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Amateur Football Combination � Rules

13. Referees

13 a:  Registered referees for all matches shall be appointed by the Referees� Secretary in a manner approved by the Referees� Committee and by the Amateur Football Alliance.

When no official referee is appointed by the Referees� Secretary, the home Club shall provide a person to undertake the duties of a referee.

13 b:  In the event of the non-appearance of the appointed referee the game must be played and shall rank as a League fixture. If it is not possible to obtain a mutually acceptable substitute referee for the whole match each side must provide a referee for one half. Clubs shall have a whistle available for all home games.

A referee thus agreed upon shall, for that game, have the full powers, status and authority of a registered referee.

Note: a referee may not also play in the match whilst refereeing.

13 c:  The Referees� Committee may, if it considers it desirable or upon application by the competing clubs, appoint any available Assistant Referees to a match. In that event the away team shall pay the home team the fee for one of the Assistant Referees.

13 d:  The appointed Referee shall have power to decide as to the fitness of the ground in all matches and the decision shall be final, unless the authority owning or controlling the ground, whose decision must be accepted, has declared it unfit for play.

13 e:  The home Club shall offer the match officials their fees before the match. The fees shall be agreed at the AGM and published in the League Handbook.

13 f:  In the event of a match not being played for any reason, the home Club shall pay the match officials their fees in full, provided that they have made the journey to the ground.

Note: Subject to enquiry by the Fixtures Committee, the away side may be called upon to meet some or all of the expenses.

13 g:  A match official not keeping his engagement, and failing to give a satisfactory explanation as to his non-appearance, may have his name removed from the list of Referees at the annual review during the close season and the fact reported to the Association with which he is registered.

13 h:  Each Club shall award a mark out of 100 for the referee for each match. Where a Club marks a referee 50 or less, a written explanation must be sent within 7 days of the match to the appropriate Referees� Secretary giving the name of the Referee and the reason(s) for such a mark.  The League shall keep a record of all marks awarded to Referees.

Note: Please refer to the Guidance for Marking Referees.

 

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