WOMEN’S SATURDAY PENNANT COMPETITION CONDITIONS OF PLAY In the event of an increasing or decreasing number of nominated teams, the Fixtures and Events Committee shall have the power to increase or decrease the number of colours in any division. This may change pennant finals and relegation or demotion. The Fixtures and Events Committee shall have the power to promote or relegate any club to complete a pennant division. A maximum number of two (2) teams from one club will be permitted in each colour. This may affect the promotions and relegations. 11. PENNANT FINALS ABANDONMENT In the event of one or more pennant finals being abandonded the Bowls WA Fixtures and Events Committee reserves the right to alter the format or structure or determine a result for affected finals. However it is not envisaged for finals to be extended beyond the scheduled playing dates. 12. ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS All clubs shall throughout the season act with integrity towards the graded pennant competition and shall adhere to the Integrity Rule when registering players. Refer to the Integrity of Graded Pennant Policy available on the Bowls WA Website. Bowls WA have the grounds to declare a forfeit against the team of a Club where Bowls WA deems that the Club, without a satisfactory explanation to Bowls WA, is deemed to have played a number of regular players from a higher ranked team in a lower ranked team in a manner likely to gain an unfair advantage or to distort the rankings of the lower ranked grade. 12.1 Player Registration (i) At the completion of the fifth (5th) last game of the scheduled fixtures each club is required to register all players in the Division and Colour in whcih they played on that day and must reach Bowls WA prior to the fourth (4th) last game of the scheduled fixtures. (ii) In extenuating circumstances a club may apply to the Bowls WA Fixtures and Events Committee for the late registration of a player. (iii) 1st Division RED and 1st Division BLUE are to be regarded as seperate Divisions. (iv) For the purpose of Player movement after registration, clubs who have more than one team in a Division/ Colour will be allowed to move players into a higher graded team within the same division/colour. (v) A player may only be registered once by a club. Penalty: Failure to provide Bowls WA with an Annual Registration of Players list shall incur a fine. 12.2
Exceptional Circumstances A club which following the annual registration of player’s has a change in player availability and is experiencing genuine hardship may apply in writing to the Bowls WA Fixtures and Events Committee for the consideration of a dispensation from the registration criteria
Penalty: Any infringement of these restrictions after registration shall incur a penalty. ► For the first offence the offending club shall lose all points for that side for that game in that Division and any aggregate points will be allocated to the opposition ► Any subsequent or continuing offence: the offending club will incur the penalty as above and a fine for each and every occasion. 13. PROCEDURE IN EXTREME WEATHER 13.1 General Abandonment (i) To be read in conjunction with Metropolitan Pennant Competition General Conditions of Play 8.1. General Abanondment- Heat. (ii) If the temperature forecast is 38◦C or over all pennant games shall be cancelled at 5.00pm the day before the scheduled pennant fixture. (iii) Notification of a General Abandonment will be placed on the Bowls WA Website only.
information correct as of September 1 2013
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