Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2014

36 (ix) If after the election of the members of the LMC at the Annual General Meeting any alterations duly made under Rule 1.7(iii) at the same Annual General Meeting affect the constitution of the LMC, then these alterations will take affect from the date of the next Annual General Meeting unless an Extraordinary General Meeting is called under Rule 1.7(xi) to authorise an earlier implementation. (x) All competitions will be played under the rules approved by the Annual General Meeting. (xi) The rules applicable to the Annual General Meeting, with the exception of Rule 1.7(i), shall also apply to an Extraordinary General Meeting whenever such a meeting is convened. 1.8 League Management Committee (i) Subject to these Rules, the LMC shall have the responsibility for the management of the League, its funds, property and affairs. (ii) The League shall be governed by a LMC consisting of the officers named in Rules 1.6(i) and 1.6(iii) and thirteen representatives from all clubs in the League who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting. One representative of the BDUA appointed by that Association shall serve on this Committee. (iii) Not more than one representative from any one club shall serve on this Committee, with the exception of the officers named in Rules 1.6(i) and 1.6(iii). (iv) Nine members shall form a quorum. (v) At least four clear days’ notice of such meetings shall be given. (vi) Members of this Committee shall not be allowed to vote on questions arising out of matters in which their clubs are concerned. (vii) Travelling expenses of members of this Committee, over and above those expected in the normal course of their duties, shall be paid by the League. (viii) Any member of the LMC failing to attend two consecutive meetings without reasonable cause shall forfeit his seat which shall be filled by the Committee at the next meeting. The member so appointed shall hold office only until the next Annual General Meeting. (ix) The LMC may appoint such sub-committees as they may from time to time consider necessary. (x) A Vice-Chairman shall be appointed by the LMC from amongst their numbers at the first Committee meeting after the Annual General Meeting. (xi) The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, or if both are absent, a deputy appointed by the LMC shall preside at all LMC Meetings and shall have a casting vote.