STANDING ORDERS

 REGULATIONS TO GOVERN CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

 Adopted by the League at a Special General Meeting on July 1st, 1913

(as amended)

1. The League Management Committee shall meet monthly and a quorum of their number shall be five members.

2.     The order of business at such meeting shall be:­

(a)    Receive and confirm Minutes of previous meeting.

(b)    Sub‑Committee Reports

(c)    Report by Hon. Secretary

(d)    Correspondence

(c)    Any motions submitted with due notice and/or any special matter required to be placed on agenda by Officers or Management Committee Members.

(f)    Referee/Assistant Referees Appointments

3. The Management Committee shall be empowered to delegate all or part of any matter requiring consideration to a Sub-Committee appointed by them. Recommendations shall be confirmed by the Management Committee. Three members shall form a quorum of any Sub‑Committee.

4. All questions considered by the Management Committee, or Sub-Committees appointed by them, shall be decided by majority vote taken by a show of hands (unless otherwise decided to obtain a recorded division).

5. At the end of The League's Official Year (30th April each  year) a properly prepared Financial Statement shall be submitted by the Hon. Treasurer to the last Management Committee Meeting for the season concluding.

6. The Annual General Meeting of The League shall be convened in June or July each year and the order of business at such meeting will be:

(a)    The President for past season shall preside.

(b)    Confirm Minutes of last Annual General Meeting.

(c)    Annual Report and Statement of Accounts.

(d)    Election of Officers and Management Committee.

(c)    Election of Auditors.

(f)    Consider Alteration to Rules of which due notice has been given.

(g)    Confirm relegation and promotion between the Divisions as recommended by the Management Committee.

7. The Hon. Secretary shall be given power to convene a Special General Meeting of Clubs providing a requisition stating the nature of business to be discussed has been received from not less than two‑thirds of the clubs in membership. Such a meeting can also be called at the discretion of the Management Committee.

8. The Minute and other books kept on The League's behalf shall be open for inspection by any bona‑fide Club representative, subject to the deposit of a fee of £5 as evidence of good faith.