WILL all players please note that the Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 24, 2005 at Huntley Unionist Club, Coppice St4reet, Bury, beginning at 7.30pm.

Any player registered with the league last season is entitled to attend.

There will be a standard agenda, but there are a number of proposals for rule changes as follows:

PROPOSED CHANGES TO GENERAL RULES

Rule 1: Annual Subscription shall be as determined from time to time by The Management Committee. (Addition adopted at MCM meeting held 10th July 2000).

All subscriptions must be paid by the date of the July Management Committee Meeting each season. Any club failing to pay by this date will be fined £5.

Proposed Amendment.: Annual Subscription shall be as determined from time to time by the Management Committee. The Annual Subscription, plus any GMCCGBA or BCGBA fees shall be paid in full by the date of the May Management Committee Meeting. Any club failing to pay by this date will be fined £10.

(Annual Subscription recommended as £25 by Treasurer for 2005 season)

Rule 5: (Adopted at MCM held Monday, July 11, 1994).

Any club not represented by at least one delegate at Management Committee Meetings shall be fined £2 for each occurrence. Any outstanding fines shall be added to League Fees at the end of the season if not paid previously.

Proposed Amendment: Any Club not represented by at least one delegate at Management Committee Meetings shall be fined £5 for each occurrence. All fines shall become due immediately.

PROPOSED CHANGES TO MATCH PLAY, REGISTRATION AND CHAMPIONSHIP RULES

Rule 1: Players are only allowed to play for the team with which they are registered and in accordance with the official list of registered players for the respective teams shown.

Addition adopted at Management Committee Meeting held on July 10, 2000).

A list of registered players must be submitted in writing at the pre-season meeting prior to commencement of League. Any team failing to comply will be subject to a fine of £5 Any additional players after submission of registration will be subject to a registration fee of £1, which must be paid before the player is eligible to play. No additional players will be accepted after May 31 each season without the permission of the Management Committee.

Proposed Amendment: Players are only allowed to play for the team with which they are registered. All teams shall be restricted to a maximum of fifteen (15) registered players, unless an increase is approved by the Management Committee in extenuating circumstances, and shall pay an annual registration fee for each player as determined from time to time by the Management Committee.

A list of registered players must be submitted in writing at the pre-season meeting prior to the commencement of the League. Any team failing to comply will be subject to a fine of £5.

After the initial submission of registrations, additional registrations, up to the permitted maximum,will be subject to a registration fee of twice the initial fee, which must be paid before the player is eligible to play. No additional registrations will be accepted after June 1 each year without the permission of the Management Committee.

(Initial Player Registration Fee recomended as £1 per player by Treasurer for 2005 season).

Rule 5: Add the following at the end:-

Prior to the commencement of the match, the pairing of players will take place as follows: the Home captain will select their first four players and place their scorecards face down.

The away captain will also select their first four players and place their scorecards on top of those of the home players in any order he chooses. This process will then be repeated to determine pairings for second four.

Rule 9: Teams must turn up at their appointed green wet or fine, at the time appointed for the commencement of the match. All games to be 21-up: no variation to be allowed under any circumstances. The decision to call off a game because of adverse weather conditions can be taken with the mutual agreement of both captains. If the captains cannot agree the decision must be referred to the Green Steward or a member of the Home Club Committee whose decision will be final.

Proposed Addition: All postponed, or unfinished matches, for whatever reason, must be played as soon as is practically possible, but no later than three weeks from the date of the original fixture.

Proposed Rule 15: Any team which fails to fulfil its fixtures will be subject to a fine of £10, and may have points deducted as determined by the Management Committee.