Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Handbook 2022

Disciplinary Regulations P a g e | 71 22 Confidentiality 22.1 All disciplinary proceedings which take place under the Disciplinary Regulations shall be confidential and shall take place in private. 22.2 Our Leagues and the ECB shall have the right to publish any written decision of a Disciplinary Panel or Appeal Panel, including (but not necessarily limited to) publication on their websites, and participants shall be deemed to have consented to such publication. 23 Social Media For the avoidance of doubt, any postings online and/or on social media (Twitter, Facebook, or similar/equivalent platforms), shall also be determined in accordance with the factors above. In relation to such cases, it should be noted: i. Participants are to be considered responsible for any posting(s) on their social media account(s) which are caught by the factors detailed above (the fact that a posting may have been made by someone else in the participants name will not necessarily prevent disciplinary action being taken) ii. Disciplinary action may result from repeating comments made on social media by others (e.g., ‘retweeting’) which are caught by the factors detailed above iii. The deleting of any inappropriate content, whilst advisable, does not in itself prevent disciplinary action being taken. 24 Rule Changes The NCDG discipline regulations can only be amended or added to by a majority vote of the participating member Leagues in the NCDG, followed by, where necessary, a majority vote at a League AGM or EGM. Where there is a tied vote between member Leagues, in exceptional circumstances the Chair of the NCCC Clubs and Leagues sub-committee may cast a deciding vote. 25 Membership A league may, by a majority vote of teams, leave the NCDG. A League wishing to join the NCDG must adopt the regulations in full at a League AGM or EGM with a majority vote of teams, where necessary.