RULE 10 (I) -Part 1

10.CUP AND SHIELD MATCHES ONLY.

10.(I)(i) CUP AND SHIELD MATCHES SHALL BE BASED ON A KNOCKOUT COMPETITION, AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL RULES IN THIS HANDBOOK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ALL OF

RULE 9(A), RULE 10(F)(1), RULE 12 AND 13(E).

10(I)(ii) THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL DECIDE WHICH IS THE HOME CLUB FROM EACH PAIR DRAWN IN ALL CUP AND SHIELD MATCHES, AND WHICH IS THE VENUE IN ALL TIES UP TO AND INCLUDING THE QUARTER FINALS, BEING THE FIRST TEAM DRAWN OUT IN EACH PAIRING SHALL NOT MEAN THAT, THAT CLUB IS THE HOME CLUB. IN SEMI FINAL TIES THE FIRST CLUB DRAWN OUT OF EACH PAIR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING A SUITABLE NEUTRAL VENUE FOR THE TIE TO BE PLKAYEDON, UNLESS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEEDECIDE TO STIPULATE AND ARRANGE A VENUE FOR THIS TIE. THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL ARRANGE A VENUE FOR THE FINAL TIE. THE TEAM DEEMED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO BE THE AWAY CLUB ( AS ON THAT DATES FIXTURE LIST ) SHALL CHANGE COLOURS IN THE EVENT OF COLOURS CLASHING. IN SEMI FINAL AND FINAL TIES BOTH CLUBS SHALL CHANGE COLOURS IN THE EVENT OF COLOURS CLASHING, THE LOWER RANKING TEAM ( AS IN CURRENT LEAGUE POSISTIONS ) HAVING FIRST CHOICE OF ALTERNATIVE COLOURS.

10(I)(iii) BEFORE ANY CUP OR SHIELD TIE COMMENCES UP TO AND INCLUDING THE QUARTER FINALS THE CLUB DEEMED BY THE MANAGEMENT TO BE THE HOME CLUB SHALL PAY FOR THE PITCH BUT, SHALL COLLECT £13-50 FROM THE AWAY CLUB AS THEIR SHARE OF THE MATCH REFEREES EXPENSES. SHOULD ASSISTANT REFEREES BE APPOINTED EACH CLUB SHALL PAY ONE ASSISTANTS FEE EACH, THIS FEE BEING £17-00. REFEREES MUST BE PAID THEIR FEES BEFORE THE MATCH COMMENCES. REFEREES HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO START MATCHES UNTIL THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE MATCH FEE.

IN SEMI FINAL TIES THE TWO COMPETING CLUBS IN EACH SEMI FINAL SHALL SHARE EQUALLY ALL MATCH EXPENSES AS REQUIRED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

IN COMPETITION FINALS THE TWO FINALISTS SHALL SHARE EQUALLY THE MATCH EXPENSES AS REQUIRED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.