CHAPTER 5 OFFICIALS- PART A Appendix 4- Stewards
Training is provided for at Art. 4 of this Appendix
1. General
1.1. High level summaries of the duties and responsibilities of all Officials, Marshals and other Event Officials are detailed in Chapter 5.
1.2. The relevant general provisions of Part A App. 2 to this Chapter apply.
1.3. Subject only to the exceptions in Chapter 18( Kart Race) and in respect of International Events or as exceptionally authorised by the ASN the Stewards of the Event act as the second judicial body at any Event and are responsible for hearing and adjudicating upon any permissible Appeal( Chapter 2) against a decision by the Clerk of the Course or other Official. The Stewards have the power to impose penalties in accordance with Chapter 2 App. 2.
1.4. Where the Event is governed by the International Sporting Code Stewards are the Event Judicial body subject to any penalty functions explicitly vested in the Clerk of the Course or a Race Director.
1.5. ASN Stewards will be issued with an ASN Stewards Identification in addition to their ASN Officials Licence / Registration. The badge shall bear the holder’ s name Licence number and image.
2. Responsibilities
2.1. Stewards are responsible for forwarding to the ASN Competitor undertakings to pay any Fines or Protest Fees whether obtained direct from the Competitor or via the Event Secretary.
2.2. Stewards should be thoroughly experienced in motor sport and of those appointed by an Organising Club at least one must be a person whose motor sporting activity is not confined to that Club alone and who is not an Official of that Club.
2.3. A Steward appointed by the ASN to an Event must have no executive duties in connection with the organisation of that Event and is responsible only to the ASN.
2.4. The ASN Steward’ s duties commence upon appointment by the ASN. 2.5. In an Event comprising several Competitions there may be different Stewards for each Competition.
2.6. Each Stewards’ panel must comprise of three( and no more) Stewards one of whom may be ASNappointed. If three are not available suitable people must be co-opted.
2.7. Where the ASN appoints a Steward that Steward will act as chair of the Stewards of the Event.
2.8. In the absence of an ASN-appointed Steward the Event Steward appointed by the Organiser will assume those duties.
2.9. Exceptionally at Clubman Road / Navigation Rallies and Clubman or Interclub, Trials, Cross Country or Autotest Events there may be a minimum of one Event Steward but always an odd number.
2.10. Copies of all Official Documents must be provided by the Organising Club for the use of Stewards as far as possible in advance of the Event.
2.11. The Stewards must satisfy themselves that the conditions of the Permit( and Track Licence if appropriate) are complied with and subject to Art. 2.17 below have the power to withdraw a Permit in the Event of noncompliance.
2.12. Organisers should make available a suitable facility for the Stewards’ discussions and should arrange for a meeting with the Stewards prior to the start of an Event so that any issues may be discussed.
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