The Constitution of the Devizes and District Pool League

as Amended at the A.G.M. Held on 10th May 2010

1.	The League will be known as "The Devizes and District Pool League".
2(a).	The purpose and aim of the League will be to promote the game of pool in a sportsman-like manner.
2(b).	The League may introduce and organise competitions and other activities as an when it thinks fit.
3.	Constitution of the Managment Committee:
3(a).	The League shall be managed by a Committee of League Members.
3(b).	The Management Committee shall be elected at the A.G.M. and shall have the power to co-opt member on to the Management Committee in order to ensure the full complement as defined in Rule 3(c), or for any specific purpose.
3(c).	The Management Committee shall consitst of 4 Executives (Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Member) plus 4 other members. Additional administrative appointments shall be made from the Committee.
3(d).	The Management Committee shall have the power for decisions provided it has a quorum, which shall be a minimum of 4 members (including Executives).
3(e).	The Management Committee are responsible for the organisation and general conduct of the league.
3(f).	The Management Committee shall have the power to elect sub-committees.
3(g).	All Executive Officers of the League are ex-officio members of all sub-committees.
3(h).	Any Committee member failing to attend 3 consecutive meetings shall be deemed to have resigned, barring sound reason for absence (e.g. illness), acceptable to the Executive.
3(i).	The Committee shall meet to conduct League business at intervals, as required. A copy of the Meeting Minutes will be circulated to team venues.
4(a).	The Management Committee shall be responsible for inviting interested persons to stand as President.
4(b).	The President shall preside over the League at the A.G.M. and at Extraordinary General and Management Committee meetings.
5.	Any Representative League team will be the responsibility of the Management Committee.
6.	The League fees will be fixed by the League Committee.
7.	The rules of the League will be:
7(a).	Implemented by the Management Committee, who will ensure that all teams shall receive a copy of those League Rules.
7(b).	Amended only at A.G.Ms and E.G.Ms provided that all proposals to be considered, duly seconded are given in writing to the League Secretary no later than fourteen days prior to the A.G.M. or E.G.M.
7(c).	In order to be eligible for a vote, each player must be registered for one League season, and must have registered since the last A.G.M.
7(d).	Only one vote per eligible player will be permissible at A.G.Ms and E.G.Ms.
7(e).	The Management Committee shall have the discretionary powers on all matters concerning the League, especially Rules interpretation and disciplinary action.
8.	Affiliation and joint ventures: The league Management shall have the power to liaise with, or affiliate to, other Leagues in order to advance the well-being of the League.
9.	The Management Committee shall ensure that due notice of the A.G.M. or E.G.M. is given.
10.	The dissolution of the League: The dissolution of the League shall be considered only at an A.G.M. or E.G.M. and will require a two-thirds majority of the members present.
11(a).	All A.G.Ms and E.G.Ms shall require not less than 28 days notice prior to the said meeting.
11(b).	Any request for an E.G.M. must be in writing to the Secretary, accompanied by a minimum of twenty-five name of registered eligible players. A proposal, duly seconded, must also accompany this request. Such requests will require validation by the Appeals Committee whose responsibility will be to determine just cause, in accordance with Constitution and Rule.
12.	The Constitution will only be amended at the A.G.M./E.G.M. provided that all proposals to be considered, duly seconded are given in writing to the League Secretary no later than 14 days prior to the A.G.M. or E.G.M.
13(a).	The Treasurer shall be responsible to the Management Committee for all League financial affairs, and will provide the passbook at all Committee meetings.
13(b).	The checked annual accounts, plus the passbook and the accounts book, will be presented to the A.G.M. and interim accounts presented to the Management Committee as required.
14.	It is the responsibility of the team captains to inform the Management Committee if they wish to use players under 18 years of age. The Management Committee, in turn, will obtain agreement from Landlords to these players entering their premises. Teams captains will be responsible for the conduct of all players in their team.
15.	Except where Rules 11(b) and 12 apply, complaints initially will only be dealt with by the Management Committee if submitted in writing by team captains. Appeals will be dealt with by an Appeals Committee convened as appropriate, consisting of 2 Committee members and 3 team captains.
16.	The Management Committee shall have the power to disqualify from the League, and all Cup competitions, any team or player found to be guilty of gross misconduct, including excessive harassment or abuse of match or League officials.
17.	Devizes Pool League Web Site: (www.DevizesPoolLeague.co.uk)
17(a).	The web site is owned by the committee and will be managed by the Fixtures Secretary.
17(b).	Full details of Terms of Use and Privacy Policy are available on the web site via links situated in the bottom right corner of each page.
17(c).	In general, the information displayed will consist of Team and Player Names only for the purposes of showing Fixtures, League Tables and Players Averages.
17(d).	With the exception of Committee details no other players contact details will be shown on the web site.