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TRANSFERS
(The rules in yellow, shown below can be seen on pages 20 & 21 of the Durham FA handbook)
1) Clubs wishing to approach a player for transfer, must give SEVEN days written notice to the club the player is registered with, that they wish to approach the player. This must be sent by special delivery or recorded post OR a written acknowledgement obtained from the chairman or secretary of the club approached.
If a player approaches your club, you must also give notice as above before completing a transfer form. The player may be transferred on or after the 8th day and not more than 21 days from giving notice. (This effectively means it will be a minimum of 14 days before the player can play for your club (ie.7 days notice then 7 days from completing the transfer form))
2) You CANNOT approach another player from the same club within 28 days of an earlier notice of approach or acknowledgement.
3) You CANNOT approach the same player a second time in the season. (ie if the player says he does not wish to transfer to your club or you do not complete and submit the transfer form within 21 days of the first approach, you cannot submit a transfer for that player until the following season, you must then follow (1) above)
4) You can only approach ONE player at a club at any time.
5) Clubs subject to a complaint alleging failure to give notice, may be subject to a charge under FA rule E1 (b). If a club is found guilty of breaching the rule, the registration of the player(s) may be cancelled and the club subject to such other penalty as the association or affiliated association deems appropriate.
ENSURE THAT YOU RETAIN RECORDED DELIVERY RECEIPTS FOR APPROACH FORMS SENT BY POST OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORMS FOR FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT WITH THE OTHER CLUB SECRETARY / CHAIRMAN.
Approach may also be made via e-mail, providing a copy of the e-mail is forwarded to either myself or John Cooper:
james@hartlepoolsundayleague.org
johncooper@hartlepoolsundayleague.org
Approach forms can be opened to print by clicking 'HERE' Acknowledgement forms can be opened to print by clicking 'HERE'
TRANSFER RULES FROM THE LEAGUE HANDBOOK
8(C) A player having taken part in matches for any Club affiliated to any County Football Association shall not be allowed to join, be transferred to, or sign for a Club in the Competition without first proving to the officials of the intended Club that the player has discharged all reasonable financial liabilities to the previous Club or Clubs, and a Club official may not accept such player's signature without first ascertaining whether such claims have been discharged to the satisfaction of the Club, or Clubs, for which the player last played.
(F) It shall be a breach of Rule for a player to:-
(i) Play for more than one Club in the Competition in the same season without first being transferred.
(ii) Having signed for one Club in the Competition, sign for another Club in the Competition in that season except
for the purpose of a transfer.
(iii) Submit a signed registration form for registration that the player had wilfully neglected to accurately or fully
complete.
(iv) Submit more than two transfer forms during the same playing season.
(H) Subject to The Football Association Rules dealing with players without a written contract when a player desires a transfer, the Club the player wishes to transfer to shall submit a transfer form to the (Registrations) Secretary accompanied by a fee of £3.00 (The fee does not appt during close season – 01st to 30th June). Such transfer shall be referred by the (club) Secretary to the Club for which the player is registered. Should this Club object to the transfer it should state its objections in writing to the (Registrations) Secretary and to the player concerned within seven days of receipt of the transfer form. Upon receipt of the Club's consent, or upon its failure to give written objection within seven days, the (Registrations) Secretary may, on behalf of the Management Committee, transfer the player who shall be deemed eligible to play for the new Club from such date or seven days after receipt of such transfer. In the event of an objection to a transfer the matter shall be referred to the Management Committee for a decision.
(I) A player may not be registered for a Club nor transferred to another Club in the Competition after March 31st except by special permission of the Management Committee.
REGISTRATIONS
8. (A) (i) Contract players, as defined in Football Association Rules, are/are not permitted in this Competition.
(ii) Players must be a minimum of 15(fifteen) years of age on or before 31st August to register to play in the league.
(B) A registered playing member of a Club is one who, being in all other respects eligible, has:-
(i) Signed a fully and correctly completed Competition registration form in ink, countersigned by an Officer of the Club, and who has been registered with the (Registrations) Secretary Seven days prior to playing and whose completed registration counterfoil has been received by the Club prior to playing.
(C) A player having taken part in matches for any Club affiliated to any County Football Association shall not be allowed to join, be transferred to, or sign for a Club in the Competition without first proving to the officials of the intended Club that the player has discharged all reasonable financial liabilities to the previous Club or Clubs, and a Club official may not accept such player's signature without first ascertaining whether such claims have been discharged to the satisfaction of the Club, or Clubs, for which the player last played.
(D) A fee of £2.00 shall be paid for each player registered.
(E) The Management Committee shall decide all registration disputes. In the event of a player signing a registration form or having a registration submitted for more than one Club priority of registration shall decide for which Club the player shall be registered. The (League) Secretary shall notify the Club last applying to register the player of the fact of the previous registration.
(F) It shall be a breach of Rule for a player to:-
(i) Play for more than one Club in the Competition in the same season without first being transferred.
(ii) Having signed for one Club in the Competition, sign for another Club in the Competition in that season except
for the purpose of a transfer.
(iii) Submit a signed registration form for registration that the player had wilfully neglected to accurately or fully
complete.
(iv) Submit more than two transfer forms during the same playing season.
(G) (i) The Management Committee shall have power to accept the registration of any player.
(ii) The Management Committee shall have power to refuse, cancel or suspend the registration of any player or may fine any player at their discretion who has been charged and found guilty of registration irregularities. (Subject to Rule 16), subject to the right of appeal to the FA or the relevant County Football Association.
(iii) The Management Committee shall have power to refuse or cancel the registration of any player found guilty of undesirable conduct (subject to Rule 16). Undesirable conduct shall mean an incident of repeated conduct, which may deter a participant from being involved in this Competition. Application should be made to the parent County of the Club the player is registered with. (Note: Action under Clause (ii) shall not be taken against a player for misconduct until the matter has been dealt with by the appropriate Association, and then only in cases of the player bringing the Competition into disrepute and will in any case be subject to an Appeal to the Football Association.) For the purpose of this rule brining the Competition into disrepute can only be considered where the player has received in excess of 112 days’ suspension in a period of two years or less from the date of the first offence. When a Competition refuses to accept or cancel the registration of a player, the player must be advised in writing of the reason(s) and given the right of appeal to The Football Association or affiliated Association.)
(I) A player may not be registered for a Club nor transferred to another Club in the Competition after March 31st except by special permission of the Management Committee.
(J) A Club shall keep a list of the players it registers and a record of the games in which they have played, and shall produce such records upon demand by the Management Committee.
(K) A register containing the names of all players registered for each Club, with the date of registration, shall be kept by the (Registrations) Secretary and shall be open to the inspection of any duly appointed Member Club representative at all Management Committee meetings or at other times mutually arranged. Registrations are valid for one Season only, unless the club has checked and completed the retained list supplied by the league. Any club failing to do so will have to re-register its players. In the event of a player without a written contract charging his status to that of a contract player with the same Club, another Club in the Competition or with a Club in another Competition his registration as a player without a written contract will automatically be cancelled and declared void. In order for him to play in the League again either for his original Club or for another Club it will be necessary for him to be re-registered as required by this Rule
(L) (i) Any team playing an unregistered or otherwise ineligible player or players will have 3 points deducted from its total and be fined a minimum of £10.00.
(ii) In addition the team may have three points deducted from its total at the discretion of the Management Committee and may be dealt with in any further manner which is thought to be fit.
(iii) The Management Committee in exceptional circumstances may, at its discretion, award any points deducted from a Club under this Rule to the opponents in the match in question, subject to the match not being ordered to be replayed.
(M) Players can only play for one Club in the League Cup Competitions (Colin Lyver Premier Division Cup, Barry Hogan First Division Cup & Second Division Cup). In addition, players can only play for one Club in the John Dowson Memorial Cup and Steven Tierney Memorial Cup. To be eligible to play, a player must have been registered for his current club at least7days prior to the cup match in that competition.
(The following Clause applies to Competitions involving players in full-time secondary education):-
(N) (i) Priority must be given at all times to school and school organisations activities.
(ii) The availability of children must be cleared with the Head Teachers (except for Sunday Leagues).
(Note: For players under the age of 18 the provisions contained in Football Association Rules will apply.)
PROTESTS AND COMPLAINTS
15. (A)(i) All questions of eligibility, qualifications of players or interpretations of the Rules shall be referred to the Management Committee.
(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 shall be considered by the Management Committee unless the complaining Club shall have deposited with the Secretary a sum of £10.00. This may be forfeited in whole or in part in the event of the complaining or protesting Club losing its case. The Competition shall have 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 costs to be shared by the parties.
(E) All parties to a protest or complaint must be afforded an opportunity to make 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. When dealing with a protest or complaint the Management Committee shall take into consideration 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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