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GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY WOMEN’S FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Club shall seek such details and report the circumstances to the
Competition. Failure to comply with this Rule will result in a fine in
accordance with the Fines Tariff.

(D) In accordance with the Laws of the Game, the minimum number of
Players that will constitute a Team for a Competition match is 7. In the
event of a Club playing in any match with less than 11 players, they
may be fined for each missing player. Failure to comply with this Rule
will result in a fine in accordance with the Fines Tariff.

(E)(i) Home and away matches shall be played. In the event of a Club
failing to keep its engagements the Management Committee shall
have power to impose a fine (in accordance with the Fines Tariff),
deduct points from the defaulting Club, award the points from the
Competition Match in question to the opponents, order the defaulting
Club to pay any expenses incurred by the opponents or otherwise deal
with them except the award of goals. Notwithstanding the foregoing
home and away provision, the Management Committee shall have
power to order a Competition Match to be played on a neutral ground
or on the opponent's Ground if they are satisfied that such action is
warranted by the circumstances.

(ii) Any Club with more than one team in the Competition shall always
fulfil its fixtures, within the Competition, in the following order of
precedence: - First Team, Reserve Team, 'A' Team.
(iii) Any Club unable to fulfil a fixture or where a fixture has been
postponed for any reason must, without delay, give notice to the
(Fixtures) Secretary, the Competition Referees Appointments
Secretary, the Secretary of the opposing Club and the Match Officials.
Where a message has been left by voicemail or text, the reporting
Club should request a confirmation from the recipient.

(iv) In the event of a Competition Match not being played or
abandoned owing to causes over which neither Club has control, it
shall be played in its entirety on a date to be mutually agreed by the
two Clubs and approved by the Management Committee. Failing such
agreement and notification to the Fixtures Secretary within seven days
the Management Committee shall have power to order the match to
be played on a named date or on or before a given date. Where it is to
the advantage of the Competition and the Clubs involved agree, the

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