20. ALTERATIONS TO RULES
No alteration to the Rules shall be made until they have been
approved by The FA. Alterations to Rules shall only be made by
special resolution passed at a general meeting of the Company
Proposals for alterations to Rules, together with the name of their
proposers and seconders, shall be received by the Company
Secretary not later than 31st March prior to the date fixed for the
annual general meeting of the Company in each year or not later
than eight weeks before the holding of an extraordinary general
meeting called for the purpose of amending the Rules.

21. ADMISSION CHARGES
The minimum charge for admission to all matches in the Premier
Division and Division One (1) shall be £4.00 including VAT. Clubs
may, at their discretion, vary the operation of this rule in respect of
the admission of juveniles and senior citizens or other concessions
they deem appropriate.
Admission charges, excluding home Club concessions as
appropriate, must be the same for home and visiting supporters at
Competition matches.
21.1 Combination Division may vary the minimum charge.

22. LONG SERVICE
22(1) The Board shall be empowered to grant a long service award for
twenty-one years’ service with a member Club, providing such an
award has not already been made by any other competition
22(2)[Clubs may enter into agreement with players after five years
continuous service providing for a testimonial. Players shall be eligible for a second testimonial after a further five years continuous service. If
a player is eligible for and entitled to a testimonial, his Club may grant
him a monetary consideration, sanctioned by the Board of Directors, in
lieu of such testimonial].

23. CENTENARY AWARDS
A Club celebrating its centenary whilst in membership of the
Competition shall be presented with a commemorative award by
the Board

24. PLAYING SURFACES
Competition matches shall NOT be played on any synthetic or
artificial grass surfaces without the prior written approval of the
Board.
Clubs must register their pitch dimensions with the Competition
prior to the start of each season. It will be misconduct on the part
of a Club to alter its pitch dimensions during a season unless with
prior written consent of the Board. The Board may at any time
require a Club, at its own cost, to submit a report from a qualified
independent source certifying the pitch dimensions.
The Board may require a Club to take such steps as the Board shall
specify if they are not satisfied that an adequate standard of pitch
is being maintained, including but not limited to the Board
commissioning an independent report on the state of the pitch. The
cost of the independent report to be borne by the Club concerned.

25. INSURANCE
25.1 PLAYERS (£25.00 minimum per player registered)
All Clubs shall be members of a personal accident scheme. The
policy cover shall be at least equal to the minimum recommended
cover determined from time to time by the Board.
Each Club shall submit to the Board a copy of the insurance policy
document together with the last premium payment receipt fourteen
days prior to the start of the Playing Season.
25.2 PUBLIC LIABILITY
All Clubs must have Public Liability cover of at least one million
pounds (£1,000,000)
Any Club in breach of this Rule shall be fined in accordance with the
Fines Tariff.

26. MEDICAL PERSONNEL
All Clubs shall have a first aid person present throughout each
Competition Match who has passed as a minimum The FA
Intermediate Treatment of Injury"course (or its equivalent) and who
holds a valid first aid certificate.

27. THIS RULE DOES NOT APPLY TO THE WESSEX FOOTBALL
LEAGUE
PLAYER TRANSFERS BETWEEN CLUBS

28. PROVISION FOR MEMBERSHIP FORM TO BE SIGNED BY
EACH CLUB EACH PLAYING SEASON
The Chairman and the Secretary of each Club shall complete and
sign the following agreement which shall be deposited with the
Board, together with the Application for Membership indicating that
the Club intends to compete.
We, A,B, ……………………of ……………………
Chairman,
and C,D, ……………………of ……………………
Secretary,
of the ……………………………………………………Football Club,
having been provided with a copy of the Rules for the Wessex
Football League do hereby agree for and on behalf of the said Club
to, if elected or accepted into Membership, conform to those Rules
and to accept, abide by and implement the decisions of the Board,
subject to the right of appeal in accordance with Rule 17. On the
alteration of the Chairman and/or Secretary on the above
Agreement a new form of Agreement must be completed and
returned to the Competition Secretary.

29. PROVISION FOR FULL & ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
This Combination of Clubs shall be called the Sydenhams Football
League (Wessex) and known as the Wessex Football League and
shall consist of not more than 66 Clubs to be grouped in Divisions.
All member Clubs with first teams competing in the League(s)
Premier Division and Division One (1) shall be full members with full
voting rights. Clubs competing in the Combination Division(s) shall be Associate Members with no voting
rights.

30. PROMOTION AGREEMENTS
In this Rule the term Promotion Agreements shall mean agreements
relating to sponsorship, advertising, merchandising and general
promotion of the League which have the object of promoting the
welfare and general commercial interest and increasing the financial
resources of each Club in the League. All decisions shall be made
by the board on behalf of the Clubs.

31. GENERAL MEETINGS
The Annual General Meeting shall be held not later than the last
Sunday in June in each year. At this meeting the following business
shall be transacted:
i) The Minutes of the preceding Annual General Meeting read and
confirmed and business arising there from dealt with.
ii) Adoption of Standing Orders.
iii) Presentation and adoption of the Annual Report, Balance Sheet
and Statement of Accounts.
iv) Constitution of the League for the ensuing season.
v) Election of Clubs to fill vacancies.
vi) Election of Officers, Committee and Auditors.
vii) Alteration of Rules, if any (of which notice has been given).
viii) Fix dates of the playing season and minimum ground admission
charges.
ix) Other Business of which due notice shall of been given.
A copy of the duly audited Balance Sheet, Statement of Accounts
and Agenda shall be forwarded to each Club at least seven (7) days
prior to the Meeting.
A signed copy of the duly audited Balance Sheet and Statement of
Accounts shall be sent to the Football Association within seven (7)
days of its adoption at the Annual General Meeting.
Each Full Member and Associate Member Club shall send one
delegate to all General Meetings. All elected Board Members and
each Full Member Club shall be entitled to one (1) vote only.
Clubs who have withdrawn their Membership of the League during
the season being concluded or who are not continuing Membership
shall be entitled to attend, but shall vote only on matters relating to
the season being concluded.

32. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
The League shall be governed in accordance with the Rules,
Regulations and Practices of The Football Association by the
Officers, Vice Presidents and Life Members of the League and by
the Board consisting of six (6) representatives elected by the
League Clubs, and up to (or not exceeding four (4) co-opted
members, two (2) of which shall be the Assistant Referees
Secretary and the Assistant Fixture Secretary)
Except where otherwise mentioned all communications shall be
addresses to the Competition Secretary who shall conduct the
correspondence of the League and keep a record of its
proceedings.
No Club shall have more than one (1) representative on the
Committee.
If a casual vacancy occurs on the Board during the season the
particular vacancy shall be filled by the unsuccessful nominee in
order of voting at the last Annual General Meeting. Any Member so
appointed shall serve for the unexpired term of his predecessor. In
the event of any person not being qualified as above the Board shall
have the power to fill any vacancy that may occur during the season
and for that season only.
The League may elect Vice Presidents or Life Members who shall
be ex-officio members of the Board, who shall have the power to
vote.
Past Presidents of the League shall be afforded the same privileges
of those of a Life Member. The League may elect Acting Life Vice
Presidents who shall have no voting rights.
Any Member of the Board who fails to attend three (3) consecutive
meetings without a satisfactory explanation shall be deemed to
have resigned.