each Club to the Company no later than 1 August in each year. 4.1 The Board shall have power to deal with all matters of management of the Competition covered by the Rules. The Board shall conduct the business of the Competition and shall meet as often as is necessary for this purpose. The Board may appoint such committees as it deems appropriate which shall be fully empowered to act on their behalf subject to ratification by the Board. The Board shall have power to deal only with matters within the Competition and not for any matters of misconduct that are under the jurisdiction of the Football Association or affiliated Association Save where specifically provided otherwise in these Rules, the Board shall have power to apply, act upon and enforce these Rules and shall have jurisdiction over all matters affecting the Company or the Competition including any not provided for in these Rules. The Board shall also have the power to issue an order or instruction, by way of a Board Directive, in the best interest of the Competition, on any matter not provided for in these Rules, with which Clubs must comply or be subject to sanction under Rule 4.6, save where any such Directive is inconsistent with a Rule or Regulation of The FA, in which event the Directive will not create a binding obligation on Clubs. 4.3 All decisions of the Board shall be binding, subject to a right of appeal to The FA pursuant to Rule 16. Decisions of the Board must be notified, in writing, to all concerned within fourteen days of the making of such decision. Upon becoming aware of any breaches of these Rules the Board shall write to the entity suspected of a breach formally charging the party giving at least 7 days’ notice of the time, date and venue of the meeting at which the charge shall be considered. The party charged will respond in writing to the Board within 7 days stating whether or not the charge is admitted and in de fault the Competition will deal with the case on the evidence it has at the time. If the charge is disputed or if the party admitting the charge wishes to present a plea in mitigation, it shall have the right to a personal hearing. The party charged also has the right to waive the 7-day requirement and allow the charge to be considered in less than 7 days after the party has been charged. If the party charged disputes the charge or wishes to have a personal hearing to present a plea in mitigation, then it shall submit its case in writing to be received by the League Secretary at least 7 days prior to the date of the meeting set to consider the charge and in default the Board will be at liberty to proceed to hear the charge without the benefit of written submissions from the party charged. 4.4 Where the Rules provide for the imposition of a financial penalty under the Fines Tariff then the Notice of Charge given by the Board under Rule 4.3 above shall refer to the penalty provided for in the Fines Tariff. As an FA Charter Standard League this Competition requires all its Clubs to have achieved FA Charter Standard League status by 1 st June. The League Board may expel any club that has failed to achieve Charter Standard status by this date. New Member Clubs have one year to achieve the Charter Standard club award. The League has the right to refuse membership to a Club if it fails to demonstrate commitment to achieving the award. 4. POWER OF THE BOARD

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