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1 Teams shall consist of five registered players. A marker for each frame, to also act as referee, shall be mutually arranged, and his decision on all matters connected with that frame shall be final. The away team shall send its player to the table first, and the home team shall then be entitled to nominate its player. The referee shall toss for break prior to the commencement of each frame.

2 Matches shall be played on Wednesdays commencing as soon as possible after 7 pm. A team having no player present by 7:30 forfeits the frame and 50 points. A team having no player present by 8 pm forfeits the match, with the points going to the opponents. Team captains are responsible for ensuring that their players are available within 20 minutes of the end of the previous frame by which time the opposing captain can, at his discretion, claim the frame. Offending team forfeits 100 points in each case. In all cases of forfeiture of points the frame shall not be played. Any team failing to begin or continue a match, when they have a registered player present and available, shall forfeit the match, the points going to the opponents. All claims regarding non-completion of matches must reach the secretary by 10 am on the Saturday following the game, in writing.

3 In all rounds of any Team Knock-Out competition and in any end-of-season matches, the order of play will be alternative nominations to be decided by the toss of a coin between opposing captains prior to the start of the match. The winner of the toss may choose between Option A and Option B.

Option A The captain to nominate first before the start of each frame which of his players will play in the 1st, 3rd and 5th frame, in which frame the opposing captain may then nominate an opponent. The captain nominating first must provide the marker for that frame.
Option B Captain to nominate first before the start of each frame which of his players will play in the 2nd and 4th frame, in which frame the opposing captain to nominate the opponent. The captain nominating first must provide the marker for that frame.

4 Any team playing less than 5 players will forfeit 100 points per frame and the frame point to the opposing team for each player missing. A fine of £2 will be levied for each player missing.

5 In the event of any team being unable to fulfil its engagements and thereby causing a vacancy in the League, the league tables shall be adjusted, by expunging from the league records the results of all games played with the defaulting team.

6 Match results shall be as follows:-

6.1 One point for each frame won.
6.2 Two points for the highest aggregate score.
6.3 One point for each shared aggregate.

In the event of a frame ending in a tie the black ball shall be re-spotted and the 7 points added to the eventual winner’s score. In the event of a match aggregate score (5 frames) ending in a tie, the aggregate points shall be shared.

7 If two or more teams are level on points at the end of the season the following will apply to establish the order of merit:-

7.1 Matches won and lost.
7.2 Frames won and lost
7.3 Total points difference for and against.

8 Any protests must be posted to the league secretary and the postmark must not be later than the Thursday following the match. At the committee meeting at which the protest is discussed, the representatives of the teams concerned may each state their case to the committee to reach its decision. The committee shall have the power to impose any fine or penalty that they may consider necessary; a decision against which there is no appeal.

9 A team may register three non-civil servants but may only play two in any one match. However, after 2 years in the league players will be deemed to be civil servants. All ex-civil servants shall be classed as full civil servants

10 The result card of each match shall be forwarded by the home team to the league secretary, within 24 hours of the conclusion of the match and must be received by him not later than the Sunday evening following the match. Any home team failing to comply with this rule shall forefit 1 point for the first late card, 2 points for the second, 3 points for the third and so on. The Secretary will announce before the start of the season which media is acceptable to him (e.g. mail, e-mail, fax).

11 All games must be played on a Wednesday, cancellation will be allowed only with the consent of the secretary and must be played within 21 days. If mutual agreement cannot be reached the date will be fixed by the secretary.

12 Non-Civil Servants will not be allowed to register for a team after the season starts.

14 End of season accounts to be paid 10 days before the AGM or a fine of £5 will be levied.

15 Fees :-

Annual League Fees £50
Registration Fee per Player £2

All invoices to be paid 28 days from the date of the invoice, or 10 days before the AGM, whichever is the sooner. Clubs failing to pay will be fined £1.00 for each week the invoices are outstanding. Teams with outstanding bills from the previous season shall not be allowed to play until the bills have been paid.

Each team is required to donate a prize to the value of £10 for the presentation evening raffle.

16 A registered player may not play in any one season for more than one team. A team may register any number of players and a player shall be deemed registered when the league secretary has received written notification. Each player must play for the team for which he is registered and is eligible to play only for that team. No transfers will be allowed.

17 Semi-Final and Final rounds in all competitions will be played on neutral tables where at all possible.

18 In the Individuals and Doubles competitions, the home player(s) must give the opponents the choice of three dates, but not in the same week. It is the winner’s responsibility to return the scorecard to the organiser. If the scorecard is not received within 48 hours of the closing date, both players will be scratched from the competition.

19 No player can win the averages in his first season in the league.

20 A handicap committee shall be set up to allocate handicaps to all new players to the league and to adjust those handicaps as and when the handicap committee feel it is appropriate.