Rules & Regulations 2010 - Ontario Lacrosse Association

2010 RULES & REGULATIONS15councils will consist of two representatives of each club in that series and a Commissionerapproved by the Ontario Lacrosse Association Board of Directors as its Chairman. It will be thefunction of each council to operate its own affairs within the jurisdiction and sanction of theOntario Lacrosse Association Board of Directors. All such councils must hold a meeting after theclose of the season prior to the Annual General Meeting.R5.03All team entries into the Corporation shall be to the Major, Senior or Junior series of any seriesapproved by the Board of Directors/Governors.R5.04The Corporation, through its Board of Directors, reserves to itself the right to place teams inwhatever series it may deem best in the interest of the Corporation but in all series, no team shallbe admitted except with the consent of the Ontario Lacrosse Board of Directors.R5.05Any team entering the “A” series must be the sole “A” team in its category from within theboundary of its city, town, police village or rural district, except in municipalities with a populationof more than 200,000. Entries must show proof of supporting another team through affiliation in alower series to ensure the continuity of the club.R5.06Any club having a team in another association must accept the schedule allotted to it as theOntario Lacrosse Association district meetings.R5.07Where there are not more than six clubs in the Major or Senior series, only one group will beestablished.R5.08Any team entering from a township, county or other geographic area encompassing more thanone municipality may play in an approved arena in that area but must name its “homemunicipality” and this shall be considered its home base for the application of all regulationsincluding residence rule.REGULATION R-VIPlayer EligibilityR6.01Playing certificates shall be issued at the discretion of the Corporation to all teams whosefinancial obligations have been fulfilled.R6.02Playing certificates shall be nontransferable and non-assignable.R6.03Under no circumstances shall certificates be distributed or players signed prior to the AnnualGeneral Meeting.R6.04(a)Each (non-Major, Sr. series) team will be issued with thirty-five playing certificates. Major and Sr.Series teams will be issued forty playing certificates.R6.04(b)No certificates may be used more than once, and any certificate bearing erasures will be returnedby the registrar marked “not approved”.