Competition Rules - Updated September 2007

Bonspiel

1          Each member club shall enter two or three rinks for the competition with the   club being responsible for the ice fees of the rinks.

2          Each player participating in the Bonspiel shall be a member of the club they are representing

3          The draw for the competition will be advised by the Secretary, with each club    playing against different Province clubs.

4          Each game will be played over eight ends or the bell which ever occurs first.

5          The Lady Baillie Shield to be awarded to the club with the highest aggregate ends up.  i .e. Ends scored less ends lost, multiplied by two for the three team clubs and three for the two team clubs.

6          If a tie occurs on ends, the club with the highest aggregate shots up would win. i.e. shots scored less shots lost, multiplied by two for the three team clubs and three for the two team clubs.

7          Games can commence with three players (but not less) with a shot being awarded for each part five minute period up to a maximum of three shots and three ends for total non appearance. After half an hour the game would be declared null and void with the three shots and the three ends being awarded to the full team regardless of the game score at that time.

Nimmo Trophy

1          Each member club shall enter a team for the Province League, with each player participating being a member of the club they are representing and a current member of the RCCC.

2          Played throughout the season on a league basis with each club playing against each other club.  Two points awarded for a win, one point for a draw.  Ends scored, shots up and total shots scored shall count in the event of a tie after all the games are played.

3          Each game would be played over eight ends or the bell which ever occurs first.

4          The winner will represent the Province in the following seasons Province            Championship.

5          Normal RCCC rules should apply to clubs with incomplete teams and late         arrivals although the game should start. (Rule 5a).

6          If a team fails to appear two points, five ends and six shots will be awarded to   their opponents.

7          Score cards properly completed and signed by the skips should be collected and forwarded to the Secretary.

8          All games should be played at the time /date issued by the Province Secretary with Rule 6 and the rink charges being the penalty for non appearance

Area 6 Bonspiel

1          The six clubs to represent the Province will be selected on a rota basis.

Area 6 Knock Out

       The three clubs to represent the Province will be selected as the first three         clubs in the previous years Province Bonspiel.

Competition Rules

Bonspiel

1 Each member club shall enter three teams for the competition with the club  being  responsible for the ice fees for the three teams.

2 Each player participating in the Bonspiel shall be a member of the club they are  representing. 

3 The draw for the competition will be advised by the Secretary with each club  playing against three different  Province clubs.

4 Each game would be played over eight ends or the bell which ever occurs first.

5 The Lady Baillie Shield to be awarded to the club with the highest number of  shots over their opponents based on three winning rinks.

6 If no club wins all three games, the winning club would have two wins and the  highest number of shots over their opponents less the shots difference of their  losing rink.

7 If a tie occurs the club with the most shots scored for all three rinks would win,  and if still a tie, the club with the most ends won would win.

8 Games can commence with three players (but not less) with a shot being  awarded for each part five minute period up to a maximum of six shots and five  ends (half an hour) for total non appearance. After half an hour the game would  be declared null and void with a win, three shots and five ends being awarded  to the full team regardless of the game score at that time.

Nimmo Trophy

1 Played throughout the season on a league basis with each club playing against  each other club.

2 Two points awarded for a win, one point  for a draw.  Ends scored, shots up  and total shots scored shall count in the event of a tie after all the games are  played

3 Each game would be played over eight ends or the bell which ever occurs first.

4 The winner will represent the Province in the following seasons Province  Championship.

5 Normal RCCC rules should apply to clubs with incomplete teams and late  arrivals. (Rule 5a).

6 If a team fails to appear two points, five ends and six shots will be awarded to  their opponents.

7 Score cards  properly completed and signed by the skips should be collected  and forwarded to the Secretary.

8 All games should be played at the time /date issued by the Province  Secretary  with Rule 6 and the rink charges being the penalty for non appearance

Area 6 Bonspiel

1 The  six clubs to represent the Province will be selected on a rota basis.

Area 6 Knock Out

1 The three clubs to represent the Province  will be selected as the  first three  clubs in the previous years Province Bonspiel.

Title

The Association shall be called “The West Lothian Province of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club” and hereinafter referred to as the Province.

Object

The object of the Province shall be to encourage the playing of the game of curling in the District of West Lothian.

Membership

The Province shall be confined to clubs in the District of West Lothian admitted to the Royal Caledonian Curling Club

Management

The business and affairs of the Province shall be under the management of a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, along with one delegate from each club, hereafter referred to as the Council.  At all meetings the President, or in his absence the Vice President, shall take the chair. In the absence of both the President and the Vice President, the members present shall elect a Chairman from among their number. Except in relation to the appointment of office bearers, the chairman of the meeting shall have a deliberative vote and in cases of equality of voting, a casting vote.

Office-Bearers

The Office-Bearers of the Province shall be the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.

Election of Council

The Office -Bearers and the member clubs of the Council shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Province. In the event of a vacancy occurring during the year the post may be filled by the council co-opting another member. The President and Vice President will be appointed for one year from the individual member clubs in alphabetical order, provided the club has been a member of the Province for a minimum of five years, with the Vice President succeeding the President.

Representative Members

There shall also be appointed at the Annual General Meeting two members to represent the Province at any meetings the Council may determine.

Quorum

Five office- bearers and member clubs shall form a quorum at a meeting of the Council provide five clubs are represented and a similar number will be appropriate to a general meeting of the Province. Failing a quorum being present the meeting shall adjourn to any date fixed by the members present at such a meeting.

Subscription

The Province shall levy an annual subscription payable by member clubs to the Treasurer by 30th September of the current season and the subscription shall be of an amount to be recommended by the Council and to be fixed at the Annual Meeting

Treasurer

The treasurer shall keep a correct account of all monies pertaining to the running of the Province and make up the annual balance sheet to 15th April in each year in such form as may be approved by the Council. The balance sheet, duly audited by a member of the Province, shall be submitted to the Annual Meeting.

Secretary

The Secretary shall keep full and correct minutes of all meetings, conduct the correspondence and business of the Province, and shall convene all meeting of the Council and Province.

Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of Members of Clubs in the Province shall be held in May in each year and each club shall have one vote. At least fourteen days notice shall be given of the date of the Annual Meeting and a notice of any motion for the meeting shall be lodged with the Secretary by 15th April.

Special Meeting

The Secretary, on the written requisition of the President or five member clubs, shall convene a Special Meeting, and such requisition shall state the object of the meeting proposed to be called and the Secretary shall convene such a meeting for a date not more than twenty-eight days from the date of the receipt by him of the requisition and shall give fourteen days notice to clubs of the meeting. Only business mentioned in the requisition calling the meeting shall be disposed of  at a Special Meeting

Alteration to Constitution and Rules

The Constitution and Rules may be amended from time to time or replaced by a new Constitution and Rules at the Annual Meeting or any Special Meeting convened for the purpose. The proposed amendment or new Constitution and Rules will not be accepted unless approved by a simple majority of the voting Council  members at such meeting. Notice of the intention to propose any amendment or  to replace the Constitution and Rules shall be given to the Secretary fourteen days in advance of any such meeting.

Minute Books and other Documents

All Minute Books , Cash Books, Vouchers and all other documents pertaining to the Province shall at all times remain the property of the Province. The Council may demand the production of such books and documents at any reasonable time.

Title of Property

All property, monies, trophies and other assets of the Province shall be vested in the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Province for the time being and their successors in office as Trustees for and on behalf of the Province.

Dissolution

If the Council decides that it is necessary for the Province to be dissolved, a Special Meeting shall be requisitioned in the manner prescribed in the Constitution. If it is decided at the Meeting by a simple majority of the member clubs that the Province shall be dissolved, the Council shall proceed with dissolution.

Competitions

The Province shall hold a Bonspiel each year for the Lady Baillie Shield and a League Competition for the Nimmo Trophy under the following principles:

1) The Council shall have all powers necessary for conducting the Competitions, and shall be a Court of Appeal on all objections and complaints connected therewith. These objections or complaints must be in writing and addressed to the Secretary within seven days after the Competition. The Council shall have power to take evidence thereon, and adjudicate, and their award shall be final, and subject to no appeal or review whatever.

2) The Competition shall be played  according to the Province rules for the individual competitions and the R.C.C.C. rules shall apply to all other points.

3) Intimation of the Competitions shall be sent by the Secretary of the Province to the Secretaries of all Member clubs.