Constitution

CONSTITUTION AND RULES

1. Name and Objects

(a) The League shall be known as the Greater Glasgow Premier A.F.L. and shall be affiliated to the Scottish Amateur Football Association.

(b) The object of the League shall be to foster and develop the game of Amateur Football.

2. Membership

(a) Amateur Clubs shall alone be members of the League.

(b) An Amateur Club is a Club of which all the playing members are amateurs. No Club which is run for the pecuniary gain of a person or persons, whether or not such person or persons are members of the said Club, shall be considered Amateur.

(c) Clubs shall be admitted to membership at the Annual General Meeting, or at a Special General Meeting convened for the purpose.

(d) All Clubs must be in membership of the Scottish Amateur Football Association.

(e) The Clubs in membership shall have the power to determine the formation of the League prior to commencement of the season.

(f) Only Clubs with good grass or third/fourth generation synthetic turf with a rubber infill playing fields and good changing and washing facilities will be admitted to membership. The Executive Committee reserve the right to carry out a ground inspection prior to admission.

(g) All Clubs in membership must submit a complete list of all Committee Members, giving full name and address.

(h) All Clubs in membership must submit the official Handbook Form no later than the Annual General Meeting. Failure to submit the form by the due date, shall result in the defaulting Club being fined the sum of £25.00. Failure to pay fines imposed under this Rule by the due date, may result in Clubs being Debt Suspended.

(i) At least one member of the Club shall have a current Sports Injuries Certificate, this being compulsory on all Clubs in membership of the Scottish Amateur Football Association with effect from 1st July 2010.

3. Continuation

(a) Clubs in membership must return to the Secretary, not later than 28th day of February, the Continuation of Membership Form. The Form will be issued to Clubs at the February General Meeting. Clubs failing to be represented at this meeting will be sent the form by Recorded Delivery post. Failure to return this form by the due date will result in the Club being fined the sum of £25.00. Clubs in default will be given a further seven days to return the Continuation of Membership Form, and thereafter any Club failing to comply shall be deemed to have resigned, and shall be excluded from membership at the Annual General Meeting. Clubs submitting Continuation of Membership Form on or before 28th day of February and subsequently withdrawing from the League before commencement of the ensuing Season will be liable for Annual Subscription for that Season. Clubs failing to comply, shall be liable to Debt Suspension.

(b) Clubs not continuing their membership, and intending to transfer to another League, must notify the League in writing by 28th February confirming which League they intend to join. The League will then advise the Scottish Amateur F.A. confirming that the League has no objection to the Club transferring their membership. The Club must at the time, notify the Scottish Amateur F.A. of their intention to transfer to another League, and seek their approval in writing, as per the Rules of the Scottish Amateur F.A.

4. Subscription, Deposit Fee, Public Liability and Personal Accident Insurance

(a) The Annual Subscription of each team shall be fixed by the Clubs at the Annual General Meeting.

(b) Each Club shall, in addition to the payment of the annual subscription, deposit the sum of £50.00, which deposit shall be liable to forfeiture at the end of the season if such Club shall have failed to complete its fixtures without good reason, or shall have failed to satisfy the committee of its endeavour to do so. This sum or part, shall be used at the discretion of the league to pay any referees claims and fines imposed on the defaulting Club. All such monies used for this purpose shall be repaid by the defaulting Club on or before the next meeting after intimation to do so shall have been made to the Club.

(c) Each Club shall in addition to Annual Subscription and Deposit Fee be liable for Public Liability and Personal Accident Insurance, as determined by the Scottish Amateur F.A.

(d) Subscription and Deposit Fee shall be paid not later than 30th June. Any clubs failing to pay by the due date, will be fined the sum of £25.00, and may be excluded from the ensuing seasons competitions.

(e) Public Liability and Personal Accident Insurance Fees as determined by the Scottish Amateur F.A. shall be paid by 1st July. Clubs failing to pay by the due date shall be liable to be dealt with by the Scottish Amateur F.A.

5. Meetings

(a) The Annual General Meeting of the League shall be held each year not later than the second Tuesday in June. Notification of meeting and Agenda for meeting shall be notified by E-mail.

(b) Meetings of the General Committee shall be held bi-monthly, although the Secretary shall have the power to convene meetings when necessary. Clubs failing to attend the bi-monthly meetings for whatever reason shall be fined the sum of £10.00 for the first offence of non-attendance, and for any subsequent offence of non-attendance, the fine shall be £25.00 per offence. Notification of bi-monthly meetings shall be by E-mail.

(c) On a requisition signed by at least one third of the clubs in membership and stating the business to be considered, the Secretary shall within one month convene a Special General Meeting. The Executive Committee shall at any time for any special purpose call a Special General Meeting. Notice of such meeting and the business to be transacted thereat shall be sent to each member of the League and to all Office Bearers by E-mail and no other business except of a formal nature shall be dealt with at such a meeting.

(d) At all meetings of the League the President or Vice President shall preside. In the event of neither of these Office Bearers being present, the Chair shall be taken by a member appointed by the majority of representatives present. The Chairman shall have both a deliberative and casting vote at all meetings and his ruling shall be final.

6. Annual General Meeting - Agenda

The order of business at the Annual General Meeting shall be:-
1. Secretary's Annual Report
2. Treasurer's Annual Report
3. Annual Subscription
4. Referee's Fee
5. Alteration to Constitution
6. Election of Office Bearers
7. Election of Patrons and Life Members
8. Admission of Clubs
9. Formation of Divisions
10. Election of Executive Committee
11. Election of Delegate to Scottish Amateur Football Association
12. Appointment of Auditors
13. Any other competent business
(a) Presentation of Trophies
(b) Honoraria

7. Office Bearers

The Office Bearers of the League shall be: a President, Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Match Secretary, and Minute Secretary, who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting. All Office Bearers must be connected with a Club in membership of the League, excepting Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Match Secretary and Minute Secretary who may be neutral. One person may hold more than one position. When a vacancy occurs the General Committee shall have the power to fill such vacancy. All retiring Office Bearers shall be eligible for re-election.

8. Management

The management of the league shall be vested in the General Committee consisting of the Office Bearers and one representative from each Club in the League, except where a Club is represented by an Office Bearer. Each Club shall be entitled to send two representatives to all General Meetings, but shall have only one vote.

9. Executive Committee

(a) The Office Bearers, together with six representatives appointed by the General Committee, will form the Executive Committee of the League. The quorum shall be five.

(b) The Executive Committee shall have the power to deal with business affecting or pertaining to the League, except in so far as specially provided for by any of these rules. All such findings and decisions of the Executive Committee shall be submitted to the General Committee for confirmation, with the exception of field offences, protests, late kick-offs, team-line irregularities, unplayed and unfinished games, where the decision of the Executive Committee shall be final. The Executive Committee shall have the power to deal with any Club, Club Official or player for any misconduct reported to it as it sees fit.

(c) The Executive Committee shall have power, as occasion shall require, to appoint from its own members and/or co-opt from the General Committee such Sub-Committees as it may deem expedient, and to depute or refer to them such of its powers and duties as may from time to time determine.

10. Retiral from Meetings

A member of Committee must retire from the meeting during the consideration and while decision is being made on any case involving his Club, or Officials, or players connected with his Club, or in a case in which he has presented evidence to the committee.

11. Finance

The Treasurer shall effect all money transactions and shall submit at each monthly meeting a financial statement of the League accounts and at the Annual General Meeting a Statement of Accounts duly audited by two members appointed as auditors. All fines imposed by General or Executive Committee must be paid to the Treasurer within two weeks of the said fines being notified to the Clubs concerned. Failure to do so may result in the defaulting Clubs being liable to a surcharge of £10.00, and if not paid together with any outstanding fines within seven days, may also result in the defaulting Clubs being debt suspended. Any fines paid by cheque, and cheque not being honoured, Clubs will be liable for any monies incurred by the League, and may result in the defaulting Club being fined a sum not exceeding £25.00.

12. Recognition of Service to the League

The retiring President shall be eligible for Life Membership of the League, and the Executive Committee may recommend to the Annual General Meeting that Life Membership may be granted to any person who is considered to have rendered valuable service to the League.

13. Alteration to Constitution and Rules

No alteration shall be made in the Constitution of the League except at the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting called for that purpose. Twenty-one days notice must be given to the Secretary (in writing) of any proposed alteration in Constitution, a copy of which shall be sent to Clubs seven days before Annual or Special General Meetings for the consideration thereof. Any proposed alteration shall require a majority of members present and qualified to vote, to have voted in favour of the motion. Such alterations must be subsequently confirmed at a Special General Meeting duly convened for the purpose. Any proposed alteration to the Constitution shall, before coming into force, be submitted to and approved by the Council of the Scottish Amateur Football Association.

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