EASTERN SUBURBS COMBINED CLUBS DART LEAGUE Inc.

 

BY-LAWS   

 

No. 1                            League Composition.

 

                                    The association shall play sides in divisions formulated, year-by-year, as far as possible to avoid byes, i.e. the League format may vary, year by year.

                       

The League is limited to 4 Divisions of 8 Teams and preference is to be given to Teams who participated in the previous season and any new teams that contain players who played in the ESCCDL the previous season.

 

No. 2                            Points Not Covered.

 

                                    Points not covered by the Statement of Rules, By-Laws or Playing Rules of the Association shall be referred to the Delegates, whose decision shall be final, subject to the Right of Appeal within (14) fourteen days of the decision, to the Executive Committee, who may refer the matter back to the Delegates.  Any decision then arrived at by the Delegates and Committee shall be irrevocable.

 

No. 3                            Registration/Affiliation fees.   (Rule 4.)

 

                                    Annual subscriptions, team affiliation fees and weekly match fees are to be reviewed at each AGM of the association.   There will be no entrance fee charged to join the association.

 

                                    Annual Registration and Team Affiliation fees must be paid for all players and teams registered at the Association's registration night, the date, time and place of which shall be designated by the Contest Director, no later than the commencement of the first game of the season.

                                   

                                    Any new members accepted into the association after the commencement of the season shall be required to pay the annual registration fee at the Delegate's meeting immediately following the acceptance of their nomination for membership.

                                   

                                    Following the commencement of the season all new applications for membership must be submitted to the Association Contest Director or Secretary no less than 24 hours prior to the match at which they intend to participate.  The stipulated proof of membership (Rule 3. (1)) Must be attached to the application.  If this process cannot be achieved the CD or Secretary must be contacted by telephone, by the Team Captain, no later than 18:00 on the day of the match they intend to participate in.  Failure to adhere to this requirement will render the nominee ineligible to participate in any League competition until the application is accepted.

 

8th June 2004                   No new applications for membership will be accepted after 15th July each year.


 

No. 3  (cont.)                Registration/Affiliation fees.   (Rule 4.)

 

                                    All weekly match fees, annual subscriptions for new members who have joined the association since the last delegate's meeting, fines levied against a team and/or any other outstanding monies must be paid prior to the commencement of the Delegate's Meetings conducted immediately following the period in which the fees have been accrued.

 

                                    Any team which is unfinancial, i.e. have not paid the previous month's fees and levies, at the start of a Delegate's meeting shall invalidate the participation of their delegate in the conduct of that meeting.

 

No. 4                            Fines and Other Penalties for Delegates Non-attendance.  (Rule 11. (6))

 

                                    1st meeting missed        -           No penalty.

                                    2nd meeting missed        -           Fine of $12.

                                    3rd meeting missed        -           Fine of $24.

                                    4th meeting missed        -           Fine of $36 and loss of 2 points.

                                    5th meeting missed        -           Fine of $48 and loss of 4 points.

                                    6th meeting missed        -           Fine of $60 and loss of 6 points.

                                    7th meeting missed        -           Fine of $72 and loss of 8 points.

                                    8th meeting missed        -           Fine of $84 and loss of 8 points.

                                    9th meeting missed        -           Fine of $96 and loss of 8 points.

                                    10th meeting missed       -           Fine of $100 and loss of 8 points.

 

 

No. 5                            Competition Fees on a BYE night.

 

                                    On any night when a team has a scheduled BYE, League competition fees will not be charged for that night.

 

No. 6                            League Trophy information.

 

                                    Information in regard to any of the League Trophies, (i.e. Most Wins, Most Tons, Highest Peg, Ladder Positions, etc.), will only be made available at the monthly Delegate's meeting.

 

No. 7                            Responsibilities.

 

                                    (Committee)

                                    Where a date or venue for any League function or competition has been advised in writing, then any alterations to date, venue or any other important details will be advised to each Team Captain in writing.
If time does not permit written notices to be prepared, then each Team Captain will be informed of the changes by telephone by the Association Secretary.

 

 

No. 7   (cont.)               Responsibilities.

 

                                    (Team Captains)

 

                                    The Association Secretary must be advised of a contact person for each team including details such as address and phone number/s at the League Registration night.  Any changes to these particulars MUST be advised, in writing, to the Secretary, NO LATER THAN, the Delegate's Meeting following the change.

 

                                    A complete list of all team members must be supplied to the association secretary prior to the commencement of the first game of the season.  Full address particulars and phone numbers must be supplied, wherever possible for all members.  The list should also denote the team's nominated Delegate and Captain for the ensuing season.

 

No. 8                            Fines

                                   

                                    a.         Payment.

 

                                    All fines must be paid no later than the Delegate's Meeting in the month immediately following the determination of the fine.   The non-payment of any fines will be published, each month, in the Treasurers report as an "Arrears" entry.

 

                                    b.         Waiver.

 

                                    Application for waiver of a fine must be made, in writing, to the Association Secretary, no later than 14 days after the meeting at which the fine was determined.  Supporting evidence must be provided at the time of application.

                                    (E.g. If a team delegate was not able to attend a association Delegate's meeting because his/her registered Club was conducting a duly constituted meeting, at which all members were required to attend, then a letter detailing this requirement, from the secretary of the Club, would suffice as evidence).

 

No. 9                            Team Trophies.

 

                                    For all major awards, (League Premiers, Champions, etc.), the Association will only provide eight (8) individual trophies per team.  If a team has more than eight (8) registered players and requires trophies to be presented to all members then the team will be charged for the additional trophies.  Payment to be made to the association Treasurer prior to the AGM.

No. 10                          Team Composition.

 

                                    Each team shall consist of a minimum of six (6) and a maximum of twelve (12) players. [Refer By-law No. 9]

                                    To compete in a match a minimum of four (4) players of each team MUST be in attendance.  If either of the competing teams is unable to comply with this By-Law then the opposing team shall be awarded the match and a 6-0 result will be recorded. If both teams fail to comply then a "No Result" will be recorded and neither team shall receive match or game points.

 

No. 11                          League Presentation Dinner.

 

                                    The members of the Association Committee and their partners shall be exempted from payment of any admittance charges to the Annual Presentation Dinner conducted by the association.

 

No. 12                          Control of League.

 

                                    The Association shall make such By-Laws and Playing Rules as it considers fit and proper to control the day to day conduct of the League or, may authorise its’ Committee to make By-Laws and Playing Rules for the running of the League.

 

No. 13                          Transfer of Players.

 

                                    Any member registered with a team during any season will not be eligible to play for any other team in the League, in that season, unless a transfer is granted by the Committee after submission of the appropriate Transfer Form signed by all parties concerned with the transfer.

 

No. 14                          Competition Entry Fees.

 

                                    Entry fees shall be charged for all League competitions except the Presidents Trophy.  Fees for the Singles and Doubles shall be charged on an individual basis whilst the Triples shall be charged as a team event.  The fees shall be determined by the committee and advised to all teams at the commencement of each dart season.  The fee structure shall be designed to cover costs associated with purchase of trophies and the provision of supper.

 

No. 15                          League Presentation Night.

 

                                    The Presentation Night of the League shall be held, at a venue to be determined, where possible, on the first Saturday in October.

 

 

No. 16                          Life Membership.

 

13th January 2007              To be nominated for a “Life Membership” of the ESCCDL the ‘Nominee’ must fulfil all of the following:

 

·         Be of Good Standing,

·         Been a financial member of the ESCCDL for a minimum of eight (8) consecutive years and

·         Held a Committee or a Committed Appointed position for a minimum of three (3) consecutive years.

 

The ‘Nominee’ must be proposed, seconded and three (3) other signatories who support the nomination are required, all of which must be current financial members of the ESCCDL.

 

Nomination forms are available from the Secretary.

 

The proposer must complete the “reason/s for nominating” section on the back of the nomination form and the completed nomination form is to be mailed to the Secretary of the ESCCDL.

 

All proposals for Life Membership will be handled by the Executive Committee in Camera and:

 

·         If approved, it will be announced at the next League Presentation Night.

·         If rejected the “reason/s for rejection” section of the form must be completed, signed by the President and Secretary and retained ln records.