Lancashire League Handbook 2025

LCL Handbook 2025 229 1 ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET BOARD GENERAL CONDUCT REGULATIONS FOR RECREATIONAL CRICKET DEFINITIONS 1. In these General Conduct Regulations for Recreational Cricket (“ Regulations ”): “ Adjudicator ”means an individual (whomay be one of agroupof individuals) appointed by a Relevant Cricket Organisation to have responsibility for the Summary Procedure. “ Appeal Body ” means the body appointed by a Relevant Cricket Organisation under Regulation 3(d) which is responsible for dealing with appeals. “ Appeal Hearing ” means the hearing at which an appeal will be determined. “ Appeal Panel ” means a panel of 3 people, unless otherwiseagreed by the parties,appointed fromthe Appeal Body to deal with any appeal against a decision of an Adjudicator or Disciplinary Panel in accordance with these Regulations. “ Appeal Panel Chair ” means a member of the Appeal Body who is the appointed chair of an Appeal Panel in respect of a particular case. “ Appellant” means an individual, Club or League which has issued an appeal to either (i) an Appeal Body in respect of a decision by an Adjudicator or Disciplinary Panel; (ii) a Review Panel in respect of a decision of an Appeal Panel; or (iii) a Recreational Appeal Panel in respect of a decision by a Recreational Discipline Panel. “Charge Letter” means a letter or email outlining the charge(s) to a Respondent. The Charge Letter will be in the form at Appendix 2 or contain substantially the same categories of information as a minimum. “ Club” means a club which participates in Relevant Recreational Cricket and is affiliated to a Recreational Cricket Board. “ Club Official ” means any official of a Club, as listed on their website or official Club documentation, acting in an official capacity at a match. “ Cricket Discipline Panel ” means the panel of individuals responsible for adjudicating on regulatory cases on behalf of the ECB. “ Cricket Regulator” means the body responsible for investigating and prosecuting breaches of ECB Regulations. “ Disciplinary Officer ” means an individual (who may be one of a group of individuals) appointed by a Relevant Cricket Organisation to have responsibility for the disciplinary process under these Regulations when that Relevant Cricket Organisation is acting as the Relevant Disciplinary Body and/or Appeal Body. “ Disciplinary Panel ” means a panel of 3 people, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, appointed to deal with a disciplinary charge at a Hearing in accordance with these Regulations. “ Disciplinary Panel Chair ” means the appointed chair of a Disciplinary Panel. “ Disciplinary Procedure Regulations ” means the regulations governing the disciplinary procedure for regulatorycasesbroughtbefore theCricketDisciplinePanelas in forceandamended from time to time. “ Disciplinary Report ” means a report prepared by an umpire (or captain or Club Official, as outlined in Regulation 8) detailing any alleged On-Field Breach and/or Off-Field Breach. The Disciplinary Report will be in the form at Appendix 1 or contain substantially the same categories of information.