03-07-2015, 02:31 PM
Proposed Amendment to Section 16 (elibibility)
Following the recent discussions on the forum regarding the constitution, I am looking for a seconder for the below amendment to section 16 on eligibility.
Please note that the purpose of this proposed amendment is not that my particular view on the ‘grandparent clause’ is adopted, but rather that the ‘grandparent issue’ is actually discussed and determined by the CS membership.
A secondary purpose is clarification - as presently the notes to section 16 and the actual proposed constitution say quite different things.
This is what the amendment would do:
1) Remove the ‘grandfather born in Scotland’ criterion and leave as ‘parent born in Scotland’
2) Make the requirements for Scottish Championship eligibility and international selection for Scotland the same. This may be what was actually intended by the CWP, as the notes indeed claim albeit wrongly.
This would be the effect on section 16, with the changes to 16.1.1 and 16.2 in square brackets and in bold:
16.Eligibility
16.1. To be eligible to compete for any Scottish individual national championship title (including open to all, gender or age-related championship tournaments) a person must be a member of Chess Scotland and meet at least one of the following requirements:
16.1.1. born in Scotland, or have at least one parent [DELETE: the existing ‘or grandparent’] born in Scotland, or
16.1.2. permanently resident in Scotland for at least two years immediately prior to the commencement of the competition, or
16.1.3. currently registered as Scottish (‘SCO’) with the World Chess Federation (‘FIDE’).
In the case of Juniors aged 18 and under, the residence qualification period as at
16.1.2 above shall be reduced to one year immediately prior to the commencement of the competition.
16.2. To be eligible to represent Scotland in any international competition , a person must [ADD: fulfil the eligibility requirements in section 16.1, and] be:
16.2.1. a member of Chess Scotland currently registered as Scottish (‘SCO’) with the World Chess Federation (‘FIDE’), and
16.2.2. Able to satisfy any other criteria (including age and rating limits) set by the organisers of the tournament concerned.
Selection of individuals and/or teams who will represent Scotland in international competition is the sole responsibility of the appropriate board of selectors. Qualification according to the above criteria is no guarantee of being considered for selection. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.chessscotland.com/Files/2015/Constitution2015.pdf">http://www.chessscotland.com/Files/2015 ... on2015.pdf</a><!-- m -->
Regards
Walter
Following the recent discussions on the forum regarding the constitution, I am looking for a seconder for the below amendment to section 16 on eligibility.
Please note that the purpose of this proposed amendment is not that my particular view on the ‘grandparent clause’ is adopted, but rather that the ‘grandparent issue’ is actually discussed and determined by the CS membership.
A secondary purpose is clarification - as presently the notes to section 16 and the actual proposed constitution say quite different things.
This is what the amendment would do:
1) Remove the ‘grandfather born in Scotland’ criterion and leave as ‘parent born in Scotland’
2) Make the requirements for Scottish Championship eligibility and international selection for Scotland the same. This may be what was actually intended by the CWP, as the notes indeed claim albeit wrongly.
This would be the effect on section 16, with the changes to 16.1.1 and 16.2 in square brackets and in bold:
16.Eligibility
16.1. To be eligible to compete for any Scottish individual national championship title (including open to all, gender or age-related championship tournaments) a person must be a member of Chess Scotland and meet at least one of the following requirements:
16.1.1. born in Scotland, or have at least one parent [DELETE: the existing ‘or grandparent’] born in Scotland, or
16.1.2. permanently resident in Scotland for at least two years immediately prior to the commencement of the competition, or
16.1.3. currently registered as Scottish (‘SCO’) with the World Chess Federation (‘FIDE’).
In the case of Juniors aged 18 and under, the residence qualification period as at
16.1.2 above shall be reduced to one year immediately prior to the commencement of the competition.
16.2. To be eligible to represent Scotland in any international competition , a person must [ADD: fulfil the eligibility requirements in section 16.1, and] be:
16.2.1. a member of Chess Scotland currently registered as Scottish (‘SCO’) with the World Chess Federation (‘FIDE’), and
16.2.2. Able to satisfy any other criteria (including age and rating limits) set by the organisers of the tournament concerned.
Selection of individuals and/or teams who will represent Scotland in international competition is the sole responsibility of the appropriate board of selectors. Qualification according to the above criteria is no guarantee of being considered for selection. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.chessscotland.com/Files/2015/Constitution2015.pdf">http://www.chessscotland.com/Files/2015 ... on2015.pdf</a><!-- m -->
Regards
Walter