CA Sri Lanka

General Rules

Sports Rules

1.1. Entry qualification

1. Any participant holding a letter of appointment and currently employed in a Member Firm of Practicing Accountants Chartered Students’ Society (PACSS) will be eligible to participate in a sporting event organized by PACSS provided that he/she fulfill following two criteria and his/her name is submitted through a valid participation list.
   
   
2. A Member Firm is entitled to nominate Students and Members of any professional accounting body who have completed at least two months (60 days) at the day of draw, in that Member Firm to participate in any sporting event organized by PACSS, provided his/her name is submitted through a valid participation list.
3. A Member Firm is entitled to nominate Executives of the Firm who have completed at least three months (90 days) at the day of draw, in that Member Firm to participate in any sporting event organized by PACSS, provided his/her name is submitted through a valid participation list and such Executives are permanent employees of the Member Firm.

1.2. Entry qualification

A duly completed Participation List (as per appendix 01) printed on the respective Firm’s or Sports Club’s letterhead, should be submitted to the PACSS by 6.00 pm at the day of the draw (or anytime and date specified by the Committee at the weekly meeting prior to the event). The participation list handed over is deemed to be the final and no subsequent changes would be allowed. The list should be eA duly completed Participation List (as per appendix 01) printed on the respective Firm’s or Sports Club’s letterhead, should be submitted to the PACSS by 6.00 pm at the day of the draw (or anytime and date specified by the Committee at the weekly meeting prior to the event). The participation list handed over is deemed to be the final and no subsequent changes would be allowed. The list should be endorsed by the President of the Spots Club and a Partner of the respective Firm.

1.3. Maximum number of teams per Firm

A Firm/Sports Club is permitted to enter a maximum number of three (3) teams for a given sport. (With the exception of Marathon and Swimming where there are no teams involved.)

1.4. Maximum number of names per team

The following will be the maximum number of players permitted for a team when submitting a Participation List

If a firm does not adhere to the above rule, PACSS will eliminate the last names entered to fall in line with the above requirement.

1.5. Conduct of the tournament

The tournament commencement time will be decided and notified to the firms at the time of draw. The matches will be played in the top - down order of the draw, unless any special circumstances arise.

1.6. Draw

The draw will be held last Wednesday before the sporting event at 6.00 pm at CA Sri Lanka, unless specifically mentioned at a weekly meeting or communicated by way of an e-mail.

1.7. Identity of players

All participants are required to present their National Identity Card or Driving License or Passport or CA Sri Lanka Card before the commencement of each match or at any time requested to do so. If a participant fails to produce one of the above modes of identity, PACSS reserves the right to disqualify the Player or the Team. The decision taken by the PACSS will be final.

1.8. Points

The above table will be applicable to all sports unless specifically stated in the respective sport’s rules.
Participation points: Two (02) points will be awarded per participating team in a given sport unless the team concedes a walkover in the first match to be played in the draw. If a walkover is conceded in the 1st match to be played, then, rule 1.9 will be applicable. No participation points will be awarded to 1st ,2nd and 3rd places.

1.9. Walkover

A walkover will be awarded subsequent to a reasonable time lapse (approx 15- 20 minutes) after the first call. If the walkover is conceded in the 1st match to be played by a team in the tournament, five (05) points will be reduced from the points earned by the firm. If the walkover is conceded in the subsequent matches to be played by a team in the tournament, then, an amount equal to the participation points will be reduced from the points earned by the firm.

1.10. Referees

Independent qualified referees will be engaged to act as the officials of a given tournament unless otherwise decided at a weekly meeting prior to event.

1.11. Rescheduling/cancellation of an event

Sports event will be rescheduled due to bad weather or any other incident, which may prove a hindrance in carrying out the sporting event. The rescheduled date will be announced at the time of postponement, at a general meeting or at a meeting held in this regard. Any objections on re-scheduled dates should be communicated to the President, Vice President or Sports Secretary through Firm representatives within three (03) days from the announcement of the re-scheduled date, after which time, it will be deemed accepted by all firms If a new date is not agreed by the member firms concerned, PACSS reserves the right to enforce a new date mandatory for all participant teams or cancel the sporting event invalidating the points earned by firms for such event.
The PACSS Executive Committee reserves the right to postpone or cancel a sporting event with or without sufficient notice.

1.12. Replacement of players

Firms will not be allowed to amend or add players to the already submitted Entry Form at the draw. However consideration will be done under the following circumstances;

1. If the request is due to the postponement of an event, or
2. The player concerned has resigned from the firm, or
3. The player concerned been assigned on a secondment

The Request for the replacement of players should be made in writing and it should be authorized (signed) by a partner. However the replaced player will be allowed to take field only if the number of players in the team is below the minimum required to form a team.

1.13. Disputes

All complaints should be submitted in writing to the President of PACSS with the relevant and sufficient evidences. Any dispute regarding technical rules will be arrived in consultation of the Tournament Officials appointed and PACSS. The decision taken by the PACSS Executive Committee will be final.

1.14. Sports Rules

The normal rules pertaining to the relevant sport will be enforced where not specially provided for under each sport. Any dispute regarding a rule will be taken by the PACSS Executive Committee in consultation with the Tournament Officials involved with the tournament.

1.15. Investigations

1. An investigation will be carried out by the Executive Committee to ascertain breaches of any of the Sports Rules upon a written complaint submitted to the Executive Committee of PACSS within twenty (20) working days from the completion of that sport event. Any complaints made after such period may not be entertained.
   
   
2. PACSS reserves all rights to call or/and examine any written, verbal and, documentary evidences and investigate any person as a witness to carryout such investigation. If a Firm is called for any evidences, such evidences should be produced to PACSS within seven (07) days from call. If any Firm has failed to comply with the requirements specified in this paragraph, such Firm will be found guilty for the breach of sports rule/(s) and penalties will be imposed as described in Section 1.16 or may be disqualified from the entire event in concern.

1.16. Penalty

Instance of Breach	%	Cum % Deducted
1st Instance of breach	20%	20%
2nd Instance of breach	30%	50%
3rd Instance of breach	50%	100%

In the case of alleged players the firm would loose the opportunity to participate in the PACSS sports events for that calendar year