2. Powers
2.1. Subject only to exceptions authorised by the ASN the Clerk of the Course acts as the sport’ s first judicial body where the Event is governed by the NCR.
2.2. Where an Event is governed by the Code then the Clerk may have specific penalty powers as provided by the Official Documents and / or the Code.
2.3. Other than those breaches reserved exclusively for the National Court( Chapter 2 App. 1) the Clerk,( or their Deputy except in very serious cases), has the power to impose penalties in accordance with Chapter 2( excluding Suspension and Exclusion) and the following:
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Disqualify from the Results of Practice or Competition or prohibit from competing any Competitor or Vehicle that has been reported unsafe or ineligible.
b. Penalise any Driver reported for not complying with Signals. c. Penalise any Competitor reported for being in contravention of the NCR or the Official Documents. d.
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Disqualifications can be enforced either by displaying a Black Signal during a Race or after interview at the end of the Competition or Practice.
Penalise a Competitor found guilty of breaching driving standards regulations. This does not preclude the Competitor also being reported to the Stewards of the Event for further penalties under Chapter 2.
Penalise any Competitor found guilty of abusive language or behaviour or physical assault or threat of physical assault. This does not preclude the Competitor also being reported to the Stewards of the Event for further penalties under Chapter 2.
Impose a time, place or lap penalty in accordance with Chapter 2. This regulation does not preclude such a Competitor being reported to the Stewards for further penalties.
Impose a Fine as detailed in Chapter 1 App. 2 on any Competitor who fails to attend or who reports late at a scheduled Drivers’ briefing or on any Driver who has not raced at the Circuit before and who fails to report for a pre-Practice safety briefing.
2.4. All penalties imposed must be reported by the Clerk of the Course to the Stewards of the Event together with copies of the written Decisions provided and any supplementary information required by the ASN.
2.5. Undertakings for the payment of Fees obtained by a Clerk must be handed to the Stewards for onward transmission to the ASN.
3. Licensing and Upgrade
3.1. Applications for a new Clerk of the Course Licence must be accompanied by a nomination from a Club which organises Events within the appropriate discipline.
3.2. The ASN reserves the right to appoint candidates to any grade.
3.3. All licensed Clerks of the Course are required to attend at least two out of three consecutive training sessions as required by the ASN in order to maintain their grade( s).
3.4. In addition to the requirement of Art. 3.3 above and for Race and Kart only to maintain an existing grade the applicant must have acted as Clerk of the Course or Deputy Clerk of the Course at three Events of that grade within 24 months. The period is as defined in the qualification period below.
4. Qualification Period 4.1. The twelve months qualification period will run from the 1 January to 31 December annually.
5. Regrading 5.1. Clerk of the Course Licences may be reviewed and regraded at the discretion of the ASN.
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