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equal halves
Two matches involving the same two teams can be played on the same day providing the total playing time is not more than 120
minutes
The times of kick-off in the Reserve Division(s) for Saturday fixtures shall be either 2pm or 3pm as determined by the home team
and can only be
altered by the mutual consent of the two competing clubs prior to the scheduled date of the match with written notification given to the
Competition at least 7 days prior
Any Club failing to commence at the appointed time shall be fined a sum
not exceeding
in accordance with the Fines Tariff
£25.00
or be
otherwise dealt with as the Board may determine
(D) The home Club shall advise the visiting Club and the Match Officials of the date and time of kick-off of each match, and of directions to the
ground, to be received at least five days prior to the match and the visiting Club and the Match Officials must acknowledge receipt to be
received at least three days before the match.
If not so provided, the away club shall seek such details and report the circumstances to the
competition.
Any Club failing to comply with this Rule shall be liable to a fine of
£25.00
in accordance with Fines Tariff.
(E) In the event of a Club playing in any match with less than 11 players they shall be fined
in accordance with the Fines Tariff
£50.00
. A
minimum of 7 (seven) players will constitute a team for a Competition match.
(F) (i)
Home and away matches shall be played. In the event of a Club failing to keep its engagement the Board shall have power to inflict
a fine
in accordance with the Fines Tariff
of £250
, deduct points from the defaulting Club, award the points from the match in question to the
opponents, order the defaulting Club to pay any expenses incurred by the opponents or otherwise deal with them except the award of goals.
Notwithstanding the foregoing home and away provision, the Board shall have power to order a match to be played on a neutral ground or on
the opponent's ground if they are satisfied that such action is warranted by the circumstances.
(ii) Any club with more than one team in the Competition shall always fulfil its fixture, within the competition in the following order of
precedence: - Reserve Team, Under 21 Team. Clubs in breach of this requirement shall be fined
in accordance with the Fees Tariff
a sum not
exceeding £150.00
or otherwise dealt with by the Board.
(iii) Any Club unable to fulfil a fixture or where a fixture has been postponed for any reason must, without delay, give notice to the Fixture
Director, the Referee Director, the Secretary of the opposing Club and the match officials. Any Club failing to comply shall be dealt with by the
Board who may inflict a fine
in accordance with the Fines Tariff
of £25.00.
(ii) Under 21 Division Clubs
may at its discretion and in accordance with the Laws of the Game use 5 (Five) substitute players in any match in this
Competition who may be selected from 5 (five) players. A player who has been substituted himself becomes a substitute and may replace
another player at any time subject to the substitution being carried out in accordance with Law 3 of the Laws of Association Football
may at its
discretion and in accordance with the Laws of the Game use 5 substitute players in any match in this Competition who may be selected from 5
players.
Except for matches played at Step 7 of the National League System a player who has been substituted himself becomes a substitute and may
replace a player at any time subject to the substitution being carried out in accordance with Law 3 of the Laws of Association Football.
The referee shall be informed of the names of the substitutes not later than 30 minutes before the start of the match and a Player not so named
may not take part in that match.
The referee and opponents must receive Club Misconduct notification forms and team sheets together with the names of the substitutes not
later than 30 (thirty) minutes before the start of the match. Failure to comply with this Rule will make the Club liable to a minimum fine
in
accordance with the Fines Tariff
of £10.00
.
(L) In matches involving Reserve and Under 21 Teams, Clubs must provide tea/coffee at half time for Clubs Officials (there is no requirement to
provide sandwiches or other similar light refreshments unless the visitors have informed the Home club at least 5 days before the game of the
numbers of officials for whom the home club need to cater)
All Clubs must provide liquid refreshments for match officials at half time and full time, and prior to the match on request. In addition
sandwiches and tea/coffee, or other similar light refreshments, must be provided at the end of all matches. Failure to Provide Adequate
Refreshments for Match Officials / Club Officers will result in a fine
in accordance with the Fines Tariff
of £25
11. REPORTING RESULTS
(A) The Registration Secretary must receive within 3 days of the date played, the result sheet of each Competition match
and any outside
competition match
in the prescribed manner. This must include the forename(s) and surname of the team players (in block letters) and also the
Referee markings required by Rule 13, or any other information required by the Competition.
Failure to do so will incur a fine
in accordance
with the Fines Tariff
of £25.00
and/or the Club being dealt with as the Board decide.
13. REFEREES
(A) Registered Referees (and Assistant Referees where approved by the FA or County FA) for all matches shall be appointed in a manner
approved by the Board and by the sanctioning
Association(s)
Authority
(C) Where Assistant Referees are not appointed each Team shall provide a Club Assistant Referee. Failure to do so will result in a fine
in
accordance with the Fines Tariff
of £15.00
being imposed on the defaulting Team.
(E) Subject to any limits/provisions laid down by the sanctioning Association Match Officials appointed under this Rule shall be paid a match fee
in accordance with the Fees Tariff
of £25.00
and travel expenses of 30p per mile of travel expenses.
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