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POWERS & DUTIES
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THE WEST RIDING
COUNTY FA REFEREE'S COMMITTEE |
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The authority over and control of Referees and
refereeing in the West Riding County Football Association area shall
be vested in the West Riding County Football Association. |
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The Referees Committee of the West Riding County
Football Association shall be the body elected by the West Riding
County Football Association to exercise this authority and control.
It may delegate to qualified persons the duty of examining the
qualifications of applicants, which shall include tests of eye-sight
and colour. |
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It may delegate the appointments of Referees to matches
to properly constituted Appointments Boards, provided that all
Associations or combinations of Clubs under the jurisdiction of the
West Riding County Football Association appoint only to their own
matches, and make the appointments from Referees registered with a
County Association. |
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The Committee shall receive the registration of
all Referees resident within the area of the West Riding County
Football Association, and of such other Referees as may desire to
register with the West Riding County Football Association. |
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Referees residing in the area must register with this
County Association. Subject to this proviso they may also register
with any other County Association on payment of the subscription
fixed by that body. |
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The Committee shall divide its
Referees into the following Classes:- |
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International - Referees who are on the
FIFA List of Referees |
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| Level 1
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Referees selected by The Football
Association to serve on the National List of Referees |
| Level 2
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Referees selected by The Football
Association to serve on the Panel List |
| Level 3
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Referees, other than those on the
Panel List, selected to officiate on a Contributory League |
| Level 4
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Referees selected to officiate on a
Supply League |
| Level 5
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Senior County
Referees (where a referee has achieved a Level higher than
Level 5 and is then not retained or exceeds the age
requirements, the referee is classified as a Level 5
referee. |
| Level 6
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County Referees |
| Level 7
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Junior Referees not
in Level 8 or below ('Junior' means status and NOT related to
age or class of football) |
| Level 8
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Youth Referees (Under
16 years of age) * (see note below) |
| Level 9
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Trainee Referees |
| Level 10
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Referees declared as
non-active |
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* Referees under 16 years of age are only eligible to
officiate as Referees or Linesmen in Competitions involving
players of 16 years of age or less. |
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All Referees applying for registration shall produce
their Birth Certificate to the examiner who shall enter the date of
birth on the Registration Card at time of examination. |
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The Committee require that a Referee shall have
been registered for a year in their Level before their promotion to
the next Level is considered. For these promotions the candidates'
practical ability is to be reviewed by the District Association. |
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The Committee shall receive and review all
applications for promotion periodically. Only properly registered
Referees shall be considered. The Committee shall have power to
subject Referees to eye-sight or colour tests at any time in
connection with these promotions. |
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Every candidate for any examination must be recommended
as "suitable for duty" (Serious deafness or physical
defect must be held as unsuitability). |
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In the case of promotions from Level 7 to Level
6 and Level 6 to Level 5 , the District Association will arrange for
a Referee to be assessed on three separate occasions, the FA.
Assessment Form to be used by the District Assessors. The form of
application along with the three Assessment Forms to be sent by the
District Association to the County Office in the same season as the
application is made. |
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Having regard to the details contained in the various
reports, the applications will be placed before the County Referees'
Committee. If it is considered necessary, arrangements will be made
for the applicant to be "watched" by County Assessors -
not necessarily in the Candidates' own District. |
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All Referees to be notified of the results of the
application and where a candidate to Level 5 has not been promoted,
they shall be notified by the County Secretary of the points,
whereby they may improve their chances of promotion. Should the
Referee apply at a later date, the District Association may apply
for "sight" of any previous papers. |
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The Committee shall receive an Annual
Subscription of £10.00 from Referees. Referees must re- register
with the Association each year (see instructions respecting this on
page 97) not later than June 1st after which a further fee of £5.00
will be required. The official receipt or the Certificate of
Registration for the current year shall be evidence of eligibility
for appointments. |
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The Committee shall deal with such matters as
are laid down in the Regulations for the Control of Referees
contained in the Handbook of Rules of the Football Association. |
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It shall compile annually a list of all Registered
Referees within the area, and send a copy thereof to the Football
Association. |
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It shall re-examine Registered Referees when deemed
necessary, and may remove the names of Referees from its Registers. |
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It shall have power to hear complaints against Referees
for improper conduct, and report the investigations to the Football
Association. |
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It shall have power to receive reports from
Competitions, etc., appointing Referees, and may confirm, modify or
rescind action taken against Referees by such Competitions. |
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The County Referees Committee shall retain first
claim upon the services of all Referees on the County list. |
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The Committee shall have power to fix fees for
those Competitions or Matches for which there is no stated fee. |
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The Committee may appoint from its members
Sub-committees, who shall at their discretion, attend matches and
report upon the manner in which such matches were controlled by the
Referee, and also upon the manner in which the games were conducted
generally. |
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The Committee shall have power to remove from
its list any Referee proved to have been concerned as an agent in
the transfer or engagement of a player. |
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The Committee may receive complaints or reports
of incompetence against a Referee or Assistant Referee. In all cases
these must be made direct to the Association Secretary. The
Committee shall decide whether such complaint or report shall be
investigated or not. The power to remove any Referee from the
official list for misconduct or inefficiency shall only be exercised
by the Committee. |
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The Minutes of the Committee shall be presented
to the Council for confirmation. |
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The Committee shall, where possible, assist
Organisations in the preparation and education of intending or
Junior Referees. |
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All questions not provided for in these Rules or
in the Regulations issued by the Council, shall be referred to the
Referees Committee for a ruling. |
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Below are details of suggested form for the
marking of Referees under the new 1-10 marking system. |
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