1) THE LEAGUE SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE MABLETHORPE & SUTTON POOL LEAGUE.
2) THE MANAGEMENT OF THE LEAGUE SHALL CONSIST OF A (MINIMUM) CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY &
TREASURER WITH A COMMITTEE OF AT LEAST 6 OTHER MEMBERS. EXCEPTIONS TO THIS SHALL
ONLY BE AGREED AT AN A.G.M. OR EMERGENCY PUBLIC MEETING.
3) NO PLAYER SHALL REGISTER WITH MORE THAN ONE TEAM.
4) LEAGUE MATCHES SHALL CONSIST OF 3 DOUBLE MATCHES FIRST, AND 6 SINGLE MATCHES.
UNLESS SPECIFIED BY A PARTICULAR TOURNAMENT.
5) TEAMS ARE PERMITTED TO REGISTER A MAXIMUM OF TWELVE ACTIVE PLAYERS.
6) ONCE A PLAYER HAS BEEN WRITTEN DOWN TO PLAY ON A LEAGUE SHEET OF THE DAY, THIS MAY
ONLY BE CHANGED TO ANOTHER PLAYER WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE OPPOSING CAPTAIN.
7) ONCE A LEAGUE SHEET PLAYER HAS BEEN CHANGED, THE ORIGINAL PLAYER SHALL TAKE NO
FURTHER PART IN THE MATCH.
8) MATCHES SHALL START AT 8.30pm, ANY PLAYER ARRIVING AFTER 9.30pm WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY ON THAT EVENING.
9) NO PLAYER SHALL PLAY FOR MORE THAN ONE TEAM IN ANY CUP GAME.
10) NO TEAM SHALL BE ACCEPTED INTO THE LEAGUE, UNTIL ALL DEBTS INCURRED DURING THE PREVIOUS SEASON HAVE BEEN PAID, AND NO PLAYER OF THIS TEAM WILL BE PERMITTED TO REGISTER FOR ANOTHER TEAM UNTIL ALL DEBTS ARE PAID IN FULL FOR THAT PERSON/TEAM.
11) THE HOME TEAM ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESULT SHEET AND TO SEE THAT IT IS POSTED AFTER THE MATCH. ALSO THIS TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUBS TO BE HANDED IN ALONG WITH THE RESULT SHEET IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED. THIS MUST REACH THE ADMINISTRATORS WITHIN 1 WEEK OF THE MATCH DATE PLAYED. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN £5 FINE.
12) THE LEAGUE TABLES WILL BE SORTED BY THE FOLLOWING FORMAT LISTED BELOW: a) THE TEAM WITH THE MOST POINTS WILL BE TOP. b) IF AT THE END OF THE SEASON, 1 TEAM OR MORE ARE LEVEL ON POINTS, THEN THE TEAM WITH
THE HIGHEST LEGS WILL BE TOP (SEE ITEM C). c) IF AT THE END OF THE SEASON,THE TOP TWO TEAMS & BOTTOM TEAMS ARE LEVEL ON POINTS, THE COMMITTEE WILL ARRANGE A PLAY OFF FOR 1st, 2nd AND RELEGATION PLACES.
13) NEW PLAYERS MAY BE SIGNED ON AFTER THE FIRST HALF FIXTURES (FEE £5), PROVIDING: a) THEY HAVE NOT PLAYED FOR ANY OTHER TEAMS IN THIS LEAGUE. b) THE TEAM DOES NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM TWELVE ACTIVE PLAYERS ALLOWED TO REGISTER. c) THE OPPOSING TEAM CAPTAIN MUST ALLOW THE NEW PLAYER TO PLAY THAT NIGHT.
14) PLAYERS MAY TRANSFER TO ANOTHER TEAM IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE FIXTURES ONLY. THE FEE IS £5.
15) IF A TEAM IS DISCOVERED TO PLAY AN UNREGISTERED PLAYER AND WINS THE MATCH, THE RESULTS WILL BE REVERSED.
16) IF A TEAM IS DISCOVERED TO PLAY A REGISTERED PLAYER FROM ANOTHER TEAM, RULE 15 APPLIES AND A £15 FINE WILL BE INCURRED. IF A SECOND OFFENCE OF THIS RULE IS DISCOVERED, THE TEAM AND THE OFFENDING PLAYERS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE LEAGUE.
17) TO RE-ARRANGE OR CANCEL A MATCH REQUIRES AT LEAST 48 HOURS NOTICE TO THE OTHER TEAM CAPTAIN AND THE VENUE WHERE THE MATCH IS TO BE PLAYED.
18) FAILURE TO GIVE THE 48 HOURS NOTICE WILL AUTOMATICALLY INCUR A £10.00 FINE AND A 7/2 WIN WILL BE AWARDED TO THE OTHER TEAM.
19) WHEN A MATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND THE 48 HOUR PERIOD HAS BEEN GIVEN, THE TEAM WHICH HAS NOT CANCELLED THE MATCH MUST GIVE 3 ALTERNATIVE DATES IN WHICH THEY ARE PREPARED TO PLAY THE RE-ARRANGED FIXTURE. THE TEAM WHICH HAS CANCELLED THE FIXTURE MUST ACCEPT ONE OF THOSE DATES. THEY MUST BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE ON REASONABLE DATES, START TIMES & VENUE (IF UNAVAILABLE).
20) EACH CAPTAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OWN AND HIS TEAMS CONDUCT ON POOL EVENINGS.
21) NO PLAYERS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS OLD ARE ALLOWED TO PLAY IN THIS LEAGUE.
22) AUTOMATIC FINES ARE INCURRED FOR: a) FAILURE TO FULFIL THE LEAGUE FIXTURES £20. b) LATE RESULT SHEETS, 1 WEEK TO HAND IN FOLLOWING RESULT OR £5. c) BRINGING THE LEAGUE GAMES INTO DISREPUTE THROUGH BAD CONDUCT.
23) INCIDENTS WHICH RESULT IN VIOLENCE OR DAMAGE BY ANY TEAM, OR PLAYER OF THAT TEAM, IN A LEAGUE OR CUP GAME, WILL BE DEALT WITH BY OUR DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTS OF: (CHAIRPERSON = ELECTED AT AGM) AND EACH TEAM CAPTAIN NOT INVOLVED.
24) THE ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE WILL BE VOTED INTO THAT POSITION AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MAIN LEAGUE.
25) THE M&SPL MATCH RULES ARE AS PER "THE ENGLISH POOL ASSOCIATION" WITH 2 EXCEPTIONS: a) THE D IS APPLIED TO ALL TABLES, b) THE WHITE BALL CAN ONLY BE PICKED UP BY THE REFEREE, OR BY THE PLAYER IF APPROVAL HAS BEEN GIVEN FOLLOWING A SNOOKERED FOUL.
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26) A SNOOKERED FOUL IS DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS: a) AFTER A FOUL SHOT - THE CUE BALL CANNOT HIT ANY SIDE OF THE PLAYERS OWN COLOURED BALLS DIRECTLY WITHOUT STRIKING THE OPONENTS BALLS FIRST. THIS MUST BE AGREED WITH THE REFEREE. b) RULE 27a ALSO APPLIES TO THE BLACK BALL, IF ALL THE SNOOKERED PLAYERS COLOURED BALLS HAVE BEEN POTTED, PRIOR TO THE SNOOKERED FOUL TAKING PLACE. c) ON AN AGREED FOUL SNOOKER, THE CUE BALL WILL BE REMOVED BY THE REFEREE AND PLACED EITHER IN THE 'D' OR ON THE TOP CUSHION / RAIL READY FOR THE PLAYER TO PLACE IN THE 'D'. IF THEY WISH, THE REFEREE MAY ALLOW THE PLAYER TO MOVE THE CUE BALL THEMSELVES.
27) UNFULFILLED RE-ARRANGED FIXTURE GAMES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED, IF NOT PLAYED ON OR BEFORE THE LAST LEAGUE MATCH FIXTURE DATE FOR THEIR DIVISION, UNLESS AGREED BY THE COMMITTEE.
28) ANY PERSON WHO IS PUBWATCHED WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE LEAGUE.
29) ANY PERSON WHO IS BANNED FROM AN INDIVIDUAL PUB WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE MATCH. ALL TEAMS MUST USE AN ALTERNATIVE PLAYER OR FULFIL THE FIXTURE A PERSON SHORT. NO MATCHES WILL BE REARRANGED TO DIFFERENT VENUES TO ACCOMMODATE THE BANNED PLAYER.
30) THE COMMITTEES DECISION ON ALL MATTERS IS FINAL.
