1. |
Any organisation before arranging any contest must submit the proposed date, the venue and the schedule of the event to the committee for approval. | |
2. |
All contests must be held under the rules of the Association. | |
3. |
Four weeks before the date of the contest the organisers must inform the Registrar in writing of the list of bands participating at the contest. | |
4. |
Bands must be in current membership of the Association to take part in any contest. | |
5. |
The Registrar shall produce registration sheets 4 weeks before all contests for the contest organisers to utilise on the day of the contest | |
6. |
The organisers of any contest may request from the Committee the use of a team of officials to administer registration at the contest concerned. Subject to the availability of a sufficient number of suitably experienced persons, the Committee will provide a team of not less than 3 officials to administer registration at the contest concerned but on the basis that the organisers will (a) pay to the Association a fee of £50 (or such other sum as may be set annually by the Committee) for the use of the team of officials, (b) pay travelling expenses to the officials concerned at the rate at which the Association pays travelling expenses to Committee members for attendance at Committee meetings and (c) provide free of charge appropriate catering for all officials in attendance and forming part of the registration team. Alternatively, the organisers of any contest may themselves administer registration at the contest concerned, in which event the Committee will appoint one of its number as a representative and observer to attend the contest. The said representative and observer will have no responsibility for administering the registration process at the contest but will be available to offer guidance and advice on registration matters on the day of the contest. No fee will be charged by the Association for the attendance of the representative and observer but the organisers will (a) pay travelling expenses to the official concerned at the rate at which the Association pays travelling expenses to Committee members for attendance at Committee meetings and (b) provide free of charge appropriate catering for the official in attendance as representative and observer. | |
7. |
Rules 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 above will not apply if and insofar as a waiver may be granted by the Committee for events which do not require normal registration procedures. |
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 |