RULE 10 (I) -Part 1

10.CUP AND SHIELD MATCHES ONLY.

10.(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 10(F) AND RULE 12.

THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL DECIDE WHICH IS THE HOME CLUB IN ALL CUP & SHIELD MATCHES. BEING THE FIRST CLUB DRAWN FOR A TIE WILL NOT MEAN THAT CLUB IS THE HOME CLUB. THE CHOICE OF VENUE FOR EACH MATCH OR REPLAY SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. IN SEMI FINAL TIES THE LEAGUE COUNCIL WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ARRANGING A NEUTRAL VENUE FOR THE TIE TO BE PLAYED ON.

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 £11-00 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 £15-00. 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. ( FOR LEAGUE MATCHES SEE RULE 10.(B)(5) ).

IN SEMI FINAL TIES AS MATCHES ARE PLAYED ON NEUTRAL GROUNDS THE TWO COMPETING CLUBS SHALL SHARE EQUALLY ALL MATCH EXPENSES. THE FIRST CLUB DRAWN FROM EACH COUPLE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF THE MATCH EXPENSES INITIALLY, BUT SHALL CLAIM HALF FROM THEIR OPPONENTS ON THE DAY OF THE MATCH PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE GAME. THE MAXIMUM WHICH THE ORGANIZING CLUB CAN CLAIM FROM THEIR OPPONENTS BEING £60-00. REFEREES MUST BE PAID THEIR FEES BEFORE THE MATCH COMMENCES

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

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