1. The league shall be called the Aberdeen & District Badminton League.

2. Before being eligible to join the League competition, clubs must be members of the Scottish Badminton Union.

3. The management of the League shall be vested in a committee to be elected by the duly appointed club representatives. The committee shall consist of a Chairman, Hon. Secretary/Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and three members; six in all, three members of the committee to form a quorum. The committee shall have power to form sub-committees as they consider necessary. Honorary officials may be appointed at the annual general meeting of club representatives.

4. A Special General Meeting shall be convened at such a time as the committee shall determine or on the requisition in writing to the Hon. Secretary by not less than one third of the clubs who are members of the League. A Special General Meeting shall have a quorum of not less than one quarter of the membership of the League.

5. The League shall be divided into sections according to the number of teams joining, namely ladies doubles, men's doubles and mixed doubles. Each section shall be divided into divisions as necessary but no division shall consist of more than six clubs.

6. Promotion and relegation of clubs shall be decided by match play as arranged by the League committee. The club with the least points in Divisions 1 and 2 shall in the normal course be relegated to the division immediately below, while the leading club shall in the normal course be promoted to the division above in divisions 2 and 3 . In the normal course two teams will be relegated from division 3 and below and two teams will be promoted from Division 4 and below.

7. Clubs desirous of entering the League shall make application to the Hon. Sec. not later than three days before the annual general meeting. Any clubs wishing to resign from the League must give notice in writing to the Hon. Secretary not later than three days before the A.G.M. otherwise such clubs shall be liable for their subscription for the new season.

8. Each club shall pay a membership fee for each team entered. The amount shall be decided annually and must be paid at the meeting consisting of a representative of each League club, to be called annually by the Hon. Secretary of the League at the beginning of each season, of which at least seven days' notice must be given.

9. All matches must be played in accordance with the Rules of Badminton as issued by the Badminton Association. Visiting teams must conform to any local rules in force with the home team. Home captains must explain these rules to the visiting team before the match commences.

10. All players for both home and away teams should attend at the home team's venue at the starting time confirmed by the home team match secretary to the away team match secretary at least seven days prior to the match date. The match shall commence at the appointed time with such rubbers that can be played, subject to court and player availability. If a player from either team arrives more than 45 minutes after the nominated starting time, then the team which that player represents will forfeit the match unless the opposing team agrees otherwise. If the match is to be claimed it must be claimed at this point and the defaulting team so informed. If a match cannot be completed due to the late arrival of any player then the teams should agree to complete the match at a later date in accordance with Rule 14. Failing agreement the matter should be referred to the League committee. At venues with only one or two courts, opposing teams may, by agreement, arrange different starting times for the arrival of couples in the respective teams. The League committee will have absolute discretion as to the interpretation of this rule.

11. Teams in the mixed doubles and mens doubles sections of the League shall consist of 6 players and each fixture shall comprise nine rubbers. Teams in the ladies doubles section of the League shall consist of 4 players and each fixture shall comprise 4 rubbers. Each couple in one team shall play each couple in the opposing team to the best of three games.

12. The order of play will be settled prior to the commencement of the match.

13. In the mixed doubles and mens doubles sections of the League the team which wins five or more rubbers shall be the winner of the match. A winning team is awarded 2 points, a losing team is awarded nil points and in the event of a club gaining a walk-over, the club so gaining the walk-over shall be awarded 2 points, 9 rubbers and 18 games. The defaulting team shall be fined 2 points. In the ladies doubles section of the League the team which wins three or more rubbers shall be the winner of the match. A winning team is awarded 2 points, a losing team is awarded nil points and in the event of a drawn match each team is awarded one point. In the event of a club gaining a walk-over, the club so gaining the walk-over shall be awarded 2 points, 4 rubbers and 8 games. The defaulting team shall be fined 2 points. The team which at the end of the season has the highest points total shall be declared the winner of the division. Should there be a tie in points, the number of rubbers shall count, and should there be a tie in rubbers won, a majority of games shall count.

14. Matches started must be played to a finish. For single court clubs matches must be started at such an hour as will allow three hours play. Any match not completed at the end of a day's play should be completed at the earliest opportunity thereafter. Matches timetabled in the first half of the season must be completed by December 31, and matches timetabled in the second half of the season by March 31. Any matches not played, shall be held as void.

15. If a club resigns from the League during the season, all matches played by that club shall be held as null and void. If a club folds during a season prior to 31 December, then any player having represented that club will be eligible to represent another club after January 1 of the following year.

16. The match secretary of the WINNING team shall, within two days of the completion of the match, send the result, with full details of opponents, venue, date, names of players, games and points in writing to the nominated person. The official match report forms shall be used and are available on request from the Hon. Secretary.

17. The home team shall supply the shuttles which shall conform to the requirements of the Badminton Association.

18. The dates of matches shall be fixed by the committee after the A.G.M. and shall not be altered except in the event of (i) a Group or Crombie match, (ii) a Badminton International held in the Group area, (iii) the League's Club Doubles Tournament falling on the date arranged, (iv) the courts for the match are not available for good cause shown, or (v) such other justifiable reasons which the League Committee in its absolute discretion shall determine a justifiable reason for postponement. Notice of any postponement shall be intimated by the secretary of the home club to the Hon. Secretary of the League committee and to the secretary of the opposing club at least one week before the original date of the match. The home teams will nominate two other mutually free dates in accordance with Rule 14 and the away team must accept one of these dates unless agreement is otherwise reached, failing which the home team is granted a walk-over. The home team in such circumstances will be required to lodge with the League secretary a score-card claiming a walk-over.

19. To represent a club, a player must be a full paying member of the club and no player shall play for more than one club in any one section of the League in any one season. In the event of a club entering more than one team in any one section of the League (i.e. Ladies, men's or mixed doubles) a player having played in a lower team may be promoted to a higher team, but a player having played two matches in a higher team shall not play in a lower team during that season. In the event of a team fielding an ineligible player in a match, the opposing team will be granted a walk-over and the defaulting team fined 2 points.

20. Any dispute between clubs shall be referred to the League committee whose decision shall be final.

21. Any protest arising from a match must be made in writing to the Hon. Secretary of the League committee within four days of the said match, and in any event before the 31 March at the end of the second half of the season.

22. The League committee reserve the right to refuse any entry to the League or any other tournament organised by the League.

23. Any alteration to the Constitution and Rules must be made at a general meeting of the League, and clubs wishing to propose any amendments should intimate their proposals in writing to the Hon. Sec. no later than the 1st August for consideration at the next A.G.M.