YORK City will be able to make permanent signings from the beginning of next season through to the fourth Thursday in March following the Vanarama National League's decision to abolish the transfer-window system.

As a Football League outfit, the Minstermen were only permitted to make full-time additions to their squad during the months of August and January.

But those restrictions have been lifted in the highest echelon of non-League football and City can take advantage by signing players from both Football League and National League clubs at any point prior to the final month of the regular season.

In addition, National League teams will not be subject to the emergency loan ruling that was only enforced in a flimsy fashion by the Football League.

Temporary moves will, therefore, be allowed during the same period as permanent transfers, although clubs will still be restricted to picking a maximum of five loan players in any matchday squad.

The National League will also ask members clubs to vote on the introduction of a new six-team play-off system, which would not come into affect until the 2017/18 campaign at the earliest.

Under the proposed format, two-legged contests would be dispensed with and the teams finishing sixth and seventh would travel to the sides ending the season fifth and fourth respectively.

The winners of those ties would then visit the clubs that finished second and third for the right to win promotion at Wembley in the play-off final.