Plymouth Pool Federation Rules

  1. THE NAME OF THE ORGANISATION WILL BE THE PLYMOUTH POOL FEDERATION & WILL BE FORMED FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROMOTING THE GAME OF POOL FOR IT'S MEMBERS WITHIN THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH & SURROUNDING AREAS.
  2. THE FEDERATION WILL ORGANISE A POOL LEAGUE ON A SUNDAY & THURSDAY EVENING & OTHER EVENINGS WHERE NECESSARY. THE LEAGUES WILL PLAY TO THE CURRENT EPA WORLD 8 BALL RULES.
  3. THE FEDERATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE FEDERATION) OVERSEEING BOTH LEAGUES WILL BE: CHAIRMAN, VICE- CHAIRMAN, TREASURER, WEBSITE OFFICER, RULES & REFEREEING ADVISOR, DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.

    COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVING THE OPTION OF OVERSEEING ONE OR BOTH LEAGUES WILL BE: LEAGUE SECRETARY, COMPETITIONS SECRETARY, INTERLEAGUE REP.

    ALL COMMITTEE POSITIONS WILL BE ON A STAGGERED, 3 YEAR TERM, BASIS. ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH ONE OF THE LEAGUES EITHER AT THE TIME OF TAKING OFFICE OR BY THE FIRST AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY.
  4. ANY HONORARY MEMBERS WILL BE ALLOWED FULL COMMITTEE RIGHTS. IF A COMMITTEE MEMBER LEAVES OR IS REMOVED FROM OFFICE, MID- SEASON, THE FEDERATION WILL INSTALL A PERSON INTO THAT OFFICE UNTIL THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED, OR OTHERWISE, BY THE MEMBERS AT THE VERY NEXT AGM.
  5. MEMBERSHIP TO THE FEDERATION WILL BE OPEN TO ANY PUB/CLUB, SUBJECT TO FEDERATION APPROVAL. ANY PERSONS OR TEAMS JOINING THE FEDERATION DO SO ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY HAVE UNDERSTOOD & ACCEPTED ALL OF THE FEDERATION RULES.
  6. THE FEDERATION MAY, AT IT'S DISCRETION, MAKE ANY DECISION CONCERNING ANY OF IT'S LEAGUES IF THEY CONSIDER SUCH ACTION IS IN THE INTEREST OF, OR BENEFIT TO, THAT LEAGUE AND TO FINE OR EXPEL ANY FEDERATION PLAYER/TEAM/PUB/CLUB THAT THEY FEEL MAY BE HARMFUL OR PREJUDICIAL TO THE FEDERATION. ANY PLAYER/TEAM BEING EXPELLED FROM THE FEDERATION MAY APPEAL AGAINST SUCH ACTION BY SENDING THEIR APPEAL IN WRITING OR BY E.MAIL TO THAT LEAGUE SECRETARY. THE APPEAL MUST REACH THAT OFFICER NO LATER THAN 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE EXPULSION. THE APPEAL WILL THEN BE HEARD BY THE FEDERATION WHOSE DECISION WILL BE FINAL & BINDING. THE COMMITTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO INCREASE PENALTIES PRESCRIBED IN THE CONSTITUTION FOR PERSISTENT OFFENDERS.
  7. FOR AN AGM THE LEAGUE SECRETARY WILL SEND OUT PROPOSAL/NOMINATION FORMS TO ALL TEAMS AT LEAST 21 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF SUCH AN AGM. THESE MUST THEN BE RETURNED TO THAT OFFICER WITHIN 7 DAYS WHO WILL THEN COLLATE ALL THE INFORMATION & HAVE THEM BACK WITH THE TEAMS AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING. THESE WILL THEN BE THE ONLY PROPOSALS OR NOMINATIONS ALLOWED TO BE HEARD AT THE AGM, APART FROM ANY EMERGENCY PROPOSAL/NOMINATION THAT THE FEDERATION CHAIRMAN DEEMS TO BE IN THE INTERESTS OF THE FEDERATION TO BE ALLOWED TO BE HEARD. IF A PROPOSER/NOMINATOR IS NOT AT A MEETING THAT PROPOSAL/ NOMINATION WILL LAPSE WITHOUT ANY DEBATE OR VOTE. VOTING AT ANY AGM/EGM WILL BE 1 VOTE PER TEAM (OR VENUE REPRESENTATIVE), & 1 VOTE PER COMMITTEE MEMBER. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN WHO WILL ONLY VOTE IN A TIED SITUATION.
  8. ALL FEDERATION LEAGUE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT 1.00P.M ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH AT A VENUE, OR VENUES, TO BE PUBLISHED AT THE START OF EACH WINTER SEASON. AT ANY MEETING, WHERE A VOTE IS REQUIRED, VOTING WILL BE DECIDED BY A MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT & LEGALLY ALLOWED TO VOTE.
  9. AGM'S, EGM'S, & LEAGUE MEETINGS WILL BE COMPULSARY BUT IF A VENUE HAS MORE THAN ONE TEAM IN ANY LEAGUE IT MAY SEND ONE PERSON ALONG TO REPRESENT ALL OF THOSE TEAMS.. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN A £5 FINE WHICH WILL BE ISSUED TO ALL THE VENUE'S TEAMS IN THE FEDERATION. A TEAM ACCRUING FINES OF £20 MAY BE SUSPENDED FROM THE FEDERATION. IF THIS IS DONE THEY WILL THEN HAVE 7 DAYS TO PAY THOSE FINES OR MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM THE FEDERATION ALTOGETHER. THE FEDERATION ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY IF INFORMATION IS NOT PASSED TO TEAMS.
  10. IF A MEMBER WISHES TO CALL AN EGM THEY MUST GET THE PRINTED NAME, & SIGNATURE, OF AT LEAST 20 MEMBERS. THIS DOCUMENT MUST ALSO CONTAIN THE REASON FOR REQUESTING SUCH A MEETING & BE SENT EITHER IN WRITING OR BY E.MAIL TO THE LEAGUE SECRETARY. THAT OFFICER WILL ARRANGE SUCH A MEETING TO TAKE PLACE WITHIN 28 DAYS. ANY VOTING AT THIS MEETING WILL BE AS PER RULE 7.
  11. ALL FEDERATION CHEQUES MUST BE SIGNED & COUNTERSIGNED BY 2 OF 3 OFFICERS. THOSE OFFICERS MUST SPECIFICALLY BE: FEDERATION TREASURER, LEAGUE SECRETARY, FEDERATION CHAIRMAN.
  12. ANY TEAM/PLAYER REGISTRATION/ENTRY FEES WILL BE DETERMINED AT AN AGM BY THE FEDERATION IN AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERATION TREASURER.
  13. THERE MAY BE TWO SEASONS HELD IN ANY TWELVE MONTH PERIOD, A WINTER SEASON & A SUMMER SEASON.
  14. WHERE POSSIBLE CUP DRAWS WILL BE MADE AT MONTHLY LEAGUE MEETINGS BUT WILL BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE DISCRETION OF THECOMPETITIONS SECRETARY & THE FEDERATION.
  15. THE FEDERATION WILL NOT ACCEPT: BARRACKING, COACHING, INTIMIDATION, VERBAL OR PHYSICAL VIOLENT CONDUCT, CHEATING, OR BRINGING THE NAME OF THE FEDERATION INTO DISREPUTE. IT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED FROM THE MEMBERS OR THEIR SUPPORTERS, & PLEASE REMEMBER THAT TEAMS MAY BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS OF THEIR SUPPORTERS
  16. 16. IF ANY OF THE FEDERATIONS LEAGUES FORMS AN INTERLEAGUE TEAM THEN THEY WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF AN ELECTED INTERLEAGUE REP WHO WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DEALINGS WITH THAT TEAM, ANSWERABLE ONLY TO THE FEDERATION. ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH AT LEAST ONE FEDERATION LEAGUE. TRIAL DATES FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THIS TEAM WILL BE PUBLISHED BY THE INTERLEAGUE REP. HOWEVER, IF IN THE OPINION OF THE INTERLEAGUE REP & THE FEDERATION TRIALS WOULD NOT BE FEASIBLE THEN THE OFFICER WILL BE ALLOWED TO HAND-PICK THE TEAM FROM LEGALLY REGISTERED FEDERATION MEMBERS.
  17. SUNDAY TEAM LEAGUE/CUP MATCH CARDS WILL CONTAIN THE NAMES OF NO MORE THAN 6 PLAYERS & 2 RESERVES. EACH PLAYER WILL PLAY ONE GAME, A GAME BEING THE BEST OF 3 FRAMES. PLAY WILL START AT 8PM. THE FINAL SIGNING-ON TIME BEING 9PM EXCEPT IN THE CASE WHERE BOTH CAPTAINS AGREE AT THEIR DISCRETION TO EXTEND THE TIME. A RESERVE CANNOT PLAY IN THE PLACE OF A PLAYER WHO HAS SIGNED THE CARD EXCEPT WITH THE AGREEMENT OF BOTH CAPTAINS & AS LONG AS THE RESERVE HAS SIGNED THE CARD WITHIN THE STIPULATED TIME. A CARD MUST CLEARLY SHOW THAT A RESERVE HAS PLAYED. PLAYERS & OFFICIALS ON AWAY COUNTY DUTY WILL BE ALLOWED UNTIL 10PM TO SIGN THE CARD. GAPS ON THE CARD FOR PLAYERS NOT YET ARRIVED WILL NOT BE ALLOWED & PLAYERS ON THE CARD MUST PLAY THE CORRESPONDING OPPOSITION PLAYER NAMED ON THE CARD. A COIN WILL BE TOSSED AT THE START OF THE FIRST FRAME OF EACH GAME TO DECIDE THE ORDER OF BREAK. IT WILL THEN BE ALTERNATE BREAKING THROUGHOUT THAT GAME. MATCH SCORING WILL BE 3 PTS FOR A WIN AND 1 PT FOR A DRAW WITH A TEAMS AGGREGATE BEING DECIDED ON GAMES WON & LOST, NOT INDIVIDUAL FRAMES. HOME TEAMS WILL REFEREE THE ODD NUMBERED GAMES & AWAY TEAMS THE EVEN ONES. 4 PLAYERS CONSTITUTE A TEAM & IF THAT NUMBER IS AVAILABLE THEN MATCHES MUST TAKE PLACE. THE HOME TEAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING TABLE COSTS, & IF POSSIBLE A REST & SPIDER. DEFACEMENT OF THE CARD WILL NOT BE TOLERATED & TEAMS MAY BE PENALISED FOR INELLIGIBLE WRITING OR NOT FILLING OUT THE CARD PROPERLY. ANY DEVIATION FROM THE PUBLISHED MATCH DATES, TIMES, & VENUES, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.
  18. THURSDAY LEAGUE/CUP MATCH CARDS WILL CONTAIN THE NAMES OF NO MORE THAN 7 PLAYERS & 2 RESERVES. EACH PLAYER WILL PLAY ONE GAME, A GAME BEING THE BEST OF 3 FRAMES. PLAY WILL START AT 8PM, THE FINALSIGNING-ON TIME BEING 9PM. A RESERVE CANNOT PLAY IN THE PLACE OF A PLAYER WHO HAS SIGNED THE CARD EXCEPT WITH THE AGREEMENT OF BOTH CAPTAINS & AS LONG AS THE RESERVE HAS SIGNED THE CARD WITHIN THE STIPULATED TIME. A CARD MUST CLEARLY SHOW THAT A RESERVE HAS PLAYED. GAPS ON THE CARD FOR PLAYERS NOT YET ARRIVED WILL NOT BE ALLOWED & PLAYERS ON THE CARD MUST PLAY THE CORRESPONDING OPPOSITION PLAYER NAMED ON THE CARD. A COIN WILL BE TOSSED AT THE START OF FIRST FRAME EACH GAME TO DECIDE THE ORDER OF BREAK, IT WILL THEN BE ALTERNATE BREAKING THROUGHOUT THAT GAME. MATCH SCORING WILL BE 2 PTS FOR A WIN, WITH THE AGGREGATE OF A TEAM BEING DECIDED ON GAMES WON & LOST, NOT INDIVIDUAL FRAMES. HOME TEAMS WILL REFEREE THE ODD NUMBERED GAMES & AWAY TEAMS THE EVEN ONES. 4 PLAYERS CONSTITUTE A TEAM & IF THAT NUMBER IS AVAILABLE THEN MATCHES MUST TAKE PLACE. THE HOME TEAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING TABLE COSTS & IF POSSIBLE A REST & SPIDER. DEFACEMENT OF THE CARD WILL NOT BE TOLERATED & TEAMS MAY BE PENALISED FOR INELLIGIBLE WRITING OR NOT FILLING OUT THE CARD PROPERLY. ANY DEVIATION FROM THE PUBLISHED MATCH DATES, TIMES, & VENUES, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.
  19. AT THE START OF A SEASON ONCE A PLAYER HAS SIGNED A REGISTRATION FORM OR A MATCH CARD AS A PLAYER OR A RESERVE, THAT PLAYER WILL BE DEEMED TO BE REGISTERED WITH THAT TEAM. TEAMS MAY THEN SIGN ON NEW PLAYERS AT ANY STAGE OF THE SEASON AS LONG AS THE PLAYER HAS NOT, IN THE CURRENT SEASON, BEEN REGISTERED WITH ANOTHER TEAM IN THE SAME LEAGUE. FOR PLAYERS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SEMI FINALS / FINALS OF THE TEAM CUPS OR CHAMPIONS OF CHAMPIONS, THEY MUST HAVE PLAYED 2 GAMES BY THE QUARTER FINAL OF THE TEAM CUPS OR THE ¾ STAGE OF THE SEASON WHICHEVER IS LATER. FIXTURES WILL SHOW WHEN THAT STAGE OF THE SEASON HAS BEEN REACHED.
  20. IN A WINTER SEASON PLAYERS MAY ONLY TRANSFER ONCE AND NO TRANSFERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 31ST OCTOBER. IN A SUMMER SEASON, PLAYERS WILL BE FREE TO SIGN FOR ANY TEAM BUT ONCE SIGNED NO TRANSFERS WILL BE ALLOWED.
  21. IF DURING A SEASON A TEAM MOVES TO A DIFFERENT VENUE THEY WILL KEEP THEIR PRESENT STATUS, BUT MUST ALSO RETAIN THEIR TEAM NAME FOR THE REST OF THAT SEASON. SUCH A MOVE WILL BE SUBJECT TO FEDERATION APPROVAL BEFORE IT TAKES PLACE. ANY PERPETUAL TROPHIES HELD BY THAT TEAM MUST BE TAKEN WITH THEM TO THEIR NEW VENUE. SHOULD A TEAM LEAVE, OR BE EXPELLED, FROM THE FEDERATION, THEN ANY PERPETUAL TROPHIES HELD BY THEM WILL IMMEDIATELY BE RETURNED TO THE FEDERATION.
  22. IF A TEAM SHOULD LEAVE, OR BE EXPELLED FROM, THE FEDERATION IN THE FIRST HALF OF A SEASON THEN ALL POINTS, TEAM OR PLAYER-OF-THE- YEAR, GAINED FROM OR LOST TO THAT TEAM BY OTHERS, WILL BE VOID. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN IN THE SECOND HALF OF A SEASON THEN RESULTSFROM THE FIRST HALF WILL STAND, RESULTS FROM THE SECOND HALF WILL BE VOID. ANY PLAYER(S) WISHING TO CONTINUE IN AN INDIVIDUAL CUP AFTER THE DEMISE OF THEIR TEAM, BUT UNABLE TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER, MAY ONLY DO SO AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMPETITIONS SECRETARY & THE FEDERATION. IF APPLYING FOR REINSTATEMENT IN ANOTHER SEASON. A TEAM MAY BE REQUIRED TO PAY A BOND OF £50. THIS WILL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER FEDERATION FEES OR FINES OWED. AT THE COMPLETION OF A FULL SEASON THE BOND WILL EITHER BE RETURNED TO THE TEAM OR, IF THEY SO WISH, GO TOWARDS PAYING ANY FINES OR TOWARDS FEES FOR ANOTHER SEASON.
  23. ANY PLAYER OR TEAM LEAVING, OR BEING EXPELLED FROM, THE FEDERATION WILL RELINQUISH ALL RIGHTS & MAY NOT BE ENTITLED TO A REFUND OF ANY MONIES PAID, NO MATTER AT WHAT STAGE THE SEASON MAY BE IN. ANY REFUNDS PAID WILL ONLY BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE FEDERATION. IN SUCH A CASE ALL PERPETUAL TROPHIES WILL IMMEDIATELY BE RETURNED TO THEM.
  24. THE WINNING TEAM ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING IN A LEAGUE MATCH CARD OR IN THE EVENT OF A DRAW, THE HOME TEAM. CARDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE WEBSITE OFFICER NO LATER THAN 6 DAYS AFTER THE MATCH. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN A £5 FINE. IN THE CASE OF TEAM CUP MATCHES IF THE FINE IS NOT PAID AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF THAT PARTICULAR CUP, THE TEAM WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. THE OPPOSING TEAM FROM THE PREVIOUS ROUND WILL NOT BE DECLARED THE WINNERS. CARDS LEFT BEHIND THE BAR OR GIVEN TO OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS PROOF OF DELIVERY. THE FEDERATION MAY NOT ACCEPT CARDS LOST IN THE POST AS PROOF OF POSTAGE.
  25. IN INDIVIDUAL CUP MATCHES THE FINAL WINNER(S) OF THE EVENING WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING IN THE CARD TO THE APPROPRIATE SECRETARY TO REACH THAT OFFICER NO LATER THAN 6 DAYS AFTER THE MATCH. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN A £5 FINE WHICH WILL INCREASE TO DISQUALIFICATION IF THE FINE IS NOT PAID AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF THAT CUP. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN ANY BEATEN OPPONENTS WILL NOT BE UPGRADED TO VICTORS.
  26. ANY TEAM FAILING TO NOTIFY THE OPPOSITION AND THE RELEVANT SECRETARY OF THEIR UNAVAILABILITY BY 2P.M. ON THE DAY OF A MATCH WILL BE FINED £10. IF THE OFFENDERS ARE THE AWAY TEAM THE FINE WILL GO TO THE HOME TEAM. IF THE OFFENDERS ARE THE HOME TEAM THE FINE WILL GO TO THE FEDERATION.
  27. DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF A LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITION A TEAM MAY CLAIM THE FIRST GAME AT THE OFFICIAL START TIME 8.00 P.M. A FURTHER GAME MAY THEN BE CLAIMED EVERY 15 MINUTES UNTIL THE MATCH IS WON AT 8.45 PM. SHOULD THAT OCCUR THEN A TEAM WILL BE AWARDED A WHITEWASH WITH TOTAL POINTS & GAMES.
  28. ALL INDIVIDUAL CUPS WILL BE HELD WHERE POSSIBLE AT THE VENUE OF THE MAIN SPONSOR. MATCHES WILL BE THE BEST OF 3 FRAMES UP TO THE SEMI-FINALS. THE SEMI-FINALS & FINAL MATCHES WILL BE THE BEST OF 5 FRAMES. HOWEVER, THE COMPETITION MAY USE HIS DISCRETION TO CHANGE THE FORMAT FROM BEST OF 3 FRAMES TO BEST OF 5 FRAMES PRIOR TO THE SEMI FINAL IF TIME PERMITS. THE START TIMES & DATES OF INDIVIDUAL CUPS WILL BE DECIDED BY THE COMPETITIONS SECRETARY WHO WILL THEN PUBLISH THOSE TIMES TO THE MEMBERS GIVING THEM REASONABLE NOTICE OF SUCH TIMES.
  29. BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO COMPETE IN ANY INDIVIDUAL CUPS, MEMBERS SHOULD HAVE PLAYED AT LEAST 1 TEAM LEAGUE OR CUP MATCH, OR HAVE SIGNED A MATCH CARD AS A RESERVE A MINIMUM OF 3 TIMES. ANY MEMBER WINNING A PERPETUAL TROPHY MUST HOUSE THAT TROPHY AT THEIR TEAM VENUE.
  30. RELEGATION/PROMOTION FOR ALL LEAGUE DIVISIONS WILL BE 2 UP, 2 DOWN, UNLESS WITHDRAWAL OR ACCEPTANCE OF TEAMS FORCES A CHANGE TO THIS FORMAT. SUCH A CHANGE WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LEAGUE SECRETARY. WHERE POSSIBLE, & KEEPING TO THE SPIRIT OF THE GAME, ALL NEW TEAMS WILL START IN THE LOWEST DIVISION POSSIBLE.
  31. IF IT IS PROVED THAT AN ILLEGAL PLAYER HAS BEEN PLAYED IN A TEAM LEAGUE MATCH, ALL POINTS FROM THAT MATCH WILL BE AWARDED TO THE OPPOSITION & THE OFFENDING TEAM WILL BE FINED £5. ANY PLAYER LOSING TO AN 'ILLEGAL' WILL BE AWARDED THE WIN. HOWEVER, ANY LEGALLY WINNING PLAYER FROM THE OFFENDING TEAM MAY BE ALLOWED TO KEEP THEIR PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR POINT. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN IN A TEAM OR INDIVIDUAL CUP MATCH THE OFFENDER(S) WILL STILL BE FINED & THE OPPOSITION WILL BE DECLARED THE WINNER(S).
  32. IN DRAWS FOR TEAM CUP MATCHES THE FIRST DRAWN TEAM WILL HAVE HOME ADVANTAGE UP TO THE SEMI-FINALS, UNLESS CIRCUMSTANCES DICTATE OTHERWISE. THE SEMI-FINALS & FINALS OF ALL TEAM CUP MATCHES WILL, IF POSSIBLE, BE HELD AT THE VENUE OF A MAIN SPONSOR. FOR THE SEMI-FINALS & FINALS OF TEAM CUPS, TEAMS MUST GIVE TO THE APPROPIATE COMPETION SECRETARY OR MATCH REFEREE, AT LEAST 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE MATCH STARTS, A LIST OF 4 PLAYERS WRITTEN ON A PRIVATE PIECE OF PAPER. THE OFFICIAL WILL THEN TRANSFER THOSE NAMES TO THE OFFICIAL MATCH CARD. NO RESERVES WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLAY IN THE FIRST 4 GAMES. IT WILL BE THE RESPONIBILITY OF THE CAPTAIN TO ENSURE THAT THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE ABLE TO BE CARRIED OUT.
  33. SHOULD A PERPETUAL TROPHY BE LOST OR DAMAGED BY A TEAM THEN THAT TEAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EXPENSE INCURRED IN REPAIRING OR REPLACING THAT TROPHY.
  34. ONCE A PLAYER HAS PLAYED THEIR FIRST ROUND OF ANY INDIVIDUAL CUP NO SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED. IN INDIVIDUAL CUPS CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE PLAYER ALL PLAYERS MUST, AT THE TIME OF PLAYING THEIR FIRST MATCH, BE REGISTERED WITH THE SAME TEAM. IN SUBSEQUENT ROUNDS IF ANY OF THE PLAYERS HAVE LEGALLY LEFT TO PLAY IN ANOTHER TEAM WITHIN THE SAME LEAGUE, THAT DOUBLES, ETC, TEAM MAY CONTINUE.
  35. IN THE 14-1 3 MAN CUP A TEAM MAY REGISTER UP TO 4 PLAYERS ON THE ENTRY FORM. NO ADDITIONS TO THIS WILL BE ALLOWED, EVEN IF THEY HAVE NOT PLAYED THEIR FIRST MATCH IN THAT CUP. NO SUBSTITUTES WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER THEY HAVE PLAYED THEIR FIRST MATCH, & IN EACH MATCH THEY MUST FIELD A MINIMUM OF 3 PLAYERS, WITH ONLY THOSE 3 PLAYERS BEING ALLOWED TO PLAY IN THAT ROUND. ALL 14-1 3 MAN WILL BE 101 POINTS. 14-1 SINGLES MATCHES WILL BE THE FIRST TO 75 AND 101 FOR THE FINAL.
  36. THE LANDLORDS CUP WILL BE OPEN TO ONE PERSON PER VENUE ONLY & MAY ONLY BE ENTERED BY THE RECOGNISED LANDLORD OR LANDLADY OF THAT VENUE, WHO MUST ALSO BE A REGISTERED LEAGUE MEMBER. ANY DOUBT AS TO THE PERSON ENTERING THIS CUP WILL BE DECIDED BY THE FEDERATION WHOSE DECISION WILL BE FINAL & BINDING. THE SAME PLAYER MAY ONLY ENTER ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CUPS: LANDLORDS, CAPTAINS, SECRETARIES.
  37. FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL CUP COMPETITIONS. A MINIMUM OF 8 ENTRIES MUST BE ACHIEVED FOR THAT COMPETITION TO PROCEED. HOWEVER, THE FEDERATION MAY, AT THEIR DISCRETION, COMBINE THE ENTRY OF BOTH LEAGUES, FOR ANY PARTICULAR CUP, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE MINIMUM NUMBERS OF ENTRIES FOR THAT CUP.
  38. ON A PRESENTATION NIGHT AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF A TEAM, INCLUDING TEAM INDIVIDUAL CUPS, MUST BE PRESENT TO RECEIVE THE TROPHIES OR THEY MAY NOT BE AWARDED. AN INDIVIDUAL WINNER OF AN INDIVIDUAL CUP MUST ALSO BE PRESENT OR THAT TROPHY MAY ALSO NOT BE AWARDED.
  39. THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS CUP WILL BE PLAYED BETWEEN THE DIVISIONAL WINNERS OF THE LEAGUE. IF THIS PRODUCES AN ODD NUMBER THE KNOCKOUT CUP WINNERS OF THE LEAGUE WILL BE INCLUDED. IF THIS STILL PRODUCES AN ODD NUMBER THEN THE FORMAT WILL BE ON A ROUND-ROBIN BASIS WITH ALL GAMES BEING PLAYED.
  40. ANY COMPLAINTS MUST BE MADE IN WRITING OR BY E.MAIL ONLY & SENT TO THE LEAGUE SECRETARY TO REACH THAT OFFICER NO MORE THAN 7 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT.
  41. ANY TEAM FAILING TO FIELD A SIDE IN THE PRELIMINARY OR FIRST ROUND PROPER OF THE KNOCKOUT CUP WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ENTER ANY SUPPLEMENTARY CUP.
  42. AN 8 BALL CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED ON A PLAYERS FIRST VISIT. TO QUALIFY AS AN 8 BALL ALL YOUR REMAINING BALLS AND THE BLACK MUST BE POTTED ON THE FIRST VISIT. IF A FOUL BREAK OCCURS AND YOU HAVE 2 VISITS. THE CLEARANCE MUST BE DONE ON THE 1ST VISIT TO QUALIFY AS AN 8 BALL. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO POT 8 BALLS, FOR EXAMPLE IF PLAYER A BREAKS AND POTS 2 YELLOWS AND NOMINATES REDS AND MISSES, THEN PLAYER B COMES TO THE TABLE AND POTS THE REMAINING 5 YELLOWS AND BLACK ON HIS / HER FIRST VISIT. THIS AN 8 BALL. FOR THE 8 BALL TO COUNT FOR THE DIVISIONAL WINNER IT MUST BE COUNTERINITIALLED BY THE OPPOSING PLAYER. IF THIS IS NOT DONE IT WILL NOT COUNT, NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES.