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 may be proved to be guilty of any breach of the Rules of the Association,

10. There shall be—

The four Clubs which competed in the] Semi-Final Ties of the previous season, and (provided they have again entered) forty-eight Clubs to be selected by the Council from those which competed in the previous season shall be exempted till the Competition Proper. Notice shall be given of the date upon which such selection: will be made, but application must be made for exemption before the 20th day of March, according to Rule 5.

11. The Qualifying Competition shall consist of all other Clubs. Of these twelve Clubs shall be selected by the Council from those which competed in the previous season (provided they have again entered), and these shall be exempted until the last round of the Qualifying Competition. The other Clubs shall be divided into twenty-four Divisions geographically convenient and as nearly equal in number of Clubs as possible, and these shall compete until only one is left in each Division. ''The winners in the twenty-four Divisions shall be divided into twelve Divisions geographically convenient, and these shall flay one round. The twelve Clubs selected under this rule and the winners of the twelve Divisions shall then be drawn together, and compete in the last round of the Qualifying Competition.'' The winners of this round shall compete in the Competition Proper. All necessary byes shall be given in the first round of the Qualifying Competition, and the Competition shall be completed on or before the 22nd day of December. The Qualifying Competition (except the last round) shall be managed by Divisional Committees appointed by the Council, whose decisions shall be final, and whose powers for managing the Competition shall be the same as those of the Council.

12. The Competition Proper shall consist of the fifty-two Clubs which are exempted from the Qualifying Competition and the twelve winners of the Qualifying Competition. These shall compete until the Final Tie is played, when the winning Club shall hold the Cup for the current year.

13. The Clubs after having been placed by the Council in their proper Competitions shall be drawn in couples. These couples shall compete, and the winners shall be drawn and shall compete in the same manner, and this shall be continued until the end of the Competition. Immediately after each