14-11-2019, 05:52 PM
Thanks for those explanations Andy. Sorry you're stepping down next year, you'll be sorely missed, along with Alex 
, a hard double-act to follow.
The 2016 motion used the term 'SCO code' which was in widespread use in the run-up to the proposed constitution change and SGM in 2015, and it meant current affiliation (as opposed to country of initial registration, the one that has 24 for Scotland, 40 for England). It has been promoted in higher circles that having this code should guarantee eligibility, so the term was well known. I don't see the mystery or incompetence when a member uses it, and the alternative meaning is mostly unknown and highly unlikely anyway. Has there ever been a suggestion that you shouldn't be eligible to compete for the Championship unless you were initially registered as Scotland? Anyway as you say it was amended, presumably in an attempt to remove ambiguity, so should not be blamed for subsequent events. Cheers
, a hard double-act to follow.The 2016 motion used the term 'SCO code' which was in widespread use in the run-up to the proposed constitution change and SGM in 2015, and it meant current affiliation (as opposed to country of initial registration, the one that has 24 for Scotland, 40 for England). It has been promoted in higher circles that having this code should guarantee eligibility, so the term was well known. I don't see the mystery or incompetence when a member uses it, and the alternative meaning is mostly unknown and highly unlikely anyway. Has there ever been a suggestion that you shouldn't be eligible to compete for the Championship unless you were initially registered as Scotland? Anyway as you say it was amended, presumably in an attempt to remove ambiguity, so should not be blamed for subsequent events. Cheers