13. (A)
Registered Referees (and Assistant Referees where approved by the FA or
(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 are no officially
appointed Assistant Referees, or where the competition has been unable to
appoint a Referee, 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.
(C)
Where Assistant Referees are not appointed each Team shall provide a Club
Assistant Referee. Failure to do so will result in a fine of £5.00 being
imposed on the defaulting Team.
(D)
The appointed Referee shall have power to decide as to the fitness of the
ground in all matches and the 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 arbitor and whose decision must be
accepted unless the ground is declared fit for play.
(E)
Match Officials appointed under this Rule shall be entitled to charge standard
class public transport expenses or private car expenses of 0p per mile and any
other permitted expenses actually incurred together with the following match
fees:-
Referee
£30.00 inclusive, Registered Referees appointed by the Management Committee as
Assistant Referees £15.00 inclusive, subject to any limits laid down by the
sanctioning Association (currently
£30.00 maximum for Referees and £20.00 maximum for Assistant Referees).
The
Home Club shall pay the Officials their fees and expenses before the match.
In
the event of a “double header” game, the Referee shall be entitled to claim a
fee of £50.00.
(F)
In the event of a match not being played because of circumstances over which
the Clubs have no control, the Match Officials, if present, shall be entitled
to half fee plus expenses. Where a match is not played owing to one Club being
in default, that Club shall be ordered to pay the Officials, if they attend the
ground, their full fee and expenses.
(G) A
Referee not keeping his or her engagement, and failing to give a satisfactory
explanation as to their non-appearance, may be reported to the Association with
which he or she is registered.
(H)
Each Club shall, in a manner prescribed from time to time by The Football
Association, award marks to the Referee for each match and the name of the
Referee and the marks awarded shall be submitted to the Competition on the
prescribed Form provided. Clubs failing to comply with this Rule shall be
liable to be fined or dealt with as the Management Committee shall determine.
(I)
The Competition shall keep a record of the markings and, on the Form provided
by the prescribed date each season, shall submit a summary to The Football
Association/County Association.
(J)
The Referee shall submit a report Form, supplied by the Competition, giving the
result of the match, the number of players in each team and the time of
kick-off to the Secretary within two days of the match.
(K)
Referees and Assistant Referees shall be supplied, each Season, with a copy of
the Competition Rules free of charge.
(L)
Not in use.