DO NOT DELETE - ALT EXAMPLE - USER GUIDE - UNBOUNCE - TGS - DE//FR//DK EXAMPLE PAGE SPORTS TEAMS - Flipbook - Page 179
Appendix G 09
5.3
At Steps 2-5 the Club 昀椀nishing in last place in the table at the end of the Regular Season will be relegated
and not reprieved.
5.4
At Steps 1 to 6, if a Club becomes eligible to take part in a Play O昀昀 Match and refuses to take part in that
match or if a Club quali昀椀es for promo琀椀on and refuses to be promoted then that Club shall be relegated
from the division it last played in and shall play the following Playing Season in the division at the next
Step level below. If the refusal/ineligibility applies to a Club currently opera琀椀ng at Step 6, the Club will be
removed from the NLS and placed in the appropriate Regional NLS Feeder League, provided there is an
eligible Club at Feeder League level to replace them.
5.5
Where a vacancy occurs within the NLS the following procedures will apply:
End of the Playing Season
5.5.1
(a) Where a Club no琀椀昀椀es its decision to resign from its League at the end of the Playing Season, then a
vacancy is created on the date the no琀椀昀椀ca琀椀on of that decision is formally recorded by that League. Such
resigna琀椀on can only be withdrawn by the end of that Playing Season with the consent of the Board of that
League.
(b) all cases, that Club is treated as a relegated Club. The 昀椀nal table of that division is not a昀昀ected.
(c) In cases where the vacancy is created a昀琀er the end of the Playing Season but before the League’s
AGM, the vacancy will be 昀椀lled in accordance with Regula琀椀on 5.5.2 below.
5.5.2
(a) Where a vacancy occurs at Step 1 and Step 2 following the comple琀椀on of a Playing Season the best
ranked Club in a relega琀椀on posi琀椀on is reprieved.
(b) Where a vacancy arises at Step 3 to 6 following the comple琀椀on of a Playing Season it shall be dealt with
at the sole discre琀椀on of the Commi琀琀ee.
(c) Where a vacancy occurs at Step 3 and 4 a昀琀er the alloca琀椀ons for the following season have been
published and prior to the holding of the League’s AGM. The vacancy created shall be dealt with at the
sole discre琀椀on of the Commi琀琀ee in order to minimise disrup琀椀on.
(d) Where a vacancy occurs a昀琀er the date of a League AGM then a League is not able to replace the
Club(s) concerned for the following Playing Season.
Prior to the end of a Playing Season
5.5.3
(a) In cases where the vacancy is created prior to the end of the Playing Season, at Steps 1 and 2 the
vacancy will be 昀椀lled by the best ranked Club in a relega琀椀on posi琀椀on at the end of the Regular Season,
eligible of being reprieved in that same division. In the event of there being more vacancies than Clubs
eligible to be reprieved, such vacancy or vacancies will be 昀椀lled by Clubs eligible to be reprieved in the
Compe琀椀琀椀on’s other division(s) on a points per match ra琀椀o. At Steps 3 to 6, the vacancies shall be 昀椀lled at
the sole discre琀椀on of the Commi琀琀ee.
(b) prior to the end of the Playing Season, a Club no琀椀昀椀es its decision to resign from its League with
immediate e昀昀ect or where a Club is removed from the League for any reason, then the playing record
of that Club will be expunged and a vacancy is created on the date the resigna琀椀on or removal is formally
recorded by that League.
(c) all such cases that Club is treated as a relegated Club and the vacancy will be 昀椀lled in accordance with
5.5.3(a) above.
5.6
Only internal changes to the cons琀椀tu琀椀on of a League are allowed following the holding of a League’s
Annual General Mee琀椀ng.
5.7
Clubs are not allowed to enter into a ground share agreement in order to gain promo琀椀on or to retain
membership at a par琀椀cular Step where the Club has failed to a琀琀ain or maintain the relevant Grade.
5.8
Ground grading requirements will be in accordance with the Rules. Each Playing Season, a Club
par琀椀cipa琀椀ng at Step 1 to Step 6 must a琀琀ain the following ground grading by 31 March:
STEP
GRADE
Step 1
Grade 1
Step 2
Grade 2
Step 3
Grade 3
Step 4
Grade 4
Step 5
Grade 5
Step 6
Grade 6
179
