STANDARD CODE OF RULES
Updated August 2006.
This document contains the Standard Code of Rules developed by The
Football Association and additions, for Youth Competitions. Youth Competitions may add to the core of the
Standard Code, which is mandatory, as they see fit. The mandatory element is printed in roman
text and the optional elements of the Standard Code in italics.
This Standard Code of Rules is mandatory for all sanctioned Youth
Competitions as from Season 2003-2004. Competitions seeking sanction must draft their
Rules in conformity with the code putting them in the correctly numbered Rule
and showing the standard heading.
INDEX OF
CONTENTS.
1. NOMENCLATURE
AND CONSTITUTION.
2. ENTRY FEE, SUBSCRIPTION, DEPOSIT.
3. OFFICERS.
4. MANAGEMENT,
NOMINATION, ELECTION.
5. POWERS
OF MANAGEMENT.
6. ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING.
7. AGREEMENT
TO BE SIGNED.
8. QUALIFICATION
OF PLAYERS.
9. CLUB
COLOURS. CLUB NAME.
10. PLAYING SEASON, CONDITIONS OF PLAY,
TIMES OF KICK-OFF,
POSTPONEMENTS, SUBSTITUTES.
11. REPORTING
RESULTS.
12. DETERMINING
CHAMPIONSHIP.
13. REFEREES.
14. CONTINUATION
OF MEMBERSHIP OR WITHDRAWAL OF A CLUB.
15. PROTESTS
AND COMPLAINTS.
16. BOARD
OF APPEAL.
17. EXCLUSION OF CLUBS OR TEAMS, MISCONDUCT,
CLUBS,
OFFICIALS, PLAYERS.
18. TROPHY:- LEGAL OWNERS,
CONDITIONS OF TAKING OVER,
AGREEMENT TO BE
SIGNED. AWARDS.
19. SPECIAL
GENERAL MEETINGS.
20. ALTERATION
TO RULES.
21. RULES
BINDING ON CLUBS.
22. FINANCE,
FEES AND FINES.
23. CHILD PROTECTION.
24. RULES FOR CUP COMPETITIONS.
NOMENCLATURE AND CONSTITUTION.
1. (A) This Competition shall be
designated the North Bury Junior Football League and Known as the North Bury
Junior Football League and shall consist of not more than 100 Clubs who shall be Full Member Clubs.
All such Member Clubs must be
affiliated to an affiliated County Football Association and their names and
particulars shall be returned annually by the appointed date on the Form “D” to
the Manchester County Football Association. The area covered by the Competition
Membership shall be Greater Manchester and
This Competition shall apply
annually for sanction to the Manchester County Football Association(s) and the
constituent teams of Member Clubs may be grouped in divisions, each not exceeding 14 (Fourteen) in number.
Member
Clubs shall not enter any of their teams playing in the Competition in any
other Competitions (with the exception of F.A. and
The competition will
provide 11-a-side football for players who have attained the age of 10 as at
(B) At the Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting called for
the purpose, a majority of the delegates present shall have power to decide or
adjust the compilation of the divisions at their discretion. When necessary this Rule shall take
precedence over Rule 12.
ENTRY FEE,
SUBSCRIPTION, DEPOSIT
2. (A) Applications by Clubs for admission
to this Competition or the entry of an
additional team(s) must be made in writing to the Secretary and must be
accompanied by an Entry Fee of £60:00 per team which shall be returned in the
event of non-election.
At the discretion of a majority of
the accredited voting members present applications, of which due notice has
been given, may be received at the Annual General Meeting or a Special General
Meeting. The Entry Fee shall apply.
When
Rule 12(B) is applied and a team seeks a transfer or is compulsorily transferred
to another division no Entry Fee shall be payable.
(B) The Annual Subscription shall be
£60:00 per Team
playing 11-a-side football and Mini-Soccer payable on or before the 23rd
July in each year.
(C) Each Club shall, within 0
days/on the day of election, pay a Deposit of £0:00 which shall be returnable to Clubs on leaving the
Competition provided they have fulfilled their fixtures and complied with all
orders of the Management Committee.
(D) A Club shall not participate in
this Competition until the Entry Fee, Annual Subscription and Deposit have been
paid.
(E) Clubs must advise annually to
the Secretary in writing by 14th July of its Relevant County
Football Association affiliation number for the forthcoming Season, failing which they shall be fined
£25:00. Clubs must advise the Secretary in writing, or on the prescribed form,
of details of its Headquarters, Officers and any other information required by
the Competition.
3. The Officers of the Competition shall
be the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Registration Secretaries, Referees
Secretary, Results Secretaries
and minute’s secretary
to be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting. (N.B. Auditors are not Officers).
Bye Law.
3/1 The competition may appoint a President
at its discretion, who shall not be an officer of the Competition and shall
have no voting rights. The President is not subject to re-election, and can
only be removed by either resignation, or vote of no confidence.
4. (A) The Competition shall be governed
in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of The Football Association by a
Management Committee comprised of the Officers and Members who shall be elected
at the Annual General Meeting.
(B) Retiring Officers shall be
eligible to become candidates for re-election without nomination. All other candidates for election as Officers
or Members of the Management Committee shall be nominated to the Secretary in
writing, signed by the Secretaries of two Member Clubs, not later than 31st
March in each year. Names of the
candidates for election shall be circulated with the notice of the Annual
General Meeting. In the event of there
being no nomination in accordance with the foregoing for any office, nominations
may be received at the Annual General Meeting
(C) The
Management Committee shall meet as often
as is necessary to deal with business as it arises.
On receiving a requisition signed by
two-thirds of the Members of the Management Committee the Secretary shall
convene a meeting of the Committee.
(D) Except where otherwise mentioned
all communications shall be addressed to the Secretary who shall conduct the
correspondence of the Competition and keep a record of its proceedings.
(E) All communications received from
Clubs must be conducted through their nominated Officers.
Bye Law.
4/1 The competition shall elect a Discipline
(Sub) Committee, to be comprised of Three (3) member’s co-opted from the
management committee who shall deal with all matters of discipline complaints
raised by officers of the competition, or disagreement between Clubs/Teams, on
behalf of the Management Committee. Their decisions will at all times be
subject to an Appeal procedure (See Rule 16a).
4/2 The competition shall elect an Appeal
(sub) Committee to be comprised of the Appeals Chairman plus Two (2) other
members, co-opted from the Management Committee or from member Clubs who shall
deal with all appeals against the decisions of either the Management or
Discipline (sub) Committee. No member may sit on the Appeal committee if they
have been involved with the item at either Management or Discipline Committee
Stage. Their Decisions shall be liable to appeal to MCFA (See Rule 16a).
POWERS OF
MANAGEMENT
5. (A) The Management Committee may
appoint such other sub-committees as they may consider necessary and may
delegate such of their powers as they deem necessary to such committees. The
decisions of all such committees shall be reported to the Management Committee
for ratification.
(B) Subject to the permission of the
Manchester County Football Association having been obtained the Management
Committee may order a match or matches to be played each season, the proceeds
to be devoted to the funds of the Competition and, if necessary, may call upon
each Club (including any Club which may have withdrawn during the season) to
contribute equally such sums as may be necessary to meet any deficiency at the
end of the season. (See Rule 6(e)).
(C) Each Member of the Management
Committee shall have the right to attend and vote at all Management Committee
Meetings and have one vote thereat, but no Member shall be allowed to vote on
any matters directly appertaining to such Member or to the Club so represented.
(This shall apply to the procedure of any sub-committee).
In the event of the voting being
equal on any matter, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
(D) The Management Committee shall
have powers to apply, act upon and enforce the Rules of the Competition and
shall also have jurisdiction over all matters affecting the Competition,
including any not provided for in the Rules. Except where these Rules provide
for the imposition of a set penalty any Club, Official or Player alleged to be
in breach of a Competition Rule must be formally charged in writing and given
the opportunity to present their case before the Management Committee. All
breaches of the Laws of the Game, Rules and Regulations of The Football
Association shall be dealt with in accordance with F.A. Rules.
(E) All decisions of the Management
Committee shall be binding subject to the right of appeal to the Board of
Appeal in accordance with Rule 16.
Decisions of the Management
Committee must be notified in writing to those concerned within 14 (Fourteen) days.
(F) 4
(Four) Members of the Management Committee shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business of the Management Committee and 3 (Three) Members shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by any sub-committee of the
Competition.
(G) The Management Committee, as it
may deem necessary, shall have power to fill in an acting capacity, any
vacancies that may occur amongst their number.
(H) A Club having failed to comply
with an order or instruction of the Management Committee, or failing to
satisfactorily attend to the business and/or the correspondence of the
competition shall be liable to be fined or otherwise penalised at the
discretion of the Management Committee.
(I) All fines and charges shall be
paid within 14 days of the date of posting of the written notification.
Clubs, Officials or individuals
committing a breach of this Rule will incur such penalties as the Management
Committee may impose.
(J) A member of the Management Committee appointed by the Competition to
attend a meeting or match may have any expenses incurred refunded by the
Competition.
(K) The Management Committee shall
have the power to fill any vacancy that may occur in the membership of the
Competition in between the Annual General or Special General Meeting called to
decide the constitution and the commencement of the Competition season.
Bye Law.
5/1 All members Clubs shall be required to
attend the league meetings on the dates arranged by the Management Committee.
5/2 A Club having a team in the Mini Soccer
section (Under 7’s to Under 10’s) shall have a representative present at this
meeting failure to do this will result in that club being in breech of this
rule and result in a fine of £25:00.
5/3 A Club having a team in the Youth
Football section (Under 11’s to Under 15’s) shall have a representative present
at this meeting failure to do this will result in that club being in breech of
this rule and result in a fine of £25:00.
5/4 Any Club/Team failing to comply with an
order of the Management committee shall be find a sum of £30:00
ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING
6. (A) The Annual General Meeting shall be
held not later than 30th June in each year. At this meeting the following business shall
be transacted provided that at least 51% Members are present and entitled to
vote:-
(i) To
receive and confirm the Minutes of the preceding Annual General Meeting.
(ii) To consider any business arising there
from.
(iii) To receive and adopt the Annual Report,
Balance Sheet and Statement of
Accounts.
(iv) Election of Clubs to fill vacancies (as
recommended by the Management
Committee).
(v) Constitution of the Competition for
ensuing season.
(vi) Election of Officers and Management
Committee.
(vii) Appointment of Auditors.
(viii) Alteration of Rules, if any (of which notice
has been given).
(ix) Fix the date for the commencement and
conclusion of playing season.
(x) Other business of which due notice shall
have been given and accepted as being relevant to an Annual General Meeting.
(B) A copy of the duly audited/verified
Balance Sheet, Statement of Accounts and Agenda shall be forwarded to each Club
at least fourteen days prior to the meeting, and to the
(C) A signed copy of the duly audited/verified
Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts shall be sent to the Manchester County
Football Association within fourteen days of its adoption by the Annual General
Meeting.
(D) Each Full Member Club shall
be empowered to send two delegates to an Annual General Meeting. Each Club shall be entitled to one vote only.
Not less than
14 days’
notice shall be given of any Meeting.
(E) Clubs who have withdrawn their
Membership of the Competition during the season being concluded or who are not
continuing Membership shall be entitled to attend but shall vote only on
matters relating to the season being concluded.
This provision will not apply to Clubs expelled in accordance with
Rule 17.
(F) All voting shall be conducted by a show of voting cards unless a
ballot be demanded by at least 51% of the delegates qualified to vote or the
Chairman so decides.
(G) No individual shall be entitled
to vote on behalf of more than one Full Member Club unless the individual is
also appointed to vote as a representative of a group of Associate Member Clubs.
(H) Any continuing Member Club
failing to be represented at the Annual General Meeting without satisfactory
reason being given shall be fined £30:00.
(I) Officers
and Management Committee members shall be entitled to attend and vote at an
Annual General Meeting.
Bye Laws.
6/1 The Officers of the League shall be
elected at the Annual general meeting, subject to Nominations taken at the last
League meeting prior to the AGM.
6/2 All member teams, plus new Teams in
application to the Competition must provide a fully completed League Membership
Form (as provided by the Competition) at the Annual General Meeting. This is a
Condition of membership of the Competition. Failure to do this will result in a
fine not exceeding £10:00.
AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED
7. The Chairman and the Secretary 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,_____ _____________of
_________________________(Chairman) and
B________________________of
_________________________(Secretary) of the
_________________________________Football Club have been provided with a copy
of the Rules and Regulations of the ______________________Competition and do
hereby agree for and on behalf of the said Club, if elected or accepted into
Membership, to conform to those Rules and Regulations and to accept, abide by
and implement the decisions of the Management Committee of the Competition,
subject to the right of appeal in accordance with Rule 16."
Any alteration of the Chairman and
/or Secretary on the above Agreement must be notified to the
__________________________County Football Association(s) to which the Club is
affiliated and to the Secretary of the Competition.
(Note: The spaces above are intended for the
inclusion of the signatures and addresses of officers and members).
Bye Laws.
7/1 A Club/Team may not be a member of the
Competition unless a Completed Membership form has been presented at the Annual
General Meeting and accepted by the Management Committee.
QUALIFICATION
OF PLAYERS
No player registered with a F.A.
Premier League or
(Please
Note: to be sure that any ex acadamy players are clear to play in this league
they need a release form from the club they have left. make sure before signing
them you are given a copy of the release form issued to them by the club they
left. it should be signed by a club representative from the acadamy they have
left for it to be valid. If this form is not produced then do not sign the
player until it is produced as they will be ineligable)
(B) A registered youth playing
member of a Club is one who, being in all other respects eligible, has:-
(1) Signed a fully
and correctly completed Competition registration form in ink, counter-signed by
his /her parent or guardian and by an Officer of the Club, and who has been
registered with the Registrations Secretary in accordance with the league
initial registration date or (5) Five days prior to playing once the current
season has commenced and whose completed
registration counterfoil has been received by the Club prior to playing.
The registration
document must incorporate any known medical conditions of the player and
emergency contact details of the player’s parents or guardians. These details must be available at matches
and training events the player attends within the management of the Club or
Competition.
The
registration document must incorporate a current passport-size photograph of
the player seeking registration together with proof of the player’s date of
birth.
The qualification dates
for the competition shall be as follows:
Mini-Soccer
Under 7 – the player
must have attained the age of 6 as at midnight on 31st August in the
playing season but must be under the age of 7 as at midnight on 31st
August in the playing season.
Under 8 – the player must
be under the age of 8 as at
Under 9 – the player
must be under the age of 9 as at
Under 10 – the player
must be under the age of 10 as at
In accordance with the foregoing qualifications a player in the above
age ranges must not play in a match where any other player is older or younger
by 2 years or more.
Youth Football
Under 11 – the player must have
attained the age of 10 but must be under the age of 11by
Under 12 – the player must be under
the age of 12 as at
Under 13 – the player must be under
the age of 13 as at
Under 14 – the player must be under
the age of 14 as at
Under 15 – the player must be under
the age of 15 as at
Under 16 – the player must be under
the age of 16 as at
In accordance with the foregoing qualifications a player under the age
of 14 as at
(The above qualification dates are
subject to the provisions contained in FA Rule C.4(a)(v)).
Rules (C) &(D)are not applicable to the North Bury Junior League
(E) A player having
taken part in 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 first proving to the officials 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 such claims have been discharged
to the satisfaction of the Club, or Clubs, for which the player last played.
(F) A fee of £0:00 shall be paid for each player
registered.
Registration forms
shall be obtained from the (Registrations)
Secretary on prepayment of £0:00 per form.
(G) 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 one Club priority of registration shall decide for which Club the player
shall be registered. The Registrations
Secretary shall notify the Club last applying to register the player of the
fact of the previous registration.
(H) It shall be deemed
misconduct 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.
(I) (i) The Management
Committee shall have power to accept the registration of any player.
(ii) The
Management Committee 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).
(ii) The Management
Committee shall have power to refuse or cancel the registration of any player
charged and found guilty of undesirable conduct (subject to Rule 16). Undesirable conduct shall mean an
incident of repeated conduct, which may deter a participant from being involved
in this Competition.
(Note: Action under Clause (ii) shall not be taken
against a player for misconduct until the matter has been dealt with by the
appropriate Association, and then only in cases of the player bringing the
Competition into disrepute.)
(J) Subject to The
Football Association Rules dealing with players without a written contract when
a player desires a transfer, the Club the player wishes to transfer to shall
submit a transfer form to the Registrations
Secretary accompanied by a fee of £10:00. Such
transfer shall be referred by the Registrations
Secretary to the Club for, which the player is registered. Should this Club
object to the transfer it should state its objections in writing to the Registrations Secretary and to the
player concerned within seven days of receipt of the transfer form? Upon
receipt of the Club's consent, or upon its failure to give written objection
within seven days, the Registrations
Secretary may, on behalf of the Management Committee, transfer the player who
shall be deemed eligible to play for the new Club from such date or (5) Five
days after receipt of such transfer.
In the event of an
objection to a transfer the matter shall be referred to the Management
Committee for a decision.
(K) A player may not be
registered for a Club nor transferred to another Club in the Competition after
28th February in each season except by special permission of the
Management Committee.
(L) A Club shall keep a
list of the players it registers and a record of the games in which they have
played, and shall produce such records upon demand by the Management Committee.
In the event
a Club has more than one team in an age group, each team must be clearly
designated “A” and “B” etc. In such
cases, players will be registered for one team only. A players so registered will be allowed to
play for his Club in a younger or older age group within the provisions of Rule
8 (B).
(M) A register
containing the names of all players registered for each Club, with the date of
registration, shall be kept by the Registrations
Secretary and shall be open to the inspection of any duly appointed Member Club
representative at all Management Committee meetings or at other times mutually
arranged. Registrations are valid for
one Season only.
(N) A player shall not be eligible
to play for a team in any special championship, promotion, relegation deciding
match (as specified in Rule 12(A)) unless the player has played 7 games for
that team in this Competition in the current season.
(O)
Not Applicable in the North Bury Junior Football League.
(Note: There are many differing
procedures to cover eligibility of players in various divisions of which the
above is only one example. A Competition
should adopt a Rule to suit their particular requirements.)
(P)(i) Any team playing
an unregistered or otherwise ineligible player or players shall have the points gained in the 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 3
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 in exceptional circumstances may, at its discretion, award any points
deducted from a Club under this Rule to the opponents in the match in question,
subject to the match not being ordered to be replayed.
(The following Clause
applies to Competitions involving players in full-time secondary education):-
(Q) (i) Priority must
be given at all times to school and school organisations activities.
(ii) The
availability of children must be cleared with the Head Teachers (except for
Sunday Competitions).
(iii) Children
under 14 shall not play in a team involving players who are more than 2 years
older.
(Note: For players under the age of 18 the provisions contained in
Football Association Rules will apply.)
Bye Laws.
8/1 A player having once signed for a Team
within the Competition will not be allowed to play for another Team within the
Competition without being first completing a transfer form.
8/2 Any Club Official or Player wanting to
de-register or be de-registered from a member Club/Team must do so in writing.
Any player being De-registered will not be allowed to register for another Team
within the competition for a Minimum of 21 days and a Maximum of 28 DAYS. (The aim of this rule is to stop any attempts
by clubs to poach a player from another Club/Team via any Covert or Backdoor
methods and to prevent a Team/Club from folding during the course of a season).
8/3 Each Club shall register with the
Registrations secretary sufficient players to enable it to run the team or
teams entered by the Final registration date issued by the league, this is
Seven (7) players for Mini Soccer, (9) players for 9 a-side and Eleven (11) for
Youth Football (11-a-side). Failure to comply will result in a fine not
exceeding £40:00 per team and the disbarment of the Team concerned from the
Main Knockout Cup and Supplementary Cup Competitions.
8/4 Any
team not registered within the official registrations date set by the league or
by the 9th August which, ever date is later will not be allowed to
participate within the league without special permission of the Management
committee.
8/5 The maximum number of players a team can
have registered at any one time during the season is as follows?
Mini Soccer Teams Under 7’s to Under
10’s 14 players per team.
9 A-Side Teams Under 11s 14 Players
11-a-side competitions Under 11’s
Upwards is 20 players per team.
8/6 It is the responsibility of the Club Secretary
and Team managers to ensure that all players are Category “B” or “C” and in the
correct age group, all registrations are up to date including de-registrations.
The Registrations Secretary or Management Committee shall reserve the right to
ask a player to provide their Original Birth certificate or passport if it is
felt for any reason that any player is in contravention of this rule.
8/7 Any player being found guilty of
registration irregularities such as signing for another Club/Team whilst registered
with another Club/Team in the Competition will have their registration
suspended by the league for a maximum of 28 days.
8/8 Any Team requesting further player
registration forms above the initial 20 can obtain them from the registrations
secretary at a cost of £5:00 per additional form.
8/9 With reference to mandatory rule 8 (L),
having designated a team “A” or “B” a club may have the team referred to as
“Tigers, Vultures” etc. as long as it is acceptable to the league, for purposes
of publication of fixtures etc.
8/10 Any player found guilty of an offence by
their clubs parent county that the management committee deem Undesirable
Conduct will have their registration cancelled.
Examples of severe incidents of
Undesirable Conduct are?
Threatening behaviour,
Assault or attempted assault on/to Match Officials during the course of representing any
Team the player is registered with irrespective of the competition.
Continued Misconduct during the course of
representing any Team the player is registered with irrespective of the
competition.(This is to encompass a player sent off on more than 3 occasions in
a season)
Spitting at or on any
person on or around the field off play the course of representing any Team
the player is registered with irrespective of the competition.
Head butting incident
during the
course of representing any Team the player is registered with irrespective of
the competition.
Any Racially motivated
comments and/or Actions deemed to be racially motivated during the course of
representing any Team the player is registered with irrespective of the
competition.
9. (A) Every Club must
register the colour of its shirts and shorts with the Secretary by 23rd
July each season 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 with the Competition shall notify
the colours in which they will play to its opponents at least (4) Four days
before the match.
If, in the opinion of
the referee, two Clubs have the same or similar colours, the home 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 £10:00.
The Secretary of the
Competition may request shirts to be submitted if complaints are received as to
lack of distinguishing colours, and the Management Committee may refuse to
permit any shirts or shorts as they think fit. Shirts must be numbered.
(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.
PLAYING SEASON. CONDITIONS OF PLAY
TIMES OF KICK-OFF. POSTPONEMENTS. SUBSTITUTES
10. (A) The Annual General Meeting shall
determine the commencing and concluding dates for the ensuing season which
shall be in accordance with Football Association Rules. No Club shall be compelled to play after the
concluding date. Original fixtures
arranged by the (Fixtures) Secretary,
or at a meeting specially convened for that purpose, to be held no later than
31st May, must not be arranged for a date later than seven days
preceding the concluding date determined by the Annual General Meeting.
If
mutually arranged at a meeting a list of fixtures must be forwarded to the (Fixtures) Secretary within seven days of the
meeting. Fixtures are deemed too be accepted unless objections are received by
the (Fixtures) Secretary within fourteen
days of their issue.
Any
Club failing to be represented at a fixture meeting or otherwise infringing
this Rule shall be liable for a fine of £10:00 and the Management Committee or
the (Fixtures) Secretary shall arrange that Club’s fixtures.