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Governance Laws/Constitutional Regulations
35.7.3 Any member changing his category of membership at any time after
his club’s return of membership has been submitted shall not be
refunded any part of a fee already paid for that year for the original
category of membership.
36 Unauthorised Relations
36.1 Except in events confined to disabled swimmers, a member of the ASA may
not compete with a swimmer who is not a member of the ASA or the
equivalent under the rules of the Scottish ASA, the Welsh ASA, or a
federation affiliated to FINA, other than provided for in this Law 36.
36.2 No affiliated club, association, body or organisation shall have any kind of
swimming relationship with a club, association, body or organisation which
is not affiliated to the ASA, the Scottish ASA, the Welsh ASA or a federation
affiliated to FINA, other than one whose membership is confined to disabled
persons and then only relating to events confined to disabled swimmers or
in events or series of events organised under temporary affiliation and/or
temporary memberships granted by the ASA.
36.3 No affiliated club, association, body or organisation shall have any kind of
swimming relationship with a club, association, body or organisation which
is suspended by FINA, LEN, the ASA, the Scottish ASA, the Welsh ASA, or a
federation affiliated to FINA.
36.4 Members of the ASA taking part in the ASA Seniors and Masters T30
Challenge shall be exempted from the provision of Law 36.1.
36.5 Members of associations, bodies or organisations affiliated under
Regulations 52.2 or 55 taking part in competitions confined to the members
of the association, body or organisation, shall be exempted from the
provision of Law 36.1.
36.6 A Region may grant dispensation from ASA Law 36.1 where it is satisfied that
the event in question forms part of a bona-fide Swim-Fit programme, subject
to the payment of a special Membership Registration Fee not to exceed
£50.00.
37 Eligibility
37.1 All competitors shall be registered with the ASA to be eligible to compete
except as provided by Regulation 321.
37.2 An eligible competitor shall not compete against a person ineligible to
compete, except in events confined to disabled swimmers, events or series
of events organised under temporary affiliation and/or temporary
memberships granted by the ASA, life saving competitions approved by the
ASA or as otherwise provided by Law 36. Breaches of this Law shall be dealt
with under the Judicial Laws and Regulations.
CONSTITUTIONAL REGULATIONS
51 Accreditation
51.1 All tutors and verifiers of the Association’s educational certificates shall be
accredited by the Association according to any regulations published by the
Association.
51.2 All accredited persons shall consent to be bound whilst engaged in any
swimming related activities by the Code of Ethics, the Regulations relating to
Child Protection and those parts of the Judicial Laws and Regulations
necessary for their implementation and whilst engaged in activities under the
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