Snooker Rules

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WESTERHAM SNOOKER LEAGUE RULES
(Amended August 2016)
The association of clubs shall be known as the WESTERHAM SNOOKER LEAGUE and the headquarters shall be THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, WESTERHAM
The Officers of the league shall consist of: CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENTS, HON. SECRETARY, HON. FIXTURES SECRETARY and HON. TRASURER

1a The Committee shall be the officers, together with one member appointed by and representing each club (known as Club Representative). The Officers shall serve for one year and be eligible for re-election at the AGM.
1b The League accounts shall be checked each year and be presented to the Committee for approval at the AGM.
1c It shall be compulsory that a Club Representative or his/her appointed agent MUST attend each ordinary meeting of the League. Failure to do so shall incur a deduction of three points from every team from that club. Deductions shall be carried over to the following season in the event of such failure occurring after the season end. The deduction shall be applied at the next published league update.
Any club not represented at the AGM shall be deducted 5 points per team to be applied at the beginning of the following season.
1d The affairs of the League shall be managed by the Committee. No Officer or Committee member may vote on any matter concerning a protest or appeal made by his/her own club. There shall be one vote per club. The Chairman may have one vote which may only be used as a casting vote. Any club or individual has the right of protest or appeal which must be made before the committee at an ordinary meeting. The committee shall consist of a quorum of five members.
1e The annual subscription payable by the clubs shall be decided at the AGM and MUST be paid, together with any outstanding cup fees, before the start of the season.
All clubs are to be notified in writing at least 14 days before an AGM or Extraordinary General Meeting by the league secretary.
2a Teams shall consist of bona-fide members – i.e. members who have paid a membership subscription to the club that they represent. Each team shall register a minimum of four bona-fide members with the fixtures secretary before season commencement. Bona-fide members may join a team at short notice with the agreement of the opposition captain and having also informed the fixtures secretary.
2b New players may not register in the last three matches of the season end and no player shall play for more than one team during a season.
2c Matches in Division 1 shall consist of six single frames. Matches below Division 1 shall consist of five single frames.
2d Before the commencement of the first frame, the captains of each team or their representative, shall present to each other a FULL list of players in the order of play. This order cannot be altered once the match has commenced without the agreement of the opposing captain
2e No table charge is to be made to the visiting teams.
3 All games shall be played in accordance with W.P.B.S.A. rules. It is reminded that the ‘Miss’ rule does not apply at amateur level.
3a A minimum of three and a maximum of six players shall comprise a team and no player is to play more than two frames.
3b Teams unable to field the minimum required players shall postpone the match. If any postponement is made less than 24hrs from the scheduled start time then that team shall be deducted 6 points in the 1st division and five in all lower divisions. The non-offending team shall then offer three dates within 21 days of the postponed date, one of which must be accepted. All postponed matched must be played.
3c When matches are postponed, irrespective of who postponed the match, the ‘home’ team is to advise the Fixtures Secretary by the following Wednesday of such a postponement and of the re-arranged date. Failure to do so will be deemed ‘card not received’ and the home team shall be deducted one point. The non-offending team shall then offer three dates within 21 days of the postponed date, one of which must be accepted.
3d When matches are postponed due to no fault of either team, e.g. bad weather, then neither team shall be penalised and the match will be rearranged within 21 days of the postponed date.
4a All matches are to be started no later than 19:30hrds. Any team not ready to start the match by that time shall concede the first frame.
4b If no more than two players from any team should attend then the match shall be deemed to have been postponed and any frames played to be void. The appropriate penalty points shall be applied to the offending team (see rule 3b)
4c Results cards are to be signed by both captains and sent to the fixtures secretary immediately after the match. Cards not received within 14 days shall result in the offending team being deducted one point. Incorrect, illegible or incomplete cards shall also result in a one point deduction.
5a Teams shall score one point for each frame won and league positions will be based on points scored. The team with the highest number of points at the end of the season, and after penalty deductions, shall be declared champions of that division.
5b The top team of divisions 2 and 3 shall be promoted to divisions 1 and 2 respectively.
5c The bottom team of divisions 1 and 2 shall be demoted to divisions 2 and 3 respectively.
6a In the event of a tie between two teams to decide champions, promotions or demotions, the winners shall be decided by a play-off match. A date will be arranged by the fixtures secretary. In the event of three or more teams being involved in such decisions then a format of play-off shall be decided by the acting officers. Prior to the commencement of a play-off, the respective captains shall nominate a player from their team to play a further deciding frame should the teams still be tied at 3-3 in the 1st division matches
7a The number of divisions comprising the league shall be decided by the committee once all application forms are received prior to the season start.
7b Any team entering the league having not played in the previous season shall start in the lowest division appertaining at the time of entry.
7c All teams finishing in promotion or demotion positions shall not have the option to stay in their current division but shall be promoted or demoted accordingly.

Each team shall be deemed to have given its assent to these rules and shall abide by the decisions of the committee. Alterations and additions to these rules can only be voted on at AGM and notice of proposed alterations shall be given in writing to the Hon. Secretary to be received at least twenty-one days before the AGM. Proposals received less than twenty-one days prior to the AGM shall not be voted on at that AGM but will be carried forward to the next AGM (or EGM, should such action be in the interest or benefit of the league)

The Cup rules are to remain unaltered.