convene the Annual Meeting for the current year,[1] on receiving a written requisition signed by two of the Associations, accompanied by a copy of the proposals intended to be submitted, shall call a Special Meeting of the Board. Such Special Meeting must be held within twenty-eight days of the receipt of the requisition, and the four Associations forming the Board must receive twenty-one days' notice, together with a copy of the proposals.
9. The decisions of this Board shall be at once binding on all the Associations, and no alteration in the Laws of the Game made by any Association shall be valid until accepted by this Board.
RULES OF THE CHALLENGE CUP COMPETITION.
1. The Cup shall be called "The Football Association Challenge Cup."
2. The Cup is the property of the Football Association, Limited.
3. The entire control and management of the competition shall be vested in the Council.
4. The competition shall be open to all Clubs belonging to this or an affiliated Association and approved by the Council. The Cup shall be competed for annually in accordance with these rules by eleven members, who, unless a satisfactory reason is given, shall represent the full available strength of each competing Club. The players shall also be duly qualified according to the Rules of the Association.
5. Each Club desirous of competing shall give notice of such desire to the Secretary of the Association on or before 1st day of May previous to that season in which such Club proposes to compete, and shall with such notice forward an entrance fee of ten shillings. Clubs (other than the four Clubs which competed in the Semi-final Ties of the previous season) desiring to be exempted in the Qualifying Competition must give notice of such desire and forward the entrance fee before the 20th day of March. An Amateur Club competing for this Cup may also compete for the Amateur Challenge Cup. The Council may reject the entry of any Club if they deem such a course desirable.
- ↑ The current year shall be understood to commence on the second Saturday of June.
