By-Laws

Updated: September 2021

OTHER MATTERS

77. Responsible Alcohol Practices

Responsibility for players, officials and supporters

a) Each club will be held responsible for ensuring its players, officials, members and supporters do not breach this by-law, and will be held liable for any penalties imposed by the Board.

b) This By-Law shall apply to any ground where SMCA matches are played and shall cover the entire ground including but not limited to the playing area, surrounds, carparks and changerooms in addition to any licensed area.

c) The club will ensure its players, officials, members and supporters do not bring alcohol into the ground at which they are guests of a club that has a licensed bar.

d) The club will ensure that all alcohol consumed by its players, officials, members and supporters at the ground has been purchased from the bar of the host club and is consumed within the confines of the host club’s licensed area.

e) Failure to comply may result in a fine as per By-Law 69.21.