RULES 13A - 13E
13. REFEREES
13.(A) REGISTERED REFEREES AND ASSISTANT REFEREES FOR ALL MATCHES SHALL BE APPOINTED IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND BY THE SANCTIONING ASSOCIATION(S).
13.(B) IN THE EVENT OF THE NON APPEARANCE OF THE APPOINTED REFEREE THE APPOINTED SENIOR ASSISTANT REFEREE SHALL TAKE CHARGE AND A SUBSTITUTE ASSISTANT REFEREE APPOINTED BY THE COMPETING TEAMS. IN CASES WHERE THERE IS NO OFFICIALLY APPOINTED REFEREES, THE CLUBS SHALL AGREE UPON A REFEREE. A REFEREE THUS AGREED UPON SHALL, FOR THAT GAME, HAVE THE FULL POWERS, STATUS AND AUTHORITY OF A REGISTERED REFEREE.
13.(C) THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPON APPLICATION BY THE TWO COMPETING CLUBS APPOINT ASSISTANT REFEREES, IF AVAILABLE TO ANY MATCH. WHERE ASSISTANT REFEREES ARE NOT APPOINTED EACH CLUB SHALL PROVIDE A CLUB ASSISTANT REFEREE . FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF £20-00 BEING IMPOSED ON THE DEFAULTING CLUB.
13.(D) THE APPOINTED REFEREE SHALL HAVE POWER TO DECIDE AS TO THE FITNESS OF THE GROUND IN ALL MATCHES AND HIS DECISION SHALL BE FINAL, SUBJECT TO EITHER IN THE CASE OF A GROUND OF A LOCAL AUTHORITY OR THE OWNERS OF A GROUND, THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT BODY IS THE SOLE ARBITER AND WHOSE DECISION MUST BE ACCEPTED UNLESS THE GROUND IS DECLARED FIT FOR PLAY.
WHERE A CLUB HAS BEEN FOUND PLAYING A MATCH ON PITCH WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED UNFIT FOR PLAY BY EITHER THE OWNER OF THAT GROUND, THEIR REPRESENTATIVE OR THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, THE GAME SHALL BE DECLARED VOID AND ORDERED TO BE REPLAYED.
13.(E) MATCH OFFICIALS APPOINTED UNDER THIS RULE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CHARGE PRIVATE CAR EXPENSES OF £0.00p PER MILE TOGETHER WITH THE FOLLOWING MATCH FEES:- REFEREE £25.00 REGISTERED REFEREE APPOINTED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AS ASSISTANT REFEREES £17.00, SUBJECT TO ANY LIMITS LAID DOWN BY THE SANCTIONING ASSOCIATION(S).
THE HOME CLUB SHALL PAY THE MATCH REFEREE THEIR FEES BEFORE THE MATCH.
( WHERE ASSISTANT REFEREES ARE APPOINTED THE HOME CLUB AND AWAY CLUB SHALL SHARE THESE FEES EQUALLY, £17.00 PER CLUB ).
NON ATTENDANCE OF A REFEREE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED ADEQUATE REASON FOR NOT PLAYING A MATCH, CLUBS REFUSING TO PLAY FOR THIS REASON OR NOT SUPPLYING A REFEREE AS PER RULE 13(B) SHALL BE CHARGED UNDER EITHER RULE 10(F) or 10(I).
