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VETERANS LEAGUE RULES |
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The League shall operate under the Rules of the Burton & District Association and League with the exceptions listed below. |
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Entry to The League shall be confined to Clubs registered with the Burton & District Association. Players shall be male members |
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of those clubs and have reached 55 years of age but need not necessarily be registered by them with the Burton & District League. |
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The active management of the League shall be in the hands of an Executive Committee of six members from six different clubs, |
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two of whom shall retire by rotation each year and be eligible for re-election at the Annual General Meeting. |
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Finance shall be obtained by a Club Registration Fee as determined by the Annual General Meeting. |
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Providing there are sufficient entrants Four Divisions shall be formed with promotion and relegation being two up and two down. |
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Matches shall be played on Thursdays commencing 1.30 p.m. with 15 minutes practice being allowed for visitors |
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immediately beforehand. |
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Some additional matches shall be listed as Tuesdays however these dates may be varied by the home club where they clash |
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with another arrangement at that club, any other re-arrangements being by mutual consent. |
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No league matches will be played after the last league fixture date, except for any match cancelled in the last week of the |
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season due to climatic conditions. This must be played before the scheduled Champion of Champions date |
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(i.e. 1 week after the last League fixture date). All veterans teams must also comply with Burton League Rules 8.1 to 8.5. |
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Teams shall be comprised of from 6 to 12 players with matches being played as 6 singles and 3 doubles. |
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No player shall play in more than one single or more than one doubles. |
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Results shall be reckoned on the basis of one point per game with an aggregate win bonus of two points home or 4 points away. |
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FOR ALL MATCHES. |
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In the event of any team fielding less than the minimum six players they shall be liable to a fine at the discretion of the |
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Executive Committee. |
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Teams will be allowed to rearrange as of right one game per season only and which must be played within 14 days of the |
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original fixture date. Split fixtures will be allowed with the agreement of both captains. Where a team is unable to reach |
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an agreement with its opponent then the Executive Committee will determine when the game shall be played. |
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In the event of a published fixture having been postponed and not completed by the last league fixture date in accordance |
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with rule 6, excepting matches postponed on the last league date due to inclement weather, or adverse green conditions as |
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determined by the host club, the match will be declared void with the offending team allocated nil points and their oppenents |
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10 points. In addition, the Executive Committee will impose a mandatory fine and consider demoting the offending team for |
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the following year. |
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Notification of re-arrangement shall be in the hands of the Secretary no later than 24 hours following the date in which |
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the match was scheduled. Notification to be made by email or telephone. |
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All results to be entered onto the website by the home team, the away team are responsible for verifying the result. |
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Results to be entered within 24 hours of the match being played. |
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Alternatively scorecards may be scanned as PDF files and emailed to the Secretary within 24 hours of the match |
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being played. All defaulters shall be fined £5; moneys so collected shall be allocated to Charity each year. |
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Result cards which should be signed by both captains are to be retained by the home team until the end of the season in case of |
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disputes. |
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A Charity Cup and Charity Shield plus Individual and Doubles Merit Competitions shall be run on dates to be determined |
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by the Executive Committee. No handicaps shall be given other than in the Charity Cup and the Charity Shield Competitions, |
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which shall be variable based on a team's final league position the previous season, plus a fixed allowance between divisions. |
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Handicaps to be agreed at the Annual General Meeting. |
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All such matches to be decided on aggregate. In the event of a tie the match shall be mutually re-arranged at the same venue. |
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In addition a Champion of Champions shall be run at the end of each season for divisional winners to be decided on aggregate. |
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Handicaps for the Champion of Champions shall be Div.1 - 0, Div.2 - 25, Div.3 - 50, Div.4 – 70, in order to be eligible |
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players must have played at least 7 league matches in the current season for the competing team, or have played in the |
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clubs lower team, subject to approval having been granted by the Executive Committee. |
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The Executive Committee reserve the right to adjust the handicap of any team based on their list of registered players for the |
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forthcoming season, which must be submitted to the Secretary no later than 31st March of the current season. |
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Clubs shall nominate players for Cup & Shield separately. Once nominated no one may play below that level. |
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Where a player, who plays for a club’s first team in either Division 1 or 2, attains the age of 55 during the season, the club |
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must obtain permission from the Executive Committee via the Secretary if they wish to play him in a Shield match. |
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Entry Fees shall be set at the Annual General Meeting. |
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Player Registration: All players taking part in the Veterans League must be registered with the Secretary by 31st March of the |
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current season. Clubs to be fined £10 for non-compliance. |
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Any subsequent registrations must be in the hands of the Secretary by the Tuesday following the match in which he first plays. |
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The Annual General Meeting shall be held in January each year. |
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N.B. IGNORANCE OF ANY RULES IS NO EXCUSE |
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