1.	Title
	The League shall be known as the Stafford Pool League
2 .	Membership of the League
	2.1	Teams from any Public House or Club with appropriate facilities inside the Stafford Borough boundaries are eligible to participate.
	2.2	New teams must apply to the AGM for acceptance into the League.
3.	Administration of the League
	3.1	A Committee consisting of eleven members, all of who are to be elected annually at the AGM, shall administer the League. The Committee will then elect a Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and two Auditors to serve until the next AGM.
	3.2	A maximum of two persons from any participating team are allowed to serve on the Committee at the same time, with a maximum of three persons from any pub or club. All Committee members must have played in the League for at least 2 years prior to their election.
	3.3	There must be a quorum of 5 Committee members present for a Committee meeting to be properly constituted. All parties except Chairman to vote, but in the event of a tie the Chairman will have the casting vote.
	3.4	The Committee has the power to suspend any player from the League. A suspension can only take effect after due consideration of any offence with the players involved in that offence being given the opportunity to state their case to the Committee.
	3.5	Existing Committee members suspended from the League become ineligible to continue serving on the Committee.
	3.6	Any player suspended from the League is ineligible for future election to the Committee.
	3.7	In the event of the suspension or resignation of Committee members, the Committee may co-opt additional members to serve until the next AGM.
	3.8	Any Committee member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Committee will be formally asked to explain their absences. In the event of the explanation being considered unsatisfactory, the member will be asked to resign.
	3.9	The Treasurer administers the League finances. All moneys payable to the League must be presented to the Treasurer, with any cheques made payable to the Stafford Pool League. Cheques issued against, or withdrawals from the Stafford Pool League account require the signature of the Treasurer and the countersignature of either the Chairman or the Secretary.
	3.10	The league accounts are to be audited in time for the AGM and the result of the audit recorded accordingly.
4.	Structure of the League
	4.1	The League consists of a number of divisions, which is decided after the AGM. Normally, at the end of the season the top two teams in all but the highest-ranking division gain promotion to the next highest division and the bottom two teams in all but the lowest ranking division are relegated to the division down in ranking.
	4.2	The two teams finishing in the bottom two places in the lowest ranking division may be required to seek re-election at the AGM.
5.	Membership of Teams
	Once a player has played for a team, that player is not allowed to transfer to or play for another team, including another team from the same pub or club, within the League during the course of the current season, except in exceptional circumstances agreed by the committee. Any team contravening this rule will forfeit any match involving the ineligible player 7-0. The same penalty applies to any team fielding a player who is suspended from the League.
6.	Conduct of League Matches
	6.1	Official match night is Tuesdays. All matches should be ready to start by 8.00 PM.
	6.2	To postpone a match, notice must be given to both the opposing team captain and the League Secretary at least 48 hours before the time the match was originally scheduled to start. A postponed match may be played on another night in the same week as long as both teams agree. In the event of a dispute, the Committee shall decide when the match is to be played.
	6.3	A match consists of 5 individual singles games and 2 doubles games. The playing rules as agreed at the last AGM. The League Secretary will hold a master copy of the rules
	6.4	The order of play for the singles games will be decided by the team captains drawing the player’s names. The team captains will select their doubles players.
	6.5	Teams will take turns at refereeing the games, with the home team refereeing the first game. The home team is responsible for paying for the table where necessary.
	6.6	The winning team captain is responsible for handing in the results by 12.00 noon on the Saturday following the match night. Any team not complying with this rule may be fined. Fines to be decided by the committee.
	6.7	Result cards should be returned to the Hopole, the County Staff Club in Eastgate Street, or to the Secretary.
	6.8	The team winning the match gains two points for a win. If teams finish on equal numbers of points at the end of the season, best difference in games will decide the placing.
	6.9	Any team that drops out of the league without fulfilling all their fixtures will have all results classed as void with a 7-0 win being given to the opposition.
7.	Annual General Meeting
	7.1	Each team shall receive in writing at least 14 days before the AGM, a copy of the Agenda.
	7.2	Nominations for Committee, and any other business to be discussed must be put in writing and be in the hands of the Secretary at least 28 days before the AGM. Existing Committee members are automatically eligible to seek re-election.
	7.3	Constitution or Rule change proposals must be put in writing and be in the hands of the Secretary at least eight weeks before the AGM. Details of all proposals will be given in the Agenda. Each and every proposal will be voted on at the AGM.
	7.4	Voting at the AGM, on any issue, will be by card vote, one vote per fully paid-up team (except new teams seeking election to the League) which has a member present at the AGM. Proxy voting is not allowed.
	7.5	The agenda is a final notice of any matter to be discussed at the AGM; no other business will be considered or discussed.