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September 2019
RULES OF THE PLYMOUTH COMPANY SQUASH LEAGUE

SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION

1. The name of the League will be "The Plymouth Company Squash League".
2. Management of the league will be carried out by a
sub-committee of The Plymouth Company Squash League (referred to
in this schedule as "The Committee".) and in the case of
conflict, the decision of the General Committee of the Plymouth
Company Squash League shall be binding.
The Committee shall comprise of:-
 
Chairman
Treasurer
Secretary
Results Secretary
Press Officer
Ladies Representative
Tournament Secretary
Committee Member(s)
 
Any vacancy arising during the 12 month period between Annual
Elections will be filled by invitation of The Committee.
 
3. The Committee will have the power to elect a President
of the League.
4. The Committee will have the power to make such bye-laws
and arrangements as they deem necessary for the proper government
of the League, to be confirmed, if necessary at the next A.G.M.
 
SECTION 2 - AGM/SGM  
1. The Annual General Meeting of the League will be held
during the months of May or June each year and the business will be:-
(a)To approve minutes of the last A.G.M.
(b)To receive the Secretary’s Report.
(c)To receive and pass accounts for the preceding year.
(d)To elect Officers and Committee.
(e)League presentations
(f)Any other business.
2. The retiring Committee will, each year, recommend for
adoption at the A.G.M, Officers and Committee for the following
year and this list will be published at least four weeks before
the A.G.M. In the event of alternative nominations being received,
election will be by ballot.
3. Notice of any suggested amendments to the Rules and/or
alternative Committee nominations, must be received by the League
Secretary, in writing, proposed and seconded, by two fully paid up
participant companies, not later than 14 days before the date of
the A.G.M.
4. The balance sheet will be available for inspection at
the A.G.M.
5. The Committee may call a Special General Meeting of the
League, giving 14 days notice, notifying every participant company
by circular stating the specific object of the meeting. On the same
conditions, they may also call a Special Meeting on written
requisitions signed by at least two thirds of the fully paid up
participant Companies/Associations.
6. At all Special Meetings, attendance of three quarters of
participant companies will be necessary to form a quorum and a
majority of two thirds of the Companies/Associations present will
be required to pass a resolution.
7. Each team will be entitled to one vote at the A.G.M. or
any S.G.M.that may be called.
8. No rule can be altered or rescinded unless agreed by at
least two thirds of the companies attending the Annual or Special
General Meeting. Those companies must be bona fide members of the
League.
 
SECTION 3 - APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP  
1. Applications for membership of the League will be at
the discretion of the Committee. The two major criteria for
membership will be sustainability and reliability .
2. An annual subscription must be paid by each participant
company before 1st November each year.
 
SECTION 4 - FIXTURE SCHEDULE  
1. The playing season will be from 1st October until
21st April each year.
Extension to the season to cover the University and College year
may take place at the Commitees discretion .
2. The Committee will draw up and approve a "Fixture
Schedule" for each season and set the dates by which each
round of fixtures must be played. Prior to the start of the season,
all team secretaries or his/her deputy must attend a fixtures
meeting. The date of which will be set by the Committee.
In the period following the meeting, fixture dates may be
altered to accommodate court bookings by the home team.
A copy of the final confirmed dates must be sent to the
League Secretary by the 1st October.
Changes to the arranged dates can be made if:-
1. Courts are double booked by a squash club.
2. Each team can ask their opponents to rearrange a match on 2
occasions in the period up to Jan 10th and on 2 occasions between
Jan 10th and April 4th
Dates for such a rearrangement are at the discretion of the team
receiving the request. No team should be expected to accommodate
more than 2 rearrangements in either half of the season
The league secretary must be notified of any such change.
3. Fixtures must be played on the date agreed and
not split over several occasions, except where the match
cannot be completed due to court deterioration, when the
Committee may give permission for nominated team players to
continue the match at a later date, agreed by both secretaries.
4. Responsibility for arranging a fixture will lie with
the home team.
 
SECTION 5 - ELIGIBLE PLAYERS  
1. Players are not required to be an employee of the
Company or Association they represent.
No player having played for one company/association's team in
the League, may in that season, play for another
company/association's team in the League.
In the case of doubt as to eligibility, it is obligatory on
the company/association which a player wishes to represent
to prove eligibility to the satisfaction of the Committee.
Failure to observe this rule will be treated as follows:-
(a) The match will be declared null and void.
(b) A deduction of 18 points will be made from the
offending teams total score.
(c) The match will be replayed with the offending team
responsible for the court fees.
 
SECTION 6 - REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS/ORDER OF MERIT  
1.a) Teams must always play in strict "Order of Merit"
and this must be declared prior to commencement of the session.
Once nominated, players may only compete in their seeded
position or above. New players may be added at any time but order
changes can only be made during a pre defined period as set by
the committee.
Once declared, the "Order of Merit"
must be observed for all games without exception.
1.b) Companies/associations with two or more teams in
the League must declare an overall order of merit by the start
of the season.
A player competing in a team above that to which he has been
designated must be a player below the overall ranking
of the person he/she is replacing.
1.c) No player having been designated to a specific
team may play for any team of that company/associations below
that level. Any player may, however, play three games for
any team above their team during the season but on the forth occasion
they will become ineligible for their designated team. Exemptions to
this rule will be considered by the Committee in cases of new
registrations being made once a season has begun.
1.d)Failure to observe the above rules in section 6 will be
penalized by the deduction of 10 points. Appeals against this
deduction of points must be made to the League Secretary, in writing,
for consideration by the Committee whose decision on the matter,
will be final, after all the relevant facts have been considered.
 

SECTION 7 - CONDUCT OF MATCHES

SUB-SECTION 1 - GENERAL  
1. Rules of play will be as laid down by the International
Squash Rackets Federation.
2. Yellow dot balls will be used on all occasions, unless
agreed by both players, except that a white dot ball may be used
if the on court temperature is below 45 degrees F and one player
so requires.
3. The home team will be expected to provide courts and
new balls together with changing and washing facilities for each
match. 
SUB-SECTION 2 - SCORING  
1. Teams in each division will, during the season, play
each other as specified in the ‘Fixture Schedule’ prepared by the
Committee. Matches will consist of five ties, best of five games.
2. Points will be awarded in each match on the basis of one
for each game won, plus one bonus point per tie won for the team
winning the greater number of ties.
3. The League will be won by the team scoring the most
points of where two or more teams are level on points, by whichever
of those teams has the superior for/against tie ration. Failing
that,a play-off will be arranged.

SUB-SECTION 3 - PENALTIES  
1. Failure to submit a fixture schedule by 1st October………6
points deduction for every game there after until the schedule is
submitted.
2. Teams must play in strict order of merit and this must
be exchanged between the two Captains prior to the commencement
of the match. Failure to observe this rule will be considered as
a case for the deduction of points at the Committee’s discretion
after all the relevant facts have been considered.
3. Failure of a team to offer five bona fide players for an
agreed match will result in a score of 3-0 being awarded against the
offending team for each tie by which the team is short.
4. In the event of non-arrival of a player within 40 minutes
of the scheduled start of the match, except by agreement between
the teams, that players team will forfeit the tie. If a team has not
at least one player present and ready to play at the scheduled start
of the match, that team will be scratched. See Rule 7.3.9.
5. Every match in the League must be marked. The home team
is responsible for supplying markers for three of the ties and the
visiting team for two ties. Points may be deducted for failure to
comply with this rule.
6. A player who, as a result of his/her conduct on court,
has a tie awarded against him/her will be ineligible for the team
he/she was representing for the next League match played by that
team.
7. Detailed results, including:-
(i) Venue of the match
(ii) Names of all players listed in strict order of merit
(iii) Full scores
Cards must be entered on the Company Squash web site by the
home within 3 days of the match date.
The visiting team must accept or reject the card within 3 days
of being advised by email of submission by the home team.
Failure to observe these rule will be penalized by the
deduction of 6 points.
 
Failure by a club to give its opponents at least 48 hours not to
fulfill a fixture will be considered as a case for deduction of points
under Rule 7.3.9.
8.Walk-overs will be awarded by the Committee only. 20 points
will be awarded for a walk-over and the team making its claim must
put its case to the League Secretary, in writing, within seven days
of the scheduled match, stating the match date and the names of its
players. A deduction of 10 points will be made against the offending
team. Should a team have three walk-overs awarded against them,
suspension from the League may follow and all matches played by that
team will be declared void.
Likewise, if a team withdraws from the League during the season,
all matches played by them will be declared void.
a) The team who causes a fixture to be cancelled are liable for the
cost of the court booking fee.
9.The League Committee has the discretion in the case of a
dispute and has the power to penalize by deduction of points in the
event of irregularity, indiscipline or breach of rules or to take
any action it sees fit. Any complaint must be referred, in writing,
to the League Secretary, within seven days of the relevant match.