RULE 7 – AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED
7 The Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer 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_______________________________ (Chairman) /(_____________________/ Mobile:____________________
Address:__________________________________________________ Postcode:_______________________
and________________________________(Secretary)/(________________/ Mobile :____________________
Address:__________________________________________________ Postcode:_______________________
plus _______________________________ (Treasurer)/(_______________ / Mobile :____________________
Address:__________________________________________________Postcode:_______________________
of the _____________________________________ Football Club have been provided with a copy of the Rules and Regulations of the NORTH HOME COUNTIES SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE Competition and do herby agree for and on behalf of the said club, if elected and accepted into membership, to confirm those Rules and Regulations and accept, abide and implement the decisions of the Management Committee of the Competition, subject to the right to appeal in accordance with Rule 16.”
Any alteration to the Chairman, Secretary or Treasurer on the above Agreement must be notified to the Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire County football Association to which the club is affiliated, and to the Secretary of the Competition.
(Note: The spaces above are intended for the inclusion of the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and signatures of the officers.)
RULE 8 – QUALIFICATION OF PLAYERS
8(A) (i) Contract players, as defined in Football Association Rules, are not permitted in this Competition. A contract player may only play for the club that holds his contract.
It is the responsibility of each club to ensure that any player signing a registration form for that club has, where necessary, the required international transfer certificate. Clearance is required for any player aged 12 and over crossing borders including Wales , Scotland and Ireland .
(ii) No player registered with a F.A. Premier League or Football League Academy will be permitted to play in this Competition. A player registered with a Centre of Excellence may only play in this Competition subject to the regulation of the Programme of Excellence.
(iii) While serving in any branch of Her Majesty’s Regular Forces, a player must first obtain the consent of his Association Secretary before signing a registration form to play for a club.
8(B) A registered playing member of the club is one who being in all other respects eligible, has:
(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 Registration Secretary 5 days prior to playing and whose completed registration form has been received by the club prior to playing.
(ii) Signed a fully and correctly completed Competition registration form in ink on match day prior to playing, countersigned by a member of the club and witnessed by an officer of the opposing club and submitted to the Registration Secretary (with passport photo) within 2 days (Sundays excluded) subsequent to the match. The player shall not play again until the club is in possession of the completed identification card. A maximum of 3 players may be registered in this way.
8(C) A second team shall not include more than 3 players who have taken part in 4 or more senior Competition games in the current season.
8(D) A player taking part in any matches for any club affiliated to any County Football Association shall not be allowed to join, be transferred to, or sign for a club in the Competition without proving first to the official of the intended 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 the such claims have been discharged to the satisfaction of the club or clubs for which the player last played.
8(E) A fee of nil shall be paid for each player registered. Registration forms can be obtained from the Registration Secretary on payment of nil per form.
8(F) The Management Committee shall decide all registration disputes. In the event of a player signing a registration form or having a registration submitted for more than 1 club priority of registration shall decide for which club the player shall be registered. The Registration Secretary shall notify the club last applying to register the player of the fact of the previous registration.
8(G) It shall be a breach of Rule for a player to:
(i) Play for more than 1 club in the Competition in the same season without being transferred.
(ii) Having signed for 1 club in the Competition, sign for another club in the Competition except for the purpose of a transfer.
(iii) Submit a signed registration form for registration that the player has wilfully neglected to accurately or fully complete.
8(H)(i) The Management Committee shall have the power to accept the registration of any player.
(ii) The Management Committee shall have the power to refuse, cancel or suspend the registration of any player or may fine any player (except those under 18 years of age) at their discretion, who has been found guilty of regulation irregularities (Subject to Rule 16).
(iii) The Management Committee shall have the power to make application to refuse or cancel the registration of any player charged and found guilty of undesirable conduct (Subject to Rule 16), subject to the right of appeal to the F.A. or the relevant County Football Association.
Undesirable conduct shall mean an incident of repeated misconduct, which may deter a participant from being involved in this Competition. Application should be made to the parent County of the club the player is registered with. (Note: Action under Clause (iii) shall not be taken against a player for misconduct until the matter has been dealt with by the appropriate Association, and only then in cases of the player bringing the game into disrepute and will in any case be subject to the right of appeal to The Football Association.)
For the purpose of this Rule, bringing the game into disrepute can only be considered where the player has received in excess of 112 days suspension, or 10 matches in match based discipline, in a period of 10 years or less from the date of the first offence.
8(I) Subject to the Football Association Rules dealing with players with a written contract when a player desires a transfer, the club the player wishes to transfer to shall submit a form and identity card(s) to the Registration Secretary accompanied by a fee of £5. Such transfer shall be referred to the Registration Secretary to the club for which the player is registered. Should the club object to the transfer it should state its objections in writing to the Registration Secretary and player concerned within 7 days of receipt of the transfer form. Upon receipt of the club’s consent, or the failure to give written objection within 7 days, the Registration Secretary may, on behalf of the Management Committee, transfer the player who shall be deemed eligible to play for his new club from such date or 5 days after receipt of such transfer. In the event of an objection to the transfer the matter shall be referred to the Management Committee for a decision.
8(J) A player may not be registered for a club, nor transferred to another club after the last day of February except by special permission of the Management Committee.
8(K) A club shall keep a list of the players it registers and a record of the games in which they play, and shall produce such records upon demand of the Management Committee.
8(L) A register containing the names of all the players registered for each club, with the date of registration, shall be kept by the Registration Secretary and shall be open to inspection of any duly appointed member club representative at all Management Committee Meetings or at other times mutually arranged. Registrations valid for 1 season only.
8(M) A player shall not be eligible to play for a team in any special championship, promotion or relegation deciding match [as specified in Rule 12(A)] unless he has played 5 games for that team in the Competition in the current season.
8(N) A player who has played for a team in a senior division 4 times or more shall not, in that season, be eligible to play in a lower division except by permission of the Management Committee.
8(O)(i) Any team playing an unregistered player or otherwise illegible player or players shall have the points gained in that match deducted from its total and may be fined and/or otherwise dealt with at the discretion of the Management Committee.
(ii) In addition the team may have additional points deducted from its total at the discretion of the Management Committee and may be dealt with in any further manner which is thought to be fit.
(iii) The Management Committee may, at its discretion, award any points available in the match in question to the opponents, subject to the match not being ordered to be replayed.
(The following Clause applies to Competitions involving players in full-time secondary education.)
8(P)(i) Priority must be given at all times to school and school organiser’s activities.
(ii) The availability of school children must be cleared with the Head Teacher (except for Sunday Leagues).
8(Q) Each team must submit a minimum of 13 registration forms to the Registration Secretary by the 17th August each year. Clubs with 2 teams must submit 26 forms by the same date. Clubs failing to comply will be fined £5 for each team.
RULE 9 – CLUB COLOURS – CLUB NAME
9(A) Every club must register the colour of its shirts and shorts with the Secretary by 31st May, who shall decide as to their suitability.
Goalkeepers must wear colours which distinguish them from other players and the referee.
No player, including the goalkeeper, shall be permitted to wear black or very dark shirts.
Any team not being able to play in its normal colours, as registered by the Competition, shall notify the colours in which they will play to their opponents at least 5 days prior to the match.
If, in the opinion of the referee, 2 clubs have the same or similar colours, the away team shall make the change. Any team not having a change of colours or delaying the kick-off by not having a change shall be fined £5.
The Secretary of the Competition may request shirts to be submitted if complaints are received as to the lack of distinguishing colours, and the Management Committee may refuse to permit any shirts or shorts as they think fit. Shirts must me numbered.
9(B) Any club wishing to change its name and/or colours must obtain permission from its affiliated County Football Association and from the Management Committee.
