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| 4(a) | The
League shall be governed in accordance with the Rules, Regulations, Bye
laws, and Practices of the Football Association by a Council to be called
the League Council and consisting of Officers, Management Committee and
Delegates from each competing club. The Management Committee shall consist
of the League Officers together with four members of participating Clubs
elected at the Annual General Meeting provided that no Management
Committee member comes from the same club as the League Officers.
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| 4(b) | Retiring
Officers shall be eligible for re-election without nomination. All other
candidates for election as Officers shall be nominated in writing by two
members to the General Secretary not later than 30th April in each year.
Names of those nominated 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.
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| 4(c) | The
Council and Management Committee shall meet on the third Monday of each
calendar month. Meetings to be as long as time permits. Business to close
by 22.30
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| 4(d) | Extra
Meetings may be held at the Chairman or Vice Chairman's discretion, to
conduct the business of the League.
Not less than seven days notice shall be given of any meeting.
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| 4(e) | All
communications or phone calls from a Club to a League Official shall be
from the Club Secretary, or previously nominated deputy.
No correspondence or phone calls will be accepted from any other
parties unless endorsed by the Club Secretary.
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| 4(f) | Any Management Committee Member failing to attend 3 consecutive meetings without any satisfactory reasons being given, shall be removed from the Committee. |
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| 5(a) | The
Management Committee/Council may appoint an Emergency Committee and/or
such Sub- Committees as they may consider necessary and may delegate all
or any of their powers to such Committees. The decisions of all such
Committees shall be reported to the Management Committee/Council. Management
Committee proceedings shall be reported to the Council.
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| 5(b) | Each
member of the Management Committee shall be entitled to attend all Council
Meetings and have one vote thereat, but no member shall be allowed to vote
on any matter directly appertaining to him/herself or to the club they
represent. This principle shall apply to the procedure of any Committee.
In the event of the voting being equal the Chairman shall have a
casting vote.
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| 5(c) | The
Management Committee shall have powers to apply, act upon, and enforce the
rules of the League and shall also have jurisdiction over all matters
affecting the League, including any not provided for by the rules.
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| 5(d) | All
decisions of the Council and/or Management Committee shall be binding
subject to the right of appeal to the Board of Appeal (in accordance with
Rule 14). Decisions must be notified in writing to all concerned within
fourteen (14) days.
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| 5(e) | Five
members of the Council and/or Management Committee shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business, and three members shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business by any Sub - Committee of the
League.
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| 5(f) | The
Management Committee, as it may deem necessary, shall have the power to
fill any vacancies that may occur including any vacancies in the
constitution. The Management Committee shall have the power to co-opt the
services of any person(s) they deem necessary and such person(s) shall
have the power of a full Management Committee member.
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| 5(g) | A
Club failing to be represented at a Council or General Meeting shall be
fined £5 and failing to be
represented at three consecutive meetings without satisfactory reason
being given shall be dealt with as the Management Committee may determine.
Club representatives are expected to attend to their club and League's
business or be subject to rule 5(j).
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5(h) |
All
fines and charges shall be paid at or before the Council Meeting following
the date of notification of imposition (unless otherwise ordered) or be
fined an additional £5.
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| 5(i) | A
Club having failed to comply with an order or instruction of the
Management Committee within fourteen days of receipt of Notice of such
Order or within fourteen days of an operative date specified in that
order, shall not be allowed to play or take part in the business of the
League until such order has been complied with and a reason for the delay
has been furnished to the General Secretary who shall submit it to the
Management Committee for their adjudication.
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| 5(j) | A Club failing to satisfactorily attend to the business and/or the correspondence of the League shall be fined a sum of £7.50 or otherwise penalised at the discretion of the Management Committee. (subject to Rule 16). |