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Rule 23.—Clubs and players under the jurisdiction of this
Association, or an affiliated Association, shall not play with or
against any club which is not a member of this Association or some
other recognised Association.
Rule 24.—Clubs and players shall not compete in any match or
competition the proceeds of which are not devoted to a recognised
Football Club or Football Association or some other object approved
by this or by an affiliated Association. Six-a-side and similar
irregular competitions at which gate money is taken are forbidden,
unless the consent of the affiliated Association concerned has been
obtained (a)
(b).
Where two affiliated Associations cover the same
area, the permission must be obtained from the senior Association.
(a) A player (except under provisions of Rule 29) is not entitled
to take the proceeds of a benefit match until he has been
registered as a professional.
(b) Six
-a-side and similar irregular competitions must not be
played in the close season.
Rule 23.—Matches shall not be played on Sundays. A person
who takes part in Sunday football in the United Kingdom shall
not be recognised by this Association.
Rule 26.—A playing season commences on the last Saturday in
August in one year and ends on the first Saturday in May of the
following year. The remainder of the year shall be known as the
close season. Matches are prohibited during the close season, with
the following exceptions and conditions :—Army, Navy and Royal
Air Force teams and teams of the Auxiliary Forces may play in
competitions in the close season whilst in camp, and professional
players may tape part therein. The competitions shall be strictly
confined to the units concerned and gate money must not be taken.
Rule 29.—A player competing for any money prize in a football
contest shall be .a professional.
Rule 33.—A player, whilst serving in any branch of His Majesty's
Forces, shall not be registered as a professional player. A soldier,
sailor or airman whose discharge is obtained by purchase shall not
be entitled to be registered as a professional player until the
expiration of twelve months from the date of his discharge,
and
he shall not be allowed to play as an amateur during that
period unless he has obtained the permission of this
Association.
Rule 3S.—(3)
No Club nor any person shall attempt to induce
any player of a Club of any branch of His Majesty's Forces
to play for another Club during the current season without at
least fourteen days' notice—in the case of the Army to the
Officer commanding the Unit, in the case of the Royal Air
Force to his Commanding Officer, and in the case of the Royal
Navy direct to the Honorary Secretary of the Royal Navy and
Royal Marines Football Association. The notice must be
forwarded by registered post, or a written acknowledgment
otherwise obtained. This rule shall not be applicable to a
player of a Club of one of the Auxiliary Forces (e.g., the
Territorial Force or the Auxiliary Air Force). (a), (b), (c).
* Also vide Rule 53,
Scottish
F.A. ; Rule 44,
Irish
F.A. ; Rule 26 (b) (3),
Welsh F.A. to the same effect.
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