BDCSSL CONSTITUTION
1. NAME
The name of the league shall be the “Blackpool and District Civil Service
Snooker
League”.
2. OBJECTS
The objects of the league shall be to foster the spirit of good fellowship
and friendly
rivalry among the teams and players competing in the league.
3. AREAS AND VENUES
All venues must be within a ten-mile radius of Blackpool Town Hall.
4. MEMBERSHIP
Membership of the league shall be permitted to any persons currently or
previously working in Civil Service Buildings, Royal Mail Buildings, British
Telecom Buildings and Hospital Buildings. They should be allowed to enter
as many teams as desired in any competition run by the league, subject to
the acceptance by the members at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
5. FINIANCIAL YEAR
The financial year will end on the 31st day of May each year, and an abbreviated
balance sheet shall be given to each team representative before the AGM.
6. SIGNING OF CHEQUES
Cheques on behalf of the league shall be signed by any two of the President,
Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.
7. PRESIDENCY AND VICE PRESIDENCY
(a) Any member of a Department having a team playing in the league may
be nominated by that team for the office of President and shall be invited
to make to the funds of the league an annual or seasonal donation of £1.05
for the Presidency and 53p for the Vice Presidency.
(b) For the purpose of (a) above the season or year shall be accepted as
the period between one AGM and the next. The holding of office as President
or Vice President shall be subject, in all cases, to the acceptance of nominations
by the committee. Such officers shall be elected annually, subject to their
prior consent.
8. PROPOSALS
All motions and amendments must have a proposer and a seconder. All proposers
and seconders must attend the AGM for their proposal to be heard.
9. MANAGEMENT
(a) The League shall be governed by a Management Committee consisting of
the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Hon Secretary and Hon Treasurer, who will conduct
the business of the league and be able to make decisions without calling a
meeting of all delegates.
(b) The Committee consisting of a Chairman, who shall have a casting vote,
and one representative from each team, who will act as delegate for their
own particular team, will attend the AGM and any Special General Meetings
or will send a team-mate if unable to attend. From among those representatives,
the officers consisting of Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer shall be
elected. In addition two auditors shall be appointed. The committee shall
have the power to co-opt as and when they may consider necessary or desirable,
and each representative shall have one vote.
10. MEETINGS
(a) The committee shall meet on such occasions as decided by the Secretary
to transact general business. The quorum shall be five members including the
Chairman, and if a quorum be not present the meeting shall stand adjourned
until the following meeting (except the AGM). Any team not having a representative
at the AGM or Special General Meeting shall pay a fine of £2 for each
occasion. No excuses will be accepted for absence.
(b) An AGM shall be held, not earlier than May and not later than the end of August at
a venue to be decided by the committee, and at this meeting the following
business shall be transacted:-
1. Minutes of the last AGM
2. Adoption of the Secretary’s report and the season’s activities
3. Adoption of the Treasurer’s report on the financial statement
4. Auditors’ Report
5. Honoraria
6. Election of Officers
7. Alterations to Rules
8. Team Knock-Out draw
In regard to 7 above all nominations and notices of motion must be sent
in writing to reach the secretary by at least 21 days before the meeting,
of which 14 days notice will be given to each team delegate, who shall be
responsible for notifying his team members.
(c) A special meeting to deal with any matters of urgency shall be called
by the secretary, only on the written request of the Chairman or 5 affiliated
teams. The request must be signed by the respective team delegates, and shall
state clearly the matter that it is desired to discuss. No other matter than
that for which the meeting is called shall be discussed.
11. LEAGUE FORMATION
If two divisions are formed, they shall be called 1st and 2nd. The teams
finishing 1st and 2nd in Division 2 shall transfer the following season to
Division 1 and be replaced by the teams finishing in the bottom two places
in Division 1. When there are ten or fewer teams in the league teams shall play each opposing team three times in a season and the committee will be responsible for ensuring that the fixtures are adjusted year after year to ensure a fair spread of home and away matches.
12. HANDICAPS
(a) Maximum handicap of any player shall be 50.
(b) All new and unknown players shall have their handicaps set and monitored
by the handicapping committee, who can review them at any time.
(c) All players will be liable to re-handicapping at the halfway stage of
the season and at the end of the season. However, when teams play each opposing team three times in a season the handicaps shall be adjusted three times, after one complete round of fixtures. For example where each team has 27 fixtures, handicaps shall be re-assessed after 9, 18 and 27 matches.
(d) A player shall gain 1 point on his handicap for each frame lost and shall
lose 1 point for each frame won.
(e) A player will also gain or lose 1 point on his handicap
for each 5 points or part thereof of his average (the difference between points
scored and points conceded divided by the number of games played). However, this point will not be applied to the last section of fixtures when teams are playing each other three times.
(f) The average will not be taken into account where a player has not played
four or more games.
(g) Handicaps will be worked out on League games only.
13 TROPHIES
Six trophies shall be awarded to each team who are winners and runners-up
in all team competitions run by the league. Individual and Doubles winners,
runners-up and losing semi-finalists will each receive a trophy. A trophy
shall be awarded to the player gaining the highest break in league matches
and the team knock-out. A trophy shall be awarded to the player with the best
league average. To qualify, a player must play at least 12 league games. A
trophy shall also be awarded to the player who receives the most “Man
of the Match” awards during the season. In the event of a tie the player
who has played the least number of games shall be awarded the trophy. If still
a tie the trophy shall be shared.
An individual knockout competition shall be held between the player with
the highest average from each team (from the previous season). For the first
round, players shall be split into four groups, and each player will play
one frame against each other player in his group. The player who wins the most
frames or, in the event of a tie, has the highest aggregate will go through
to the semi-final. The semi-finals and finals will be the best of five frames.
(If the player with the highest average does not wish to take part, the player
with the second highest average in that team will be offered a place.)
14 GENERAL
(a) No alteration shall be made to this constitution, or the rules that follow,
except by the consent of the majority of those present at an AGM.
(b) To represent a team at a Committee Meeting, Special Meeting or AGM a player
must be registered for that team.
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