Uhlsport Hellenic League | FA Memorandum Of Procedures

*These procedures also apply to a Reserve Team who play at Step 5/6 of a Club whose First Team compete at Steps 2 to 4, The FA Women’s Premier League and County FA Representative Football

This Memorandum cites procedures as they apply exclusively to Participants who are acting as Players when reported.

Save for serious or repeated proved misconduct, Participants offending in a capacity other than as Players in a match (at all levels) should not be suspended but be subject to any of a reprimand, a warning as to future conduct, a written undertaking not to repeat, a touch-line ban for a period of time, and a Fine (active or suspended for a given period), together with costs in proved guilty cases.

For the purposes of these Procedures any reference to a players Club means the Club for which the Player was playing when he was cautioned, dismissed or reported for misconduct.

1. Definitions

1.1 In this Memorandum the words “the Association” refer to the appropriate County or other Affiliated Association, and the words “the Association secretary” mean and include any person nominated to discharge a part of the disciplinary administration of the Association as well as its actual secretary.

1.2 Wherever gender is referred to in this Memorandum, either shall be inferred, as relevant.

1.3 All written communications from a player to the Association secretary must be sent by the secretary of the player’s club unless the player is no longer registered with that club.

1.4 Every Association must set out in its rules or regulations a copy of these procedures,ich are to be followed after a player has been cautioned or dismissed from the Field of Play while playing in a match for a club or a particular team of a club not dealt with by The Football Association.

1.5 (a) A “child” means a person who at the date of the relevant match was under the statutory school-leaving age and throughout these regulations full-time education refers to a child who is of compulsory school age or who is over the school-leaving age but is under the age of 18 and is for the time being attending a school or in full-time education in an establishment of further education.

(b) Financial penalties for misconduct must not be imposed on a child (Sections 5.2, 6.3 & 7.2 and 13.3). Where a Automatic Punishment or Commission decision includes any financial element then the player’s club is liable for the sum imposed.

1.6 Wherever “written” or “letter” is referred to in this Memorandum this is deemed to include communication by fax or e-mail. Where an Association chooses to communicate by fax or e-mail it must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the address or fax number used is current.

1.7 This Memorandum effective from 1st July 2006 until further notice.

1.8 The term “suspension” in this Memorandum means the suspension is from playing football ONLY and any other sanction required for the period of suspension must be specified in the decision letter.

1.9 Any reference to cautions in this Memorandum refers only to those received playing at Steps 5 and 6. Cautions received playing for a Club outside of Steps 5 and 6 will be separate and not added to the total received under this Memorandum (See also paragraph 11.3).

1.10 Permanent Suspension means no review to be considered under a period of 10 years.