Lancashire League Handbook 2024

GENERAL CONDUCT REGULATIONS FOR RECREATIONAL CRICKET 2024 04 Recreational Cricket Regulations – means the ECB’s Recreational Cricket Regulations in force from time to time. Relevant Cricket Organisations – means County Cricket Boards, National Counties and ECB Premier Leagues, who are required to adopt these Regulations, and any other cricket organisation which has voluntarily adopted these Regulations. Relevant Criminal Offence – means any offence against a child, any sexual offence, any violent offence, any drug offence, any public order offence, any offence with an aggravated element, any offence of cruelty against animals and any offence relating to integrity. See Appendix 4, guidance notes 14 and B for further information. Relevant Disciplinary Body – means the body appointed by a Relevant Cricket Organisation under Regulation 2(d) who is responsible for conducting disciplinary processes. Relevant Recreational Cricket – means all cricket competitions formally organised by County Cricket Boards, the National Counties Cricket Association, ECB Premier Leagues or any Relevant Cricket Organisation which has adopted these Regulations. Respondent – means a Participant, Club or League which is the subject of a disciplinary charge. Summary Procedure – means the procedure to determine a disciplinary charge where a Hearing is not required, in accordance with Regulations 19-25. Written Complaint – means a complaint made by any person detailing an alleged breach of these Regulations at any time in writing. SCOPE AND APPLICATION 2. From the Effective Date: (a) all Relevant Cricket Organisations are bound by and must familiarise themselves with the requirements of these Regulations; (b) all Participants must comply with the disciplinary process set out in these Regulations in respect of any alleged breach of these Regulations by the Participant; (c) all Relevant Cricket Organisations must adopt these Regulations and implement the requirements of these Regulations in respect of the disciplinary processes they carry out. All Relevant Cricket Organisations must adopt these Regulations in their entirety, except that where a specific Regulation is underlined a Relevant Cricket Organisation may amend and/or supplement that Regulation, provided that any amendments: i. are not inconsistent with the mandatory provisions or overall purpose of these Regulations; ii. are not inconsistent with the guidance in Appendix 4; iii. are clearly reflected in the version of these Regulations that the Relevant Cricket Organisation adopts; and iv. are clearly communicated to the Participants under their jurisdiction.; (d) all Relevant Cricket Organisations must decide who has responsibility for conducting the disciplinary process (and that entity shall be the Relevant Disciplinary Body under these Regulations) and dealing with appeals (and that entity shall be the Appeal Body under these Regulations). A Relevant Cricket Organisation may delegate responsibility to an appropriate Club, League or County Cricket Board in relation to some, or all, categories of cases arising under these Regulations. However, in each case the Relevant Cricket Organisation must ensure that the Relevant Disciplinary Body and the Appeal Body has agreed to accept that responsibility and complies with the requirements in relation to the disciplinary and/or appeals process as set out in these Regulations;