PFA Handbook 2015 2016

15 VIOLATION OF THE RULES 15(a) PROTESTS . All questions relating to the qualifications of the competing clubs or interpretation of the Rules, or any dispute, or protest whatever, shall be referred to The Association Council at the time the violation takes place, or at such time as the violation of the Rules subsequently discovered. But such protest must be lodged in duplicate by the protesting club with the secretary of the Association within 5 days of the date of the match, accompanied by a deposit of £25 which may be forfeited at the option of the Council should they consider the protest to be trivial or groundless. 15(b) APPEALS All appeals to be clearly stated and made out in duplicate and shall be accompanied by a Deposit of £25 which shall be forfeited if the appeal be considered frivolous. Such appeal to be made within FOURTEEN DAYS of the posting of the notification of the decision of the Association Council to The CEO of the Northamptonshire Football Association, in writing, in duplicate, and must fully explain the grounds of the appeal, quoting the Rule concerned and be accompanied by the relevant correspondence. An appeal fee is liable to be forfeited if the appeal is not sustained. 15(c) POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE . If the association should subsequently discover that any rule or spirit of the rules has, in their opinion, been violated by mutual agreements or otherwise, it shall be in the power of association to disqualify one or both Clubs from further competing in the ties, or order the match or matches to be replayed and to impose such other penalty as it may think fit without any protest having been laid by either or any Club. The association reserves the right to re-instate any club to a competition. All questions of eligibility, disqualification of players, interpretation of the competition Rule or failure to comply with the Laws of the game, as well as other matters in dispute, shall be referred to the Secretary of the association and thereafter the Council, whose decision shall be final. 15(d) CHARGES. With the exception of Rules 6, 8 and 13, for all breaches of Rule a formal written charge must be issued. The respondent shall be given seven days from the date of notice to reply to the charge and given the opportunity to (i) Accept or deny the charge 16 CUPS AND TROPHIES . The Association shall present to the winners of the Final Ties a suitable trophy which will be retained by the Association following the competition presentation. In addition the winning club will be provided with a replica trophy which shall be retained by the club indefinitely. In order to recognise services to those Secretaries of at least FIVE YEARS STANDING whose Club competed in the FINAL TIES of any Competitions, a memento similar to the Players shall be awarded to such Secretaries for the most Senior Competition as determined by the Association 17 MEMENTOES . The Association will present mementoes to both the winners and runners up of all competitions of the final tie. When a player taking part in any final tie of the Competition is ordered to leave the field of play for misconduct, the award to which he may be entitled will be withheld until the matter has been referred to the Association. Applications to purchase not more than 4 extra mementoes with name of Players will be dealt with by the association. In final ties of Competitions, the appointed Referees, Assistant Referees and Reserve Officials will receive a memento. (ii) Submit in writing a case of mitigation, or (iii) Put their case before the Cup Committee.

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