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 without showing a good and sufficient cause for such failure to play, may be adjudged by the Council to have been guilty of serious misconduct, and liable to be dealt with under Rule 45 of the Association.

20. The dimensions of the field of play for Cup Ties shall be as follows:—For Semi-final and Final Ties, 115 yards by 70 to 75 yards. For all other ties, maximum length, 120 yards; minimum length, 110 yards; maximum breadth, 80 yards; minimum breadth, 70 yards. Goal nets must be used in all ties.

21. In the Qualifying Competition (except the last round thereof) Referees shall be appointed by the Divisional Committees, ''and the Clubs may appoint Linesmen. In the last round of the Qualifying Competition^ and in the Competition Proper'', the Council shall appoint the Referees and Linesmen, and neither past nor present members of the contending Clubs shall be eligible. The expenses of all officials appointed by the Council to officiate in any match prior to the Semi-final and Final Ties shall be paid by the Club upon whose ground the match takes place.

22. The Referee shall have power to decide as to the fitness of the ground in all matches, and in other respects the duties of the Referee and Linesmen shall be as defined in Laws of the Game 13 and 14.

23. The Secretary of the winning Club, or in case of a draw the Secretary of each Club, shall send notice of the result, in writing, to the Secretary of the Association within two days after the match is played (Sundays not included). Clubs failing to comply with this rule shall be subject to a fine of 10s., and in default of payment shall be struck out of the competition.

24. All questions relating to the qualification of competitors, or interpretation of the Rules, or any dispute or protest whatever, shall be referred to the Council, whose decision shall be final and binding on both Clubs. Every protest must be made in writing, and must contain the particulars of the grounds upon which it is founded. Two copies of the protest must be lodged with the Association, accompanied by a fee of two guineas, within two days of the match to which it relates