1. |
The organisers of any contest will be entitled at their discretion to permit all bands taking part in their contest to make use of a number of guest players. The maximum number of guest players permitted in any contest will be set by the contest organisers but will not exceed 4 players. The number of guest players permitted in any contest will be stated on the entry form. The foregoing provisions will not apply to the Scottish Championships where no guest players will be permitted. | |
2. |
Where either one or two guest players are permitted, these may be from bands in any section. Where three guest players are permitted, two may be from bands in any section but the third must be from a band in the same section or a lower section (or, in the case of bands in the 4th Section, from a band in the same section or a band in the 3rd Section). Where four guest players are permitted, two may be from bands in any section but the other two must be from a band in the same section or a lower section (or, in the case of bands in the 4th Section, from a band in the same section or a band in the 3rd Section). | |
3. |
Players are not permitted to guest with the same band at contests in Scotland on more than one occasion in any contest year (1 November to 31 October next following). For the avoidance of doubt, players may guest on as many occasions as they wish providing this does not breach the rule outlined in the immediately foregoing sentence and providing this does not breach rule 8 hereof. | |
4. |
Subject to rule 5 below, all players giving assistance as guest players must be registered members of bands in full membership of the Association. Each guest player must present his registration card to the registration officials at the contest who will enter his or her name on the registration form. | |
5. |
A player registered as a member of a junior or training band in accordance with the provisions of Appendix I may be utilised as a guest player under these rules only with the senior band with which the junior or training band concerned is associated and must produce his or her registration card to the registration officials at the contest who will enter his or her name on the registration form. | |
6. |
No band providing any guest player may apply any conditions additional to those contained in these rules. | |
7. |
All requests for the assistance of guest players must be prepared in duplicate and lodged with both the Secretary of the Contest in question and the Registrar, using the Guest Player Application Form in the style contained in Appendix V, not less than seven days prior to the date of the contest. | |
8. |
Any player assisting another band as a guest player in a contest may also play for the band with which he or she is registered in the same contest (if that band is competing in the contest in question). The player may not however appear as a guest player with more than one band in the same contest. | |
9. |
Any Guest player will not be permitted to win any solo or featured prize. |
Appendix I: Registration Rules applicable to Junior and Training Bands
Appendix III: Contest Rules for Solo, Quartet/Quintet and Small Ensemble Contests
| i. | Prospectus and Prizes |
| ii. | Entry Forms and Fees |
| iii. | Scores |
| iv. | Quartets/Quintets |
| v. | Small Ensembles |
| vi. | Instrumentation |
| vii. | Substitute Players |
| viii. | Time Limits |
| ix. | Contests for School Pupils / Youth |
| x. | Competitors |
| xi. | Age Groups |
| xii. | Local Rules |