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Rules and Regulations |
| *Official Rules of the Game of Snooker* |
| 1. Name and Objects. |
| 2. Membership of the League. |
| 3. Constitution of the League and Divisions. |
| 4. Registration of Players. |
| 5. Management of the League. |
| 6. League Finances. |
| 7. Annual General Meeting. |
| 8. Transfer of Players. |
| 9. Discipline and Complaints. |
| 10. General Match Regulations. |
| 11. Competition Regulations. |
| 12 Individual Competition. |
| 13. Team Handicap Regulations. |
| 14. Team Snooker Handicaps. |
| 15. Team Billiards Handicaps. |
| 16. Trophies |
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1.1 The name of the Farnham and District Billiards and Snooker League (hereinafter called “The League”). 1.2 The
objective of the League shall be the promotion of the interests of the game of
billiards and snooker by the 1.3 For
the purposes of determining eligibility for membership, the Farnham District
shall be defined as comprising the |
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2.1
Application for membership of the League and participation in the competitions
shall be considered from any club in 2.2 Admission to membership shall be by majority vote at the Annual General Meeting (hereinafter called “The AGM”). 2.3 Clubs may enter more than 1 team in either the Billiards and/or the Snooker League. 2.4 A
fee shall be payable to the League, to be paid at the AGM, in respect of each
separate billiards and snooker 2.5 Team
entries must be received by the League Secretary not later than 15 days before
the date of the AGM. |
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3. Constitution of League and Divisions 3.1 The constitution of the League and the various Divisions shall be determined by the Management Committee. 3.2
Team promotion and relegation in League Divisions - Winners and runners up are
promoted - bottom two teams 3.3 Any new teams elected to the League will commence in the lowest division. 3.4 No
division in the Snooker League shall consist of more than fourteen teams; in the
Billiards League up to sixteen |
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4.1 Names of all players taking part in League and other competitions shall be
registered with the Results Secretary 4.2 A
player may register to play billiards for one club and snooker for another club in that League for which
he is 4.3 For
playing an unregistered player, the Management Committee may, at their discretion
impose the following |
| a) Forfeiture of any points won by that player. |
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b) Forfeiture of such additional points as the Management Committee may decide,
subject to a maximum of four points. |
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5.1 The
conduct of the League shall be the responsibility of a Management Committee,
elected at the AGM, consisting 5.2 The Management Committee shall meet as often as required during the year. 5.3 Four
members having the power to vote shall constitute a quorum, providing that at
least one of these shall be an 5.4 In
the event of a casual vacancy arising on the committee, the remaining members
may co-opt a replacement for 5.5 Decisions of the Committee shall be by majority vote. All members of the
Committee, with the exception of the 5.6 The
Management Committee may nominate any one or more of their number to perform
such specified duties or 5.7 The Management Committee shall be responsible for: |
| 1) Approval of the League fixtures. |
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2) Consideration and
settlement of any dispute in the interpretation of these rules, or of the games of billiards and snooker as laid down by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. |
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3) Consideration of any
complaints submitted in accordance with section 9 of these rules, regarding the
conduct of any club, team or registered player and the imposition of penalties as deemed appropriate. The Committee shall hear evidence from the parties involved, and any other competent witness in dealing with such complaints, and the Committee’s decision shall be final. |
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6.1 The
Treasurer shall be responsible for the receipt and payment of all monies,
subject to the approval of the 6.2 The
Annual Accounts shall be examined by an Honorary Auditor, elected at the AGM,
and who shall not be an 6.3 The Committee may, if they think fit, raise monies by draws and raffles in order to supplement League Funds. 6.4 The Leagues bankers shall be the National Westminster Bank, The Borough. Farnham. 6.5 All cheques shall bear the signatures of two officers of the League, one of whom shall be the Treasurer. 6.6 The
Committee shall be responsible for the placing of funds to the best advantage of
the League. |
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7.1 The Annual General Meeting shall be held on the Monday before the Presentation Night. 7.2 Each
Club may appoint one delegate per registered team to represent them at the AGM,
who will have the authority 7.3 Notice of the date and venue of the Meeting shall be circulated to member clubs
not less than four weeks before 7.4 The Agenda for the AGM shall be circulated to member clubs not less than seven days before the Meeting.
7.5 Proposals to amend these rules must be made in accordance with Rule 7.3, and
shall be included in the Agenda. |
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8.1 A
player may be transferred to another team in a higher division for two weeks
only within the same club. After two 8.2 A
player may be transferred to another team in the same division from within the
same club, but he may not return 8.3 No player may transfer to another team within the last four weeks of the League season. 8.4 No player may play for more than one team within one week. 8.5 A
player wishing to transfer from one club to another must be registered by his
new club not less than fourteen 8.6 At
the discretion of the Management Committee, an entire team from one member club
to another without loss of 8.7 No
professional players are permitted to play league matches in the game for which
they are a registered as a |
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9.1 Complaints concerning the conduct of any club, team or registered player, or the
failure to comply with any rules 9.2 The
Committee may, after consideration of any complaint, impose any one or more of
the following penalties as |
| 1) Forfeiture of points scored in a game or match; |
| 2) Fines; |
| 3) Suspension of players, teams or clubs for definite or indefinite periods; |
| 4) Expulsion from League of players, teams and clubs; |
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9.3 Any
player, team or club shall have the right to appeal against any finding against
them, or penalty imposed upon them. |
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10.1 Play should commence as near possible 7.45 pm. but no later than 8.15 pm. At the
conclusion of each, the next 10.2 Opposing pairs shall be decided by drawing lots. 10.3 Order of play shall be decided by the visiting team. 10.4 Members of the home team shall act as referees, and members of the visiting team shall act as markers. 10.5 All games shall be played in accordance with the rules as laid down, and amended
from time to time, by the 10.6 Scoring in League Matches shall be on the basis of one point for each winner. 10.7 In the Billiards League, the team will consist of three players with the winner
of each game being the first player to 10.8 The
result of the match may be reported by Email or web page www.fdbsl.co.uk – or by
post. 10.9 The
captain of the winning team will be responsible to report the result – if a draw
the home team captain is 10.10
Both captains will be issued with a results card that will be signed by both
captains – both captains will keep the 10.11
DO NOT POST THE CARDS The result cards WILL NOT HAVE STAMPS PROVIDED – If E-Mail
or WEB is not 10.12 Where
a team includes players who may be prohibited from playing in an opposing club,
by virtue of provisions in |
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11.1 The Management Committee shall set up a Competitions sub-Committee to
organise and run the annual Billiards 11.2 The basis on which such competitions are run shall be determined by the Management Committee. 11.3 All competitions are free for any Billiard or Snooker team player who is registered in the League. 11.4 No professional player may take part in any competitions. 11.5
All competition details will
be sent to the relevant team captains who will then inform those players
wishing to take
11.6 The
draw for each round of all championship competitions shall be made and issued by
the Competitions
11.7 The player or pair drawn at home shall be responsible for contacting
the away player(s) to arrange the date and 11.8
Matches must be played by the
specified closing date, and the result card received by the Competitions
Secretary
11.9 It shall be the responsibility of the winner of each match to notify
the Competitions Secretary of the result on the
11.10 Semi-final and Final matches will be played on neutral tables on dates to
be determined by the Competitions 11.11
Each match must be controlled by
a referee acceptable to both players. For semi-final and final matches, referees 11.12
In the event of any dispute
arising, the facts shall be considered by the Competitions sub-Committee, and
their 11.13
Any queries must be directed to
the Competitions Secretary. |
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1) Billiards
2) Individual
Snooker Championships
3) Snooker Pairs Championships |
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13.1
All teams playing in the
Billiards and Snooker League shall be entered automatically in the appropriate 13.2 Team Handicaps and the draw for each round shall be determined by the Competitions sub-Committee.
13.3
Matches must be played by the stated date each week,
and the results telephoned by the following evening to the 13.4 Semi-final and final matches will be played at neutral venues to be arranged by the Competitions sub-Committee.
13.5 Matches shall be
refereed and marked on the same basis as for league matches, except that the
semi-final and |
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14.1 Team handicaps shall be marked on the score board at the start of each frame. 14.2
Each frame must be played until
the black ball is potted; in the event of a tie in any frame, the black shall be
14.3
Each match shall be decided on
the number of frames won, but, in the event of a 2-2 draw, the winners shall be |
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15.1
“Receive” handicaps shall be marked on the scoreboard at the start of each game.
“Owe” handicaps must be 15.2 In the
event of a draw, the winners shall be the team scoring the higher
aggregate of points. For the purpose of |
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16.1 Trophies shall be awarded as determined from time to time by the Management Committee. 16.2 Team trophies and the individual challenge cups shall remain the property of the
league and may not be won
16.3 It
shall be the responsibility of clubs or individuals holding trophies belonging
to the League to return them to the |