Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2021

Constitution Document A P a g e | 2 4 Membership 4.1 Applications from clubs desiring admission to the League must be in writing and received by the League Secretary by the last day of September in the year preceding that in which they wish to take part. Applications from existing clubs desiring admission of additional teams to the League must be in writing and received by the League Secretary by the last day of October in the year preceding that in which they wish to take part. 4.2 Before a club is accepted into the League the League Management Committee will need to be satisfied with its status, facilities, and ability to provide active Umpires as per Rule 12.15, Document B. A member of the League Management Committee will inspect the facilities before acceptance. The League Management Committee will decide to which Division of the League an applicant club will be admitted having considered the above criteria. 4.3 Clubs wishing to resign from the League, or any Division of the League shall give notice in writing to the League Secretary by the last day in October. 4.4 Clubs and individual teams resigning during the season shall be fined as determined by the League Management Committee. For the avoidance of doubt, the season is judged to have begun after the publication of the fixtures. 4.5 The League Management Committee reserves the right to ask any club to resign if, in its opinion, the general conduct or appointments of such a club do not satisfy the requirements of the League. Fourteen days’ notice of a complaint must be given in writing to the Secretary of the club affected. 4.6 Any club ceasing to be a member of the League shall at once forfeit any rights to participate in the assets of the League. 5 Finance 5.1 The BDCL is a not-for-profit organisation and subject to these Rules, the League Management Committee shall have the responsibility for the management of all its funds, property, and affairs. 5.2 The funds of the League shall be dealt with by and through an account with a bank in the name of the League. The League Chair, League Secretary and League Treasurer shall be authorised signatories. 5.3 The financial year shall end on 30th November, after which the accounts shall be inspected by an Independent Examiner who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting.