Lincolnshire County Cricket League Official Handbook 2022

Rule~and Constitution For the League All RULE CHANGES ANO AMENDMENTS ARE IN BLUE ANO ITALIC 1 The League, Officers and Meetings 1.1 Name. The League shall be known as the Lincolnshire County Cricket League (hereinafter called LCCL) 1.2 Officers. The officers shall consist of a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, General Secretary, Fixture Secretary, Results Secretary and a League Statistician and will be known as the Management Commrttee. These shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting. 1.3 Annual General Meeting. The AGM shall be held as soon as possible after the 30th September each year. The business shall be: To elect a President and Vice Presidents, Officers and an Accountant to audit financial transactions. To receive Reports and a Balance Sheet. A minimum of 14 days' notice and Agenda will be circulated including any proposals affecting the LCCL for which due and proper notice has been given. Clubs not represented shall be fined as per rule 8.1 1.4 Extraordinary General Meeting. An Extraordinary General Meeting may be called by a majority vote of Member clubs either at an Executive meeting or by letter to the General Secretary. The business to be discussed shall be defined and 14 days notice sent to all member clubs. Clubs not represented shall be ffned as per rule 8.1 1.5 Executive Committee. The Committee responsible for transacting the business of the LCCL shall be called the Executive Committee, hereinafter called the Executive. It shall consist of the Officers together with one representative from each of the clubs constituting the LCCL. Twelve representatives shall form a quorum. The Committee shall have the power to deal with any matter that may arise affecting the LCCL which is not provided for in these ru~ . 1.6 Meetings. The E.xecutive shall meet three times per annum In January, April and July, or at any time that the business of the LCCL may require. Meetings in January, April and July shall be held on the third Wednesday of the month. (April being subject to fixture arrangements).. Fourteen days notice of all Executive meetings shaJI be sent by email together with notification on the LCCLs Play Cricket website to all Officers and club representatives. Clubs not represented shall be fined as per rule 8.1 . All meerings to ::ie :ieta oy Viceo call witro 1he excepI1on of the ;-,.GM arc tile pre seaso,1 meering cAp:il). 1. 7 Management Committee. The Management Committee shall consist of the Officers, as elected at the AGM. Their powers shall be to meet as necessary, to discuss and put proposals on matters affecting the LCCL, to the Executive Committee and also to take action as defined elsewhere in the rules. 1.8 Voting. Each Officer and each club representative shall have one vote only. The Chairman shall have the casting vote. A simple majority shall decide all voting at the AGM, EGM and Committee meetings. A club in arrears by one month or more in respect of subscriptions or fines at the time of the meeting shall have no voice or vote on any matter. 1.9 Breaching of Rules and Appeals. Clubs may draw attention to the Management Committee of a possible infringement of the rules by others and this shall be done in writing within seven days of the alleged offence together with the fee as per rule 8.1 the Management Committee once aware of a possible infringement of any of the LCCL rules shall demand the club(s) to provide a written report within 7 days of the request. The Management Committee shall consider the report(s) and impose any fines/penalties as deemed necessary. Clubs shall have the right of appeal which shall be heard within fourteen days of such appeal being received together with a fee as per rule 8.1 . The Appeal Committee shall consist of the Chairman and two other persons appointed by the Management Committee. The Appeals Committee has the right to waive, reduce, suspend or increase any penalty originally imposed. 17