Dispensation criteria for hockey competitions
Following feedback from the Open Forum at the Scottish Hockey Annual General Meeting (AGM), the Management Committee has outlined the following criteria for dispensation:
Clubs are given dispensation once for early season top level tournaments
No dispensation given for indoor league, cup quarters onwards and play offs
Application for dispensation needs to be made by 14th July
Dispensation for weddings need to be made 4 months in advance
Rearranged game needs to be played before the fixture date and on one of the slip dates
Dispensation for funerals at the CEM discretion
- Clubs are given dispensation once for early season top level tournaments
- No dispensation given for indoor league, cup quarter-finals onwards and play-offs
- Application for dispensation needs to be made by 14th July 2014 for 2014/15 season
- Dispensation for weddings need to be made 4 months in advance
- Rearranged game needs to be played before the fixture date and on one of the slip dates
- Dispensation for funerals at the CEM discretion
Please email [email protected] for more information and/or request dispensation.
Note that 2014/15 dispensation requests for early season top level tournaments is Monday 14 July 2014.
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