Every club must apply for membership by 1st June. Applications shall be sent to the registrations and gradings seretary using the prescribed form. All applications shall be subject to acceptance by the general committee; any new club (or existing club proposing a change of venue/club room) must pass a premises/playing conditions inspection.

a) All clubs shall make initial registrations of players by 27th August, such registrations to meet the following requirements:

• all teams shall have at least three registered players;
• the lowest team shall have at least four registered players; and
• all players shall be registered for a specific team.

These requirements shall continue to be metthroughout the playing season.

b) Additional players may be registered after 27th August.

c) A players registration may be changed to another team but no later than 31st January in each season., and not until 28 days have passed since the player was last re-registered. If a re-registration involves a change of club, aletter of consent from the club losing the player must accompany the application for re-registration.

d) Where re-registration of players involves two teams of the same club in the same division, re-registration shall only be allowed at the discretion of the registration and gradings secretary and shall be subject to ratification by the general committee. 

e) All applications for registration (whether initial , additional , or re-) must be sent to the registrations and gradings secretary, using the prescribed form.