PDFL handbook 2015 2016

(i) Signed a fully and correctly completed Competition registration form in ink, countersigned by an Officer of the Club, and who has been registered with the League Office on the FA Full Time system by noon on Friday prior to playing. Failure to complete the player registration form correctly will result in a fine in accordance with the Fines Tariff (ii) Registration forms may also be submitted to the League Office by facsimile machine or Email by noon on Friday prior to the player playing. (iii) Veterans Division players must be 35 and over the day of the match to be eligible to play. (iv) Rule B (i & ii) only do not apply to the Veterans Development Division. Veteran’s Development teams can com- plete Player Registration Forms on the day with a limit of 2 per team on any one match day and have 3 days after the match to register with the office. Players ideally should take ID to settle age disputes before kick-off.

(C) A team shall not include more than 3 players who have taken part in any Step 6 or more senior competition matches during the current season unless a period of 14 days has elapsed since they played.

For the purpose of this Competition a senior competition(s) are any Step 6 League or League Cup competition, (excepting Reserve & Youth Team competitions), FA competition or its most senior County Cup Competition.

(D) A player having taken part in matches for any Club affiliated to any County Football Association shall not be al- lowed to join, be transferred to, or sign for a Club in the Competition without first proving to the officials of the in- tended Club that the player has discharged all reasonable financial liabilities to the previous Club or Clubs, and a Club official may not accept such player’s signature without first ascertaining whether such claims have been dis- charged to the satisfaction of the Club, or Clubs, for which the player last played. (E) A fee in accordance with the Fees Tariff shall be paid for each player registered. This will be invoiced either monthly or on the 31st December and the remaining players will be invoiced on the 31st March. Clubs to indicate payment method via the Renewal of Membership Form. Registration forms shall be obtained from the FA Full Time system.

(F) The Board shall decide all registration disputes.

In the event of a player signing a registration form or having a registration submitted for more than one Club priority of registration shall decide for which Club the player shall be registered. The Disciplinary Director shall notify the Club last applying to register the player of the fact of the previous registration.

(G) It shall be a breach of Rule for a player to: -

(i) Play for more than one Club in the Competition in the same season without first being transferred.

(ii) Having signed for one Club in the Competition, sign for another Club in the Competition in that season except for the purpose of a transfer.

(iii) Submit a signed registration form for registration that the player had wilfully neglected to accurately or fully complete.

(H) (i) The Board shall have the power to accept the registration of any player subject to the provisions of clauses (ii) and (iii) below.

(ii) The Board shall have power to refuse, cancel or suspend the registration of any player or may fine any player at their discretion who has been charged and found guilty of registration irregularities (subject to Rule 16).

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