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4. Management, Nomination, Election

(A) The Competition shall be governed in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of The Football Association by a Management Committee comprised of the Officers and 14 members who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting. The Management Committee shall also include the Referee's appointments Secretary, whose nomination shall be made at the Annual General Meeting of the Witney Referees and approved by the Management Committee and also a Representative nominated by the Witney Referees Association.

(B) Retiring Officers shall be eligible to become candidates for re-election without nomination. All other candidates for election as Officers or Members of the Management Committee shall be nominated to the Secretary, in writing, signed by the Secretaries of two Member Clubs, not later than 1 st July in each year. Names of the candidates for election shall be circulated with the notice of the Annual General Meeting. In the event of there being no nomination in accordance with the foregoing for any office, nominations may be received at the Annual General Meeting.

(C) The Management Committee shall meet monthly to deal with business as it arises. Any Management Committee Member who fails to attend 3 Committee Meetings during a season, without due reason shall be deemed to have resigned.

On receiving a requisition signed by two-thirds of the Members of the Management Committee the Secretary shall convene a meeting of the Committee.

(D) Except where otherwise mentioned all communications shall be addressed to the Secretary who shall conduct the correspondence of the Competition and keep a record of its proceedings.

(E) All communications received from Clubs must be conducted through their nominated Officer.