Lincolnshire County Cricket League Handbook 1998

LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET LEA Rules 1. ORGANISATION 1.1 Name The League shall be known as the LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY CRIC ET LEAGUE (hereinafter called "the League"). 1.2 Officers The Officers shall consist of a President, Chairman, Hon. Treasurer, Hop. Secretary, Hon. Fixture Secretary and Hon. Minutes Secretary. These shall be elected at the Anrhual General Meeting. 1.3 Annual General Meeting The A.G.M. shall be held as soon as possible after 30th September eac year. The business shall be: (a} To elect officers, vice-presidents and auditors. (b) To receive a report and balance sheet. (c) To consider any proposals affecting the League of which due an proper notice has been given. Clubs not represented shall be fined as per Rule 8. 1.4 Extra Ordinary General Meeting An Extra-Ordinary General Meeting may be called by a majority voteJ member clubs either at an executive meeting or by letter to the General Secretary. The Business to discuss shall be defined and due notice sent to all me ber clubs. 1.5 Executive Committee The Committee responsible for transacting the business of the Le gue shall be called the Executive Committee, hereinafter called the Committee. It shall consi t of the officers together with one representative from each of the clubs constituting the League. Twelve representatives shall form a quorum. The Committee shall have the power to deal wi h any matter which may arise affecting the League, which is not provided for in these Rules. 1.6 Committee Meetings The Committee shall meet three times per annum in January, April an July, or at any time that the business of the League may require. Fourteen days notice of all nreetings shall be sent by ~~st to all of officers and club representatives. Clubs not represented s~hall be fined as per Rule 1.7 Management Committee The Management Committee shall consist of the officers, as elected at he A.G.M. excluding the President. Their powers shall be to meet, as necessary, to discuss and ,ut proposals, on matters affecting the League, to the Committee. Also take actions as defined eli 1 where in these Rules. 1.8 Voting Each officer and each club representative shall have one vote only. Th Chairman shall have the casting vote. Vice-Presidents shall have a vote at the A.G.M. only. A sinrple majority shall decide all voting at the A.G.M. and Committee Meetings. A club in arrears Iy one month or more in respect of subscriptions or fines at the time of the A.G.M. shall have no voice or vote on any matter. 1.9 Complaints In the event of a complaint being made against a club, the League S cretary shall inform the offending club of the exact nature of the complaint at least seven bays before the League Meeting at which the complaint should come up for discussion. A clublshall not be called upon to answer any complaint at a League Meeting unless it has received seJen days notice as above. The complaint must be made in writing, and accompanied by a fee as ~er Rule 8. The fee will be forfeited if the Committee consider the complaint to be frivolous and re unded if they consider it to be reasonable. Should the complaint be upheld, the offending club hall be dealt with as the Committee may direct. 1.10Alterations to Rules Any proposed alterations to the Rules should be sent to the League S cretary by 31 st August. Such proposals shall be circulated to clubs at least 14 days before the I G.M. 1.11 Umpires Representatives The Lincolnshire Association of Cricket Umpires shall have official representation at the meetings of the Committee. They shall not have a vote, but shall be consulted on ny matters arising which concerns umpires.