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each year as soon as prac琀椀cable a昀琀er it has received same. Each Club shall return to the Compe琀椀琀椀on
Secretary a fully completed ques琀椀onnaire rela琀椀ng to Form “D” required by The FA by the date given in the
circular le琀琀er accompanying the ques琀椀onnaire issued by the Compe琀椀琀椀on Secretary.
2.3.1 A Club’s Ground may be shared with another Club or any other club (including a club engaged in another
sport) providing, where sharing with a football club the Club or club playing in the most senior compe琀椀琀椀on
has priority of 昀椀xtures at all 琀椀mes and, where sharing with a club engaged in another sport, the Club has
priority of 昀椀xtures. A Club will not be permi琀琀ed to ground share to gain promo琀椀on or to avoid relega琀椀on.
Ground sharing may not be permi琀琀ed when one of the sharers retains the use of another ground
unless that club can show by means of a refused planning permission or similar that it cannot meet the
requirements of the Criteria Document at that ground. Any Club wishing to share a Ground or intending
to move to a new Ground must obtain the wri琀琀en consent of the Board. Any Ground sharing for a period
exceeding thirteen (13) weeks must be in wri琀椀ng and a wri琀琀en agreement must 昀椀rst be approved by the
Board before being entered into and (except in an emergency) must be completed by 31 March in any year
to be e昀昀ec琀椀ve for the following Playing Season. A copy of the completed signed and dated agreement
must be received by the Compe琀椀琀椀on within fourteen days of the approval being sent to the Club.
2.3.2 The Club as at 31 March in any year shall either:
(i) Own the freehold of the Ground, or
(ii) Have a lease for the Ground that extends uninterrupted for a minimum of the current and following
Playing Season, or
(iii) Possess an agreement for the use of the Ground that is acceptable to The Football Associa琀椀on
following consulta琀椀on with the relevant Compe琀椀琀椀on.
In each case the Club must provide to the Compe琀椀琀椀on of which it is a member and to The Football
Associa琀椀on:
If the Ground is freehold either currently dated O昀케cial Copies of the freehold 琀椀tle at the Land Registry in
the name of the en琀椀ty in membership of the Compe琀椀琀椀on or, if unregistered, a Cer琀椀昀椀cate of Title from the
Club’s solicitor showing that the Ground is owned by the en琀椀ty in membership of the Compe琀椀琀椀on, or
If the Ground is held leasehold a copy of the signed and dated lease in the name of the en琀椀ty in
membership of the Compe琀椀琀椀on; if the expiry date of the lease has already passed or is dated before the
end of the next full Playing Season, a cer琀椀昀椀cate from the Club’s solicitor as to whether or not a no琀椀ce
has been given by the landlord to terminate the lease. In addi琀椀on the Club must provide evidence of
registra琀椀on at the Land Registry, or explain why the Lease is not registered.
If the Ground is subject to an acceptable agreement a copy of the signed and dated agreement for the use
of the Ground together with con昀椀rma琀椀on from The Football Associa琀椀on, following consulta琀椀on with the
relevant Compe琀椀琀椀on, that the agreement is acceptable.
The Club must disclose whether the Club’s occupa琀椀on of the Ground is subject to any third party op琀椀on,
whether the ground is charged by way of security and whether or not any break clauses in the lease or
agreement have been exercised either by the landlord or the tenant.
In all cases The Football Associa琀椀on and the Compe琀椀琀椀on of which it is a member have the right to call for
further informa琀椀on.
2.3.3 A Club’s Ground must comply with the Criteria Document for the step in the Na琀椀onal League System at
which the Club is playing. Each Club that is required to hold a safety cer琀椀昀椀cate issued in accordance with
safety legisla琀椀on must lodge a current copy with the Compe琀椀琀椀on. If a Clubs’ ground is subject to any
reduc琀椀on in capacity by a public authority it must immediately inform the Compe琀椀琀椀on.
2.4 No club which is a “nursery” club or a reserve side of a football club shall be eligible for membership of the
Company. A club shall be deemed to be a “nursery” club if it is under obliga琀椀on, wri琀琀en or otherwise, to a
football club by reason of which it has not the sole and en琀椀re control of its own management, 昀椀nance and
Players.
2.5 Clubs seeking membership or applying to retain membership of the Company must comply with the
requirements provided for in the Criteria Document for the step at which the Club is playing. Only clubs
which meet these criteria in full will be eligible for membership. All Clubs visited by representa琀椀ves of the
Compe琀椀琀椀on in pursuance of the document will pay a non-returnable fee. In the absence of a procedure
for applica琀椀on for membership being established by The FA, the Board shall establish such procedure.
The Board shall establish a procedure for inspec琀椀ng Clubs’ grounds from 琀椀me to 琀椀me to ensure that the
grade a琀琀ained by that ground is maintained.
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