a.
i. All questions of eligibility, qualifications of players, or interpretations
of the rules shall be referred to the Management Committee.
ii. Objections relevant to the dimensions of the pitch, goals, flag posts or
other facilities of the venue will not be entertained by the Management
Committee unless a protest is lodged with the Referee before the commencement of the match. Any Club lodging such a protest with the Referee and not proceeding with it shall be deemed guilty of a breach of this Rule, and shall be dealt with by the Management Committee.
b.
Except in cases where the Management Committee decide that there are special
circumstances, protests and complaints, which must contain full particulars of
the grounds upon which they are founded, must be lodged in DUPLICATE
with the General Secretary, within seven days (Sundays not included) of the
match or occurrence to which they refer. No protest or complaint shall be
withdrawn except by permission of the Management Committee and a Member
of the Management Committee, who is a Member of any Club involved shall
not be present, (except as a witness or representative of his Club) when such
protest or complaint is being determined.
c. Any dispute occurring between Clubs in the Competition shall be referred
for determination by the Management Committee, whose decision shall be
binding upon all parties, subject to Rule 16.
d. No protest of whatever kind may be considered by the Management Committee
unless the complaining Club shall have deposited with the General Secretary
a sum of £5.00, which may be forfeited in whole or in part in the event of the
complaining or protesting Club losing its case, and the Competition shall
have the power to order the defaulting Club or the Club making a losing or
frivolous protest or complaint to pay the expenses of the enquiry, or to order
that the cost be shared by the parties.
e.
All parties to a protest or complaint must be afforded an opportunity of
making a statement when the protest or complaint is being heard, and must
have received seven days notice of the hearing together with a copy of the
submission. The Management Committee shall take into consideration when
dealing with the protest or complaint, the possession by the protesting or
complaining Club of any information which if properly used might have
avoided the protest or complaint.
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