8(a) During the playing season Player Registration forms that are with the registrations secretary by the Wednesday, of any given week, will be processed and the ID Cards will be available in time for the player to be eligible to play on the following Sunday. (assuming that all details are correct and the registration application is acceptable and that the game in question is not governed by any ruling regarding number of games played or the player is ineligible for reasons of having already played in a specific competition for another team within the league.) Teams should also refer to Directive 9 which contains information abut the correct manner in which to complete and send in the player registration forms.

In general, once a registration is processed fully, the player ID card will be mailed back to the club applying for player registration. However, to ensure that the card is available at the time required, clubs may make arrangements to collect the card. Teams must be aware that without the card being available on the day of a match the player, for whom a registration has been fully processed, is still deemed ineligible.

8(b) Prior to the playing season teams are requested to get their registration forms in to the registrations secretary as soon as possible. With a huge volume of applications to be processed, in time for the first match of the season, the earlier that applications are received the easier the process becomes and the likelihood of the job not being completed, leaving any teams unable to start the season at a given date, diminishes.

Teams should not wait until they have all of their players ready to apply but, rather, send in what they have as they get them.

Prior to the first fixtures meeting of any given season, teams will be given a deadline for sending in their player registrations. Any that are not received by the deadline will not be guaranteed to be processed.

Should a club have a fixture and not be in possession of their ID cards due to applying for them later than the deadline set, the team will be deemed to have not fulfilled their fixture. They will be deemed to have lost the game, with points being awarded to their opposition (in the normal manner) and they will also face the standard fines that are applicable.