| 01 |
Play will start at 7.30 unless the clubs agree otherwise. |
| 02 |
If a player does not arrive at the board within 30 minutes of the start of the match, the opposing captain may claim that board by default. The captain of an absent player may replace him with a substitute at any time within those 30 minutes. |
| 03 |
Players must be bona fide registered members of their club and may not play for another club in the same season unless both clubs involved so agree. |
| 04 |
A team fielding an ineligible player will lose that board by default. |
| 05 |
Teams must be arranged in order of current playing strength. |
| 06 |
The rate of play shall be 30 moves in 75 minutes. After black has made his 30th move, the clocks shall be stopped, set back 15 minutes each and the game completed in the time remaining. The procedures set out in Article 10 of the 1997 F. I. D. E. Laws of Chess shall apply. |
| 07 |
The two team captains will act as joint arbiters with authority to delegate this responsibility if necessary. |
| 08 |
If the captains so agree beforehand, the clocks may be set back by 30 rather than 15 minutes. |
| 09 |
The score of each match will be sent to the League Secretary by both Clubs within seven days. |
| 10 |
All disputes will be settled by the League Secretary. |