Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2019

62  7.4.4 Failure to comply with the provisions of Paragraph 1 may lead to disciplinary  action, irrespective of an alleged breach being related to a match not under  the jurisdiction of the League.  7.5 PROCEDURE  7.5.1 Any alleged breach of discipline within Levels 1 to 4 of the Laws and any other  alleged breach of the conduct, shall be reported in writing, only on the  prescribed Disciplinary Report Form, and sent to the League Secretary within  a time limit of 5 days from the date of the alleged incident.  7.5.2 Any such report received by the League Secretary must be referred to the  Chairman of the Disciplinary Sub‐Committee, who will consider the complaint  and the evidence as soon as practicable and make a decision on one of the  following three options:  7.5.2.1   No further action will be taken against a player and/or the club officials.  7.5.2.2   From the evidence in the report, the matter is suitable to be dealt with  via the League’s Accumulated Offences Process.  Therefore, notification  to a player and the club, of three Accumulated Offences within the same  current season, will result in a ban from all forms of cricket for three  weeks (a week is Saturday to Friday inclusive).  Accumulated Offences  gained or reported during the last two games in any one season, which  cannot count as one of the three in the same current season, will be  carried into the following season as active sanctions or breaches.  7.5.2.3   From the evidence contained within the report, the matter is more  serious and warrants a full Disciplinary Hearing of the League Disciplinary  Sub‐Committee, which shall be convened and arranged by the League  Secretary on behalf of the Chairman.  7.5.3  Accumulated Offences will not be considered, where the victim of the  alleged incident is a young person who, due to age, is a player who is  competing under the 'YOUNG PLAYER REGULATIONS' and the relevant  safeguarding regulations.  7.5.4 The decision of the Chairman of the League Disciplinary Sub‐Committee as to  which of the above options will be implemented is final and binding.  7.6 DISCIPLINARY HEARING  7.6.1 The Chairman of the Disciplinary Sub‐Committee shall convene a hearing as  soon as practicable and in any event within 21 days of the decision to refer.   Any adjournments may be granted at the discretion of the Chairman of the  Disciplinary Sub‐Committee.  7.6.2 In any case which is referred for a Disciplinary Hearing, at least seven days’  notice in writing of the hearing and of the offence(s) alleged shall be given to  the player, or in the case of a club, its Secretary.