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Section 4 - UKPSA Policy and Procedures for Participation in IPSC competition 'Out of Region'

Introduction

  1. The procedure outlined below shall apply in all cases where an UKPSA member wishes to participate in an IPSC match outside Great Britain as a competitor and/or Match Official. IPSC Competition Rules state:
    1. 6.5.1 All competitors and Match Officials must be individual members of the IPSC Region in which they normally reside. Residency is defined as the Region where the individual is ordinarily domiciled for a minimum of 183 days of the twelve months immediately preceding the month in which the match begins. Ordinarily domiciled condition is a physical presence test and does not relate to citizenship or to any address of convenience. The 183 days need not be consecutive or the most recent 183 days of the twelve month period.
      1. 6.5.1.1 In any case, match organizers must not accept any competitor or Match Official from another Region unless the Regional Director of that Region has confirmed the competitor’s or Match Official’s eligibility to participate in the subject match, and that the competitor or Match Official is not under sanction from the IPSC Executive Council.
  2. To enable the Regional Director (RD) to confirm eligibility, when a member wishes to participate in an IPSC match outside Great Britain, the member must apply to the RD.

Minimum Criteria Required for the RD to Confirm Eligibility

  1. Competitor. To compete in an IPSC match outwith the GB Region the individual should:
    1. Be a current UKPSA member on the dates of both the application and the match.
    2. Hold a current Competition Licence in the particular match discipline (e.g. Handgun, Rifle, Shotgun) and, in the case of a Tournament or Grand Tournament, all the relevant disciplines. NB. every competitor must ensure their record within the Associations online management system accurately reflects their competition licence status.
  2. Match Official.  To officiate in an IPSC match outwith the GB Region the individual must:
    1. Be a current UKPSA and NROI member on the dates of both the application and the match.
    2. Hold a current (not lapsed) NROI rank in the particular match discipline (e.g. Handgun, Rifle, Shotgun) and, in the case of a Tournament or Grand Tournament, all the relevant disciplines.
  3. However, if a member can show extenuating circumstances the application may be referred to Council for consideration.

Application Procedure for Matches up to Level III

  1. The member should contact the RD not less than 4 weeks prior to the match start stating the following information:
    1. Competitor
      1. Name.
      2. UKPSA membership number.
      3. Competition membership number.
      4. Competition license number(s).
      5. The name, date, venue, and discipline(s) of the UKPSA approved Level II, Level III or higher match(es) successfully competed in during the prior 12 months.
      6. The name, date, venue, discipline(s) and match organiser’s email address of the match outside Great Britain that the member wishes to participate in.
    2. Match Official
      1. Name.
      2. UKPSA membership number.
      3. NROI rank(s).
      4. The name, date, venue, discipline(s) and match organiser’s email address of the match outside Great Britain that the member wishes to participate in.
  2. The RD will check the information supplied and, if the member meets the above criteria, will confirm the member’s eligibility to both the member and the match organiser.
  3. It is the member’s responsibility to contact the match organiser to apply to enter the match and/or work as a Match Official.
  4. Where there are a number of members attending the same match then one of the group may apply to the RD on behalf of the others. However, all of the relevant information for each member must be supplied.

Application Procedure for Level IV and V Matches

  1. Competitor. For Level IV and V matches, IPSC allocates a specific number of slots to each IPSC Region. When an UKPSA member wishes to participate in an IPSC Level IV or V match, the member must apply to the RD for one of the slots. Where there are more applicants than available slots, the UKPSA Council shall decide which of the applicants are awarded the slots.
    1. Slots at Level 4 and Level 5 IPSC matches will be allocated by Council on the advice of the NSD in accordance with the criteria for selection previously published ahead of that match. The NSD shall then be responsible for informing those members selected to represent the Region.
  2. Match Official
    1. IROA Members. The provision of certified IROA Officials to Level IV and V matches is managed by the IROA Match Call-Up Procedure (the Procedure). An IROA member who works a Level IV or V match as a Match Official without having been selected through the Procedure, or without the prior permission of the IROA President, may be expelled from IROA. The Procedure requires the IROA President to seek advice confirming the current standing of each applicant from the applicant’s RD.
    2. NROI Members who are not IROA Members. The minimum criteria required and the application procedure are the same as for matches up to Level III, with the exception that it is the RD’s responsibility to contact the match organiser.
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