Macclesfield & District Snooker League
Code of Conduct
Code of Conduct for the Macclesfield & District Snooker League and any associated events organised by the Macclesfield & District Snooker League.
Players who register with the Macclesfield & District Snooker League are subject to its Code of Conduct and should be mindful that any infringement of this Code of Conduct could result in a lifetime ban from said League, subject to a majority vote by the Macclesfield & District Snooker League Disciplinary Committee.
1 No player shall subject another player or official to verbal abuse before the commencement of a game, during a game or after a game on that same evening or day.
No player shall use foul language before, during or after a game on the same evening or day of that game.
2 Any player who verbally abuses another player or official outside a normal league event in relation to an incident which took place at a league event (this to include a league match, individual match, pairs match or team competition) can be reported to the Disciplinary Committee who can request that player to explain matters relating to said abuse. This offence, if proven, could be subject to a ban.
3 Any player who threatens violence to another player, be it an opposing player or a player from his own team, will be deemed to be in breach of the Code of Conduct and will be summoned to a disciplinary hearing before the Disciplinary Committee and could be banned (sine die) for life.
4 Any player who threatens violence to a spectator, licensee, snooker league official or anyone in the employ of the licensee or Club owner, will be deemed to be in breach of the Code of Conduct and will be summoned to a disciplinary hearing before the Disciplinary Committee and could be banned (sine die) for life.
5 Any player who strikes another player in a malicious manner with any part of his/her body or with any instrument or missile, will be deemed in breach of the Code of Conduct and will be summoned to a disciplinary hearing before the Disciplinary Committee and could be banned (sine die) for life.
6 Any player who strikes a spectator, licensee, snooker league official or anyone in the employ of the licensee or Club owner in a malicious manner, with any part of his/her body or with any instrument or missile, will be deemed in breach of the Code of Conduct and will be summoned to a disciplinary hearing before the Disciplinary Committee and could be banned (sine die) for life.
All members please note the Disciplinary Committee has the final say on all matters relating to the Code of Conduct.
The Disciplinary Committee is Gordon Leonard, Rick Aimson and Steve Bridge.