In conjunction with Council Directive 15, any club being responsible for a match not starting at the appointed time will be issued with a fine of £20.00

A further fine of £20 may be issued in respect of the match form, therefore, not being submitted to the referee 10 (ten) minutes prior to the appointed kick off time (as shown in Directive 15)

If, after 15 minutes past the appointed time, the game has not kicked-off, an officially appointed referee may abandon the fixture in favour of the team that are present and ready to play. League Council will then award the match with a 1-0 scoreline to the team that were present.

The offending team will be deemed to have not competed a scheduled match and will be fined £50.00 (in accordance with directive 15)

Note : All issued fines carry an additional £2.00 Administration fee.

Teams still retain their right of appeal which must follow the league guidelines shown in directive 27.

If an officially appointed referee is present and awards a match to any specific team, he is entitled to his FULL match fee. In line with Directive 2, referee fees are shared between the two teams that are scheduled to play. The HOME secretary should ensure that the referee is paid his full fees and claim the AWAY team half (where they fail to arrive or pay the fee) from the Committee.

If such a claim is made, the committee will issue an immediately required fee payment to the offending team together with a £2.00 administration fee.

IF THERE IS NO OFFICIALLY APPOINTED REFEREE at a match, and a team has failed to kick-off or arrive by the 15 minute deadline, the secretary of the team present should contact The League General Secretary, Chairman or Fixtures Secretary for a ruling on procedure.