Governance Rules
1. Definitions 2. Competition Name & Constitution 3. Club Name 4. Entry Fee, Subscription & Deposit 5. Management, Nomination & Election 6. Powers Of Management 7. Protests, Claims, Complaints & Appeals 8. Annual General Meeting 9. Special General Meeting 10. Agreement To Rules 11. Continuation Of Membership 12. Exclusion Of Clubs 13. Trophy 14. Alteration To Rules 15. Finance 16. Insurance 17. Dissolution

1. Definitions

(A) In these Rules:
Affiliated Association
An Association accorded the status of an Affiliated Association under the Rules of The FA.
AGM
The Annual General Meeting held in accordance with the constitution of the Competition.
Club
A club for the time being in membership of the Competition.
Club Portal
The system used by Clubs to affiliate teams as determined by The FA from time to time.
Competition
The Reading and District Sunday Football League.
Competition Match
Any match played or to be played under the jurisdiction of the Competition.
Contract Player
Any Player (other than a Player on a Scholarship) who is eligible to play under a written contract of employment with a Club.
Deposit
A sum of money deposited with the Competition as part of the requirements of membership of the Competition.
Fees Tariff
A list of fees approved by the Clubs at a General Meeting to be levied by the Management Committee for any matters for which fees are payable under the Rules, as set out at Schedule A.
Fines Tariff
A list of fines approved by the Clubs at a General Meeting to be levied by the Management Committee for any breach of the Rules, as set out at Schedule A.
Ground
The ground on which the Club’s Team(s) plays its Competition Matches.
Management Committee
In the case of a Competition which is an unincorporated association, the management committee elected to manage the running of the Competition and where the Competition is incorporated it means the Board of Directors appointed in accordance with the articles of association of that company.
Match Officials
The referee, the assistant referees and any fourth official appointed to a Competition Match.
Non-Contract Player
Any Player (other than a Player on a Scholarship) who is eligible to play for a Club but has not entered into a written contract of employment.
Officer
An individual who is appointed or elected to a position in a Club or Competition which requires that individual to make day-to-day decisions.
Participant
Shall have the same meaning as set out in the Rules of The FA from time to time.
Player
Any Contract Player, Non-Contract Player or other player who plays or who is eligible to play for a Club.
Player Registration System
The FA system to register players as determined by The FA from time to time.
Playing Season
The period between the date on which the first competitive fixture in the Competition is played each year until the date on which the last competitive fixture in the Competition is played.
Rules
These Rules under which the Competition is administered.
Sanctioning Authority
The Berks and Bucks Football Association Limited.
Scholarship
A Scholarship as defined in The FA Rules.
Season
The period of time between one AGM and the next AGM.
Secretary
Such person or persons appointed or elected to carry out the administration of the Competition.
SGM
A Special General Meeting held in accordance with the constitution of the Competition.
Team
A team affiliated to a Club, including where a Club provides more than one team in the Competition in accordance with the Rules.
The FA
The Football Association Limited.
Virtual Meetings
Meetings held electronically.
Written / In Writing
The representation or reproduction of words or symbols or other information in a visible form by any method or combination of methods, whether sent or supplied in electronic form or otherwise.
(B)

Unless stated otherwise, terms referring to natural persons are applicable to both genders. Any term in the singular applies to the plural and also the other way round.