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ACCIDENT
FUND RULES MANAGEMENT
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| MANAGEMENT |
| 1. The
organisation and control of this
Accident Fund is entirely under the
jurisdiction of the LEEDS & DISTRICT
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, and clubs or
individuals are only allowed to
participate on the understanding that
they will adhere strictly to the
regulations and instructions set out
here. The Association shall have power
to deal with any matter concerning the
Fund not provided for in these rules. |
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| MEMBERSHIP |
| 2.
Applications for membership will only be
considered from amateur Clubs affiliated
to the West Riding County Football
Association, and such other Clubs and
Associations that the Committee may
approve. |
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| PREMIUMS |
| 3.
Clubs may insure their players for the
season at one of the following rates: |
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A |
£ 120.00 per team |
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C |
£ 200.00 per team |
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B |
£ 160.00 per team |
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D |
£ 240.00 per team |
| which may be
paid in one sum or two equal sums, the
first on admission and the second not
later than 1st November, or they may
insure for any match at one of the
following rates: |
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A |
£ 6.00 per
team |
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C |
£ 10.00 per
team |
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B |
£ 8.00 per
team |
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D |
£ 12.00 per
team |
| Floodlit League teams please apply for
special rates for playing on the
all-weather pitch |
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| 4. If
the envelope containing the premium
does not bear a postmark before the
time of kick-off fixed for the match,
the insurance will not be effected.
Premiums should be posted early in the
week. A stamped addressed
envelope must be enclosed for return
of receipt. |
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| 5. Where a
match, for which the premium has been
paid, is not started, the premium will
be carried forward to another date,
provided the club forwards to the
Secretary of the Fund, within three
days, proof of the cancellation signed
by the Referee or Competition
Secretary. |
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| 6.
There will be an administration charge
of £20.00 to be levied on any club at
fault for any 'represented' or 'refer
to drawer' cheque. |
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| 7.
Practice matches between teams of the
same club and matches in workshops,
medal or similar competition shall not
be covered by this fund. Certain
approved competitions are, however,
eligible for Accident Fund cover. |
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| BENEFITS |
| 8.
Members who, through accidental injury
sustained during the progress of a
recognised affiliated match, are
rendered unfit to follow or to seek
employment for at least one complete
week, shall be entitled to receive
benefit for a maximum of 30 weeks at
one of the following rates: |
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A |
£ 42.00 per
week |
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C |
£ 70.00 per
week |
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B |
£ 56.00 per
week |
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D |
£ 84.00 per
week |
| Players who
are not eligible to play, i.e.
not registered or playing under County
FA suspension, will not be able to
claim benefit under the Accident Fund. |
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| For the
purpose of interpretation of this rule
the progress of a match excludes the
interval at half time. No
claim will be admitted in respect of
accidents sustained during such
interval or before the kick-off or
after the conclusion of the match. |
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| No player
shall receive benefit for a day on
which he plays football and the act of
playing shall automatically terminate
the claim. This means that
a player who is injured in a Saturday
match, and plays on the following
Saturday, is not entitled to any
benefit as he has not been
incapacitated for a full week. |
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| A sum of £
2,500 will be paid to the next of kin
of any player who dies as a direct
result of any injury sustained in a
match covered by this Fund, provided
the accident has been reported within
the time prescribed by and otherwise
in accordance with Rule 11 and the
death occurs within one calendar month
of the date on which the accident took
place. |
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| A sum of £
1,000 will be paid to any player who,
as a direct result of any injury
sustained in a match covered by this
Fund, suffers the total and permanent
loss of one or two limbs or eyes,
provided the accident has been
reported within the time prescribed by
and otherwise in accordance with Rule
11. |
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| 9.
Benefits will be paid to payers
through the Secretary of the club and
no second or subsequent payment will
be made unless the receipt for the
previous payment has been sent to the
Secretary of the Fund. On
termination of the claim the final
receipt must be sent to the Secretary.
Failure to do so will disqualify any
further claim by the same club. |
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| 10.
Participation in the benefits of this
Accident Fund does not disqualify the
injured player from receiving National
Health Insurance Benefits also. |
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| CLAIMS |
| 11.
All claims shall be reach the
Secretary of the Fund within four days
of the accident and shall be made on
the Fund's official form, signed by
the referee and by a certificate
signed by a Medical Practitioner, and
clearly stating the nature of the
injury and that the player is
incapacitated from following or
seeking employment. A
Social Security Claim Form signed only
by the player himself will not be
admissible in place of a medical
certificate in support of the claim
made to this Fund. |
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| No claim
will be entertained where this or any
other rule has been transgressed in
any way. |
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| 12. A
second medical certificate must be
forwarded when the player has been
incapacitated one week and no benefit
is payable until this second
certificate is received. |
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| Further
certificates must be produced during
the course of the claim and a (final)
signing off certificate must be
produced when the claim is completed. |
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| 13. No
player who has received benefit from
the Fund shall be entitled to
participate in the Fund again until 14
days have elapsed from the completion
of this previous claim. |
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| 14.
Dental costs are not covered by this
Fund. |
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| 15.
The Committee of the players club
shall be held responsible for the
genuineness of any claim and, where
the fraud is discovered, the
Association shall have the power to
deal with the matter by taking legal
action, or in any other way. |
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| It is a
breach of F.A Rules for an amateur to
receive the proceeds of any benefit
match, subscription or collection
without the prior consent of his Local
Association. Such consent
is not necessary for the benefits paid
from this Accident Fund. |
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