SCOTTISH BRASS BAND ASSOCIATION
CONTEST RULES

Version effective from 1 January 2005

Appendix IV
Rules of the Scottish Brass Band Registry

Number of Registered Players

1.		The maximum number of players (including percussionists) who may be registered with a band is Thirty five (35) and the Registry will ignore applications for registration, received from any band, which would cause this number to be exceeded. This limit on the number of registered players with any band will apply notwithstanding any different limit applied by any other Registry.
2.		When a player ceases to be a member of a band (other than by transfer to another band or another registry), his Registration Card should be returned to the Registrar. As long as a band retains a Registration Card the person named is still a registered member of the band and will count in the maximum number of players who may be registered under the band’s name.

i	Definitions
ii	General
iii	Misconduct
iv	Protests and Appeals
v	Rules of the Scottish Brass Band Registry
vi	Scottish Championship Contests
vii	Adjudicators
viii	Local and Other Contests
ix	Rules and Procedures for Organisations wishing to arrange a Contest
x	Regulation of Local Contests
xi	Entries
xii	Qualification of Players
xiii	Guest Players
xiv	Number and position of players on platform
xv	Instrumentation
xvi	Music
xvii	Solo, Quartet/Quintet and Small Ensemble Contests
xviii	Regulations for the Draw
xix	Substitutes for sick players
xx	Trophies and prize money
xxi	Rehearsal
xxii	General Rules

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

i.	Requirement to have Players Registered
ii.	Registration of Unregistered Players
iii.	Registration of Players by Transfer
iv	Restrictions affecting New Registrations and Transfers
v.	Method of transfer to another Registry (England or Wales)
vi.	Cancelled Registration (card held by the Registry)
vii.	Number of Registered Players
viii.	Lost Bandsman's Registration Card
ix.	Change of Name
x.	Registration Numbers
xi.	Registration Forms
xii.	Change of Band Secretary
xiii.	Annual Renewal of Players' Registrations
xiv.	Communications with the Registry
xv.	Accounts
xvi.	Presentation of Registration Cards at Contests
xvii.	Registry Fees