Lancashire League Handbook 2019

32 Board (or other like Authority), that the Professional was so required to represent his Country and/or County (or equivalent) and that as a result of such requirement the Professional would be unable to perform his agreement. For the purposes of clarification it should be noted that release of a professional from his contractual agreement only relates to a professional coming from overseas who is recalled by his Country or County (or equivalent) within his own Country and will not permit the release of any professional to enable him to play for any County or Minor County within the United Kingdom. 2.4. In the event of the League Committee determining that a Club did not have good cause to engage a substitute professional the Club shall be answerable in accordance with Rule C1.6. 3. No Lancashire League professional shall act as substitute under the foregoing rule. 4. RE-ENGAGEMENT AND APPROACHING OF PROFESSIONALS 4.1. No League Club Professional shall be engaged (or be approached with a view to engagement) by another League Club for the following season until after the League meeting in July each year, on and after which date any Club may approach and engage any professional subject to the following conditions: (a) At the said League meeting in July each club must inform the League Committee of its intentions with regard to its current Professional confirming in particular: Whether or not it wishes to retain the services of its current Professional and, if so, whether or not a written offer of re-engagement has been made to that Professional and, if so, on what date and whether such offer is for a term of at least one year and at a remuneration of not less than the Professional is currently receiving. (b) In the event of a Professional having received such an offer declining to remain with his current Club and engaging with another League Club, the Club so engaging him shall pay such sum specified at the previous AGM under Rule B5(e)(iii) to the Club the Professional is leaving. 5. PROFESSIONALS MISCONDUCT 5.1. Any Club may without prejudice to any other action right or remedy it may enjoy refer to a meeting of the League Committee any alleged breach of a Professional Agreement to which it is or was party. Such references shall bemade inwriting addressed to the League Secretary and a copy thereof shall be sent to the Professional alleged to have breached the Agreement. The Club shall advise the Professional of his right to submit written representations to the League Committee regarding the alleged breach and/or to attend at a League Committee meeting (either personally or in his absence by his accredited representative). The