RULES 8M - 8O
8. QUALIFICATION OF PLAYERS
8.(M) A PLAYER SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY FOR A TEAM IN ANY SPECIAL CHAMPIONSHIP, PROMOTION OR RELEGATION DECIDING MATCH ( AS SPECIFIED IN RULE 12A ) UNLESS THE PLAYER HAS PLAYED 3 GAMES FOR THAT TEAM IN THIS COMPETITION IN THE CURRENT SEASON.
8.(N) A PLAYER WHO HAS PLAYED FOR A TEAM IN A HIGHER DIVISION 10 TIMES OR MORE SHALL NOT IN THAT SEASON BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN A LOWER DIVISION EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
8.(O)(1) ANY TEAM PLAYING AN UNREGISTERED OR OTHERWISE INELIGIBLE PLAYER OR PLAYERS MAY HAVE THE POINTS GAINED IN THE MATCH DEDUCTED FROM ITS TOTAL AND MAY BE FINED A SUM NOT EXCEEDING £25-00 AND/OR OTHERWISE DEALT WITH AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
8.(O)(2) IN ADDITION THE TEAM MAY HAVE POINTS DEDUCTED FROM ITS TOTAL AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, AND MAY BE DEALT WITH IN ANY FURTHER MANNER WHICH IS THOUGHT TO BE FIT.
8.(O)(3) THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MAY, AT ITS DISCRETION, AWARD THE POINTS AVAILABLE IN THE MATCH IN QUESTION TO THE OPPONENTS, SUBJECT TO THE MATCH NOT BEING ORDERED TO BE REPLAYED.
