RULES OF THE CHARLES RICE JUNIOR = AND MINOR=20 FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Nomenclature = and=20 Constitution.

1. = ; =20 These Competitions shall be = called=20 Charles Rice Junior and Minor Football League Cup = Competitions.

Management.

2. = ; =20 The Management of the = Competition shall=20 be vested in the Management Committee of the Charles Rice Junior and = Minor=20 Football League. The = Chairman,=20 Secretary and Treasurer of the League shall be the legal holders of the = Trophies=20 in trust for the League. = If the=20 Competitions shall cease to exist or operate, the Trophies shall e held = in Trust=20 unless the conditions attached to the Trophies provide for their return = to the=20 Donors.

Entrance=20 Fee.

3. = ; =20 The Competitions shall be = Annual and=20 all teams in membership of the League must enter. The Entrance Fee shall be = =A310.00 per=20 team, payable at the Annual General Meeting.

Conditions of Play.

4. =20 (a) = The=20 ties shall be drawn round by round and the matches played on or before = the dates=20 fixed. In every case = (except=20 semi-finals and finals) the first drawn has the choice of ground. Clubs with First and Second = teams drawn=20 at home on the same day must concede ground advantage in one tie if an=20 alternative ground is not available. =20 Kick off times shall be 2;15pm or before as mutually agreed or = otherwise=20 arranged by the League Management.

(b) = ; =20 At Under 11 and 12 level, = each game=20 must be of 60 minutes maximum duration and, in the event of a draw after = 60=20 minutes play, EXTRA TIME must be played 10 minutes each way.

At Under 13 and 14 level, each game = must be of=20 70 minutes maximum duration and, in the event of a draw after 70 = minutes, EXTRA=20 TIME must be played 10 minutes each way.

At Under 15 and 16 level, each game = must be of=20 80 minutes maximum duration and, in the event of a draw after 80 minutes = play,=20 EXTRA TIME must be played 10 minutes each way.

At Under 17 and 18 level, each game = must be of=20 90 minutes maximum duration and, in the event of a draw after 90 minutes = play,=20 EXTRA TIME must be played 15 minutes each way.

The halftime intervals for all age = groups shall=20 not exceed 5 minutes except by special permission of the = Referee.

Under 11 and 12 - =20 40 minutes

Under 13 and14 =20 - 60 = Minutes

Under 15 and 16 -=20 70 minutes

Under 17=20 - 70 minutes

(d) = ; =20 Where a match is stopped on = account of=20 darkness or other unavoidable cause before the agreed time, or extra = time has=20 not been completed, it will be replayed on the same ground.

(e) = ; =20 In the event of the first = match being=20 drawn after extra time has been completed, a replay shall be played on = the=20 opposing ground. Should = this second=20 match be drawn, extra time shall be played of 10 minutes each way. If it = is=20 still a draw after extra time, then the winners shall be decided by the = taking=20 of kicks from the penalty spot in accordance with the procedure adopted = by the=20 Football Association.

(f) = ; =20 The Semi Final and Final Ties = will be=20 played on neutral grounds. = In the=20 Final Ties, (including re-played ties) the League shall take all gate = receipts=20 and pay reasonable expenses if the receipts warrant it.

(g) = ; =20 Both Teams shall provide to = the Referee=20 a suitable match ball or be liable to a fine of =A35.00. The Referee must report the = offending=20 team within 4 days and advise the offending team of his intention to do=20 so.

Exclusion of=20 Clubs.

5. =20 Any Club refusing or failing to play the Club against which it = has been=20 drawn within the time intimated without sufficient reason for so doing, = shall be=20 expelled from the Competition.

Qualification = of Players =96=20 Substitutes.

6. =20 (a) = No=20 player shall be allowed to play for more then one competing Club. =

(b) = ; =20 Each player must be a = REGISTERED=20 PLAYING MEMBER of the Club. = Seven=20 players inclusive of a goalkeeper constitute a team in order to commence = a=20 game.

(c) = ; =20 A player cannot take part in = a Quarter=20 Finals, Semi Final or Final unless he has played in at least FOUR (4) = League=20 games for that team in this League in the current season.

(d) = ; =20 FIVE (5) Substitutes per team = are=20 permitted in all matches played under the rules of the Competition. These shall be selected from a = list of=20 up to FIVE (5) players named before the start of the match.

(e) = ; =20 The Referee MUST be informed = of the=20 names of the possible substitutes on this list before the start of the=20 match.

(f) = ; =20 A named substitute who does = not take=20 part in the match, is deemed not to have played on that date.

(g) = ; =20 A player who has been = dismissed by the=20 Referee during a match shall not be replaced.

(h) = ; =20 A PLAYER WHO LEAVES THE FIELD = FOR ANY=20 REASON MUST NOT TAKE PART IN ANOTHER MATCH UNTIL THAT WHICH HE COMMENCED = HAS=20 ENDED.

(i) = ; =20 Any Club playing an = in-eligible player=20 shall be liable to be struck out of the Competition, or otherwise dealt = with as=20 the Management Committee may decide.

Protests =20 - Appeals - =20 Deposits

7. =20 (a) = All=20 protests must be lodged with the LEAGUE SECRETARY in writing (in = duplicate)=20 within THREE (3) days of the match, and must be accompanied by a fee of = FIVE=20 (=A35.00) POUNDS which sum, in the event of such protests or complaints = not being=20 sustained, may be forfeited. = No=20 objection relative to ground, goalposts, bars, or apparatus of the game = shall be=20 entertained unless a protest is lodged with the Referee before the = commencement=20 of the match by the Captain and/or Team Manager/protesting team in the = presence=20 of the Team Manager of the opposing team.

(b) = ; =20 In the event of a Club being=20 dissatisfied with the decision of the League Management Committee, they = shall=20 have the right to appeal to the Association sanctioning the=20 Competitions.

(c) = ; =20 Such appeal must be within = SEVEN (7)=20 days of the date of receipt of the advice of the decision, and must be=20 accompanied by a fee of TWENTY FIVE (=A325) POUNDS which shall be = forfeited to the=20 Association in the event of the appeal not being sustained.

Results = - Report Forms - =20 Fines.

8. =20 (a) = Each=20 Club must send to the LEAGUE SECRETARY, within TWO (2) days of the date = played,=20 the result of the match and the INITIALS and SURNAME of all their = players and=20 also the REFEREE MARKINGS if required as per League Rule 13, or, in = default be=20 fined =A35.00 or dealt with as the Management Committee = decide.

(b) = ; =20 The Result Card, FULLY AND = CORRECTLY=20 completed, shall be signed by a responsible member of the Club or = referee and=20 the Management Committee shall have the power to take such action as = they deem=20 suitable against a Club and/or individuals who submit as card that is=20 incorrect.

Referees.

9. =20 (a) =20 Referees and Assistant Referees for the semi final and final ties = to be=20 appointed by the Management Committee.

(b) = ; =20 Officials appointed under = this rule=20 shall be entitled to charge a fee of =A310.00 Referees and =A37.00 = Assistants, in=20 addition to second class public transport expenses, which shall be = shared by the=20 two Clubs.

=20 (c) = In=20 the Semi Finals and Finals failure to pay the Official shall result in a = fine of=20 =A310.00 being levied on the offending Clubs.

Awards - =20 Agreements to be Signed.

10. =20 (a) = At=20 the close of each competition Awards may be made to the winner and = runners up if=20 the funds of the League permit.

(b) = ; =20 The following agreement shall = be signed=20 on behalf of the winner of the trophies:

=93We=20 =85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85.. of =85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85 = F.C=85=85=85=85.. and=85=85=85 members representing the said Club,=20 having been declared winner of the Charles Rice Junior and Minor = Football League=20 =85=85=85=85=85=85. Section Trophy, and the same having been delivered = to us by the said=20 League, do hereby on behalf of the said Club jointly and severally agree = to=20 return the same to the League Secretary on or before the 1^st = April in=20 accordance with the Rules of the League, and providing the said trophy = is lost=20 or damaged whilst under our care we agree to refund to the League the = amount of=20 its current value or the cost of its thorough repair, whichever the = Management=20 Committee of the League may deem necessary.=94

Clubs=20 failing to return cups or trophies by the 1^st April will be = fined=20 =A310.00.

Grounds and = Power of=20 Management.

11. = ; =20 (a) = The=20 minimum size of pitches for any Under 11, 12 and 13 games shall be 90 = yards by=20 50 yards wide.

(b) = ; =20 The minimum size of pitches = for any=20 Under 14 =96 17 games shall be 100 yards by 50 yards wide.

=20 (d) = The=20 Management Committee shall have the power to apply, act upon, and = enforce the=20 Rules of the Competitions, and shall have jurisdiction over all matters=20 affecting the Competitions, including any not provided for by the=20 Rules.