REFEREES
(13a) Registered Referees for all matches shall be appointed in a manner approved by the Management Committee and by the sanctioning Association.
Registered Referees (and where required Assistant Referees) for all matches shall be appointed by the Referees’ Secretary. All match Officials will report to the home ground at least thirty minutes before the official time of kick-off. Referees must report all cases of misconduct to Devon County Football Association in accordance with their procedures.
(13b) In the event of the non-appearance of the appointed Referee the appointed senior Assistant Referee shall take charge and the home Club must provide a substitute Assistant Referee. In cases where there are no officially appointed Assistant Referees, the Club shall agree upon a Referee.
A Referee thus agreed upon shall, for that game, have the full powers, status and authority of a registered Referee.
Where Assistant Referees have been appointed, in the event of the non-appearance of one appointed Assistant Referee, the home Club must provide a competent deputy; in the event of the non-appearance of both officially appointed Assistant Referees, the away Club must also provide a competent deputy. In the event of no match officials appearing at the ground referees registered with Devon County Football Association shall be given preference when agreeing a substitute.
(13c) The Management Committee may, if they consider it desirable, or upon application by the two competing Clubs, appoint Assistant Referees, if available, to any match. Where Assistant Referees are not appointed each team shall provide a Club Assistant Referee.
(13d) The appointed Referee shall have the power to decide as to the fitness of the ground in all matches and the decision shall be final subject to either in the case of a ground of a Local Authority or the owners of a ground, the Representative of that body is the sole arbiter and whose decision must be accepted unless the ground is declared fit for play.
(13e) Match Referees appointed under this Rule shall be entitled to charge standard an inclusive fee of £15 and official Assistant Referees will be paid a fee of £8, which cost shall be split between the competing Clubs. The home Club shall pay the Officials their fees either before or within twenty minutes of completion of the match.
(13f) In the event of a match not being played because of circumstances over which the Clubs have no control, the Match Official(s), if present, shall be entitled to half fee only. Where a match is not played owing to one Club being in default, that Club shall be ordered to pay the Official(s), if they attend the ground, their full fee.
(13g) A Match Official not keeping his or her engagement and failing to give a satisfactory explanation as to their non-appearance may be reported to the Association with which he or she is registered.
Referees failing to give a satisfactory explanation as to their non-appearance when appointed to match(es) may have their name removed from the Competition list.
(13h) Each Club shall, in the manner prescribed from time to time by The Football Association, award marks out of 100 (one hundred) to the Referee for each match and the name of the Referee and the marks awarded shall be submitted to the Competition on the official match card. The Competition shall keep a record of markings and, on the Form provided by the prescribed date each season, shall submit a summary to the County Association.
Clubs submitting a mark of fifty or less must send a letter of explanation signed or countersigned by the Club Secretary to the League Secretary within four days.
(13k) Referees and Assistant Referees shall be supplied, each Season, with a copy of the Competition Rules free of charge.
(13l) Unless advised to the contrary, Referees and Assistant Referees must acknowledge, in writing, all appointments to the Referees’ Secretary within seven days of receipt. Failure to do so may result in the appointment(s) being withdrawn.
(13m) Referees and Assistant Referees shall wear predominantly black kit.
