NON-compliance of rules at inter-county championship matches and national championships involving dress code, smoking or vaping on the green and the use of mobile phones, again on the green, could lead to counties being docked points and players being disqualified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In recent times, incidents are being reported to the national body of non-compliance of rules including the above. Although there are rules already in place to cover these matters, no formal process to incur penalties in relation to non-compliance is currently in place. This document, therefore, covers the process of enforcement as agreed by the National Executive Committee that will come into effect on May 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During inter-county matches, where an umpire is appointed, any incidents of non-compliance of the rules covering dress code, smoking\/vaping and use of mobile phones the umpire will speak with the captain or county official of the offending team and ask for the matter to be remedied immediately. If this is done, the matter will be noted on the umpire’s official report and no further action taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If, however, no action is taken to rectify the matter, or there is further non-compliance during the same match the non-compliance will be reported to the National Secretary via the official match report and for each occurrence one point will be deducted from the offending team’s match score (this could result in a minus score if no points were gained).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Important note: If a mobile phone is required by a player on the green for emergency purposes during a match, then the umpire must be informed prior to the game starting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If an umpire has not been allocated to an inter-county match, then the team captains\/county officials will act in the enforcement process as above and report any incident(s) to the National Secretary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At National Championships, all incidents of non-compliance will firstly be reported and dealt with by the on-duty umpire and they will discuss the matter with the player concerned and ask for the matter to be remedied immediately. If this is done no further action will be taken, but the incident will be noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If, however, no action is taken to rectify the matter or there is further non-compliance during the same Championships then the Finals Committee may disqualify the player(s) concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NON-compliance of rules at inter-county championship matches and national championships involving dress code, smoking or vaping on the green and the use of mobile phones, again on the green, could lead to counties being docked points and players being disqualified. In recent times, incidents are being reported to the national body of non-compliance of rules … <\/p>\n