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1.
NAME & OBJECT
The Club shall be called the CURLY COATED RETRIEVER CLUB
and its object shall be to promote all things found to
be desirable for and in the interests of the breed.
2.
OFFICERS & MEMBERS
The club shall consist of Patron(s); the following
Officers (President, Chair, Vice Chair, Hon.
Secretary, Hon. Treasurer, Hon. Show Secretary), a
Committee as constituted under Rule 3 and an unlimited
number of members.
3. OFFICERS &
COMMITTEE
The management of the Club shall be in the hands of a
committee consisting of SIXTEEN members, all of
whom shall have been fully paid up members of the Club
for not less than THREE consecutive years. The Committee
members shall retire on a FOUR yearly rota, FOUR per
year. Committee members will normally serve from the
conclusion of the AGM at which their election is
announced until the conclusion of the AGM at which they
retire. The serving Committee shall elect the Club
Officers from amongst their number. Officers can only
stand after completing 2 consecutive years on the
Committee.
Those Committee vacancies occurring through retirement
or resignation shall be filled through election by
postal ballot.
Nominations for Committee members, proposed and seconded
in writing by fully paid up members shall be forwarded
to the Hon. Secretary to be received not less than
three months prior to the date of the Annual General
Meeting. Members of one family or a registered
partnership may not propose and second the same nominee.
Committee members standing for re-election shall not
require nomination but shall be required to notify the
Hon. Secretary of their intention to seek re-election
not less than three months prior to the date of the
Annual General Meeting. Voting papers shall be posted
to members entitled to vote at their last know address.
Completed voting papers must be returned as directed, to
be received by the date stated on the form. The auditors
shall be appointed to act as tellers. If, following the
postal ballot there are vacancies, then the Chairman of
the AGM can call for nominations from the floor.
Nominees must be proposed and seconded as above and the
candidate must be present and indicate their willingness
to stand.
Meetings of the Committee shall be held as often as
deemed necessary but at least every 4 months. SIX
members shall form a quorum, two of whom must be
Officers of the Club. The Committee shall be empowered
to co‑opt members on to the Committee either to fill
vacancies or temporarily for any special reason or
benefit to the Club. Those co‑opted shall only hold
office until the next General Meeting of the Club at
which an election of Officers and Committee takes place.
If
a Committee member misses two out of four Committee
meetings without valid reasons, they shall, at the
discretion of the Committee, cease to be a member of the
said Committee.
4.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS
Candidates for membership shall by proposed by one
existing fully paid up member and seconded by another
and if thought fit shall be accepted on behalf of the
Club at the discretion of the Hon Secretary and/or
Committee.
5.
DETAILS OF MEMBERS
The Club shall hold a list of members and their
addresses available for inspection if so requested by
the members of the Club or by the The Kennel Club.
6. VOTING RIGHTS
After having completed one year’s membership each single
member shall be entitled to one vote, joint members
shall have one vote each member. Junior members (up to
16 years of age) shall have no voting powers. Postal
votes are allowed. Proxy votes are not allowed.
Voting shall be by secret ballot. The Chairman of the
meeting can with the consent of at least two-thirds of
the members present ballot by show of hands.
7.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
The annual subscription shall be payable to the Hon
Secretary on 1st January each year at a rate deemed
necessary by the Committee, voted on by the members at
the Annual General Meeting and notified to the Kennel
Club. For new members joining between the dates of 1st
October and 30th November the subscription shall be
two‑thirds of the rate and between 1st December and the
end of the year one‑third of the rate.
Members failing to pay their subscription by 1st March
shall automatically cease to be members of the Club
without further notification. Such lapsed members
shall, however, be eligible to reapply for membership
and may be readmitted to the Club at the discretion of
the Hon Secretary and/or Committee and upon payment of
the annual subscription.
8.
EXPULSION OF MEMBERS
Any member who shall be suspended under Kennel Club Rule
A42j(4) and/or any member whose dog(s) is/are
disqualified under Kennel Club Rule A42j(8) shall ipso
facto cease to be a Member of the Club for the duration
of the suspension and/or disqualification.
If
the conduct of any member shall, in the opinion of the
Committee of the Club, be injurious or likely to the
character or interest of the Club, the Committee of the
Club may, at a meeting the notice convening which
includes as an object the consideration of the conduct
of the member, determine that a Special General Meeting
of the Club shall be called for the purpose of passing a
resolution to expel him/her.
Notice of the Special General Meeting shall be sent to
the accused member, giving particulars of the complaint
and advising the place, date and hour of the meeting
that (s)he may attend and offer an explanation. If at
the Meeting a resolution to expel is passed by a
two‑thirds majority of the members present and voting,
his/her name shall forthwith be erased from the list of
members, and (s)he shall thereupon cease for all
purposes to be a member of the Club except that (s)he
may, within two calendar months from the date of such
Meeting, appeal to the Kennel Club upon and subject to
such condition as the Kennel Club may impose.
9.
CLUB PROPERTY
The property of the Club shall be vested in the
Committee. All assets shall be revalued every five
years and two property books shall be kept of all the
belongings of the Club; one to held by the Hon Secretary
and the other to be held by the Cup Steward.
In
the event of a proposed dissolution of the Club a
Special General Meeting shall be called prior to such
dissolution taking effect for the purpose of deciding on
the disposal of the Club's assets. The outcome of such
meeting shall be notified to the Kennel Club.
10. CLUB ACCOUNTS
A
banking account shall be held in the name of the Club at
a bank and branch agreed by the Committee as being
appropriate, into which all revenue of the Club shall be
paid and from which withdrawal shall only be made on the
signatures of the Hon Treasurer, and one other Officer
of the Club out of the Chair and Hon Secretary. The
accounts shall be kept by the Hon Treasurer and
certified for presentation at the Annual General Meeting
by qualified Auditors who shall have been appointed at
the previous Annual General Meeting.
11.
FINANCIAL YEAR/ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The financial year of the Club shall be from 1st
December to 30 November inclusive. The Annual
General Meeting shall be held in the first three months
of the year.
12. ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETINGS
The purposes of the Annual General Meeting shall be: to
receive the Report of the Committee and Financial
Accounts; to declare the elected Committee;
to discuss any motion duly placed on the Agenda of which
prior notice has been given to the Hon Secretary. No
business shall be transacted at an Annual General
Meeting unless notice thereof appears on the Agenda,
with the exception of routine matters or those, which in
the opinion of the Chair of the meeting are urgent.
The notification procedure for a General Meeting shall
be: Not less than forty-two days notice shall be
given to the members in writing at their last know
address. Items for inclusion on the Agenda for
General Meetings shall be received by the Hon Secretary
not less than twenty-eight days prior to the date
of the General Meeting. The Agenda and any supporting
papers shall be sent to members fourteen days
prior to the date of the General Meeting.
A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING shall be summoned by the Hon
Secretary if fifteen members send a signed requisition
stating the subject to be discussed and requesting a
Special General Meeting to do so. The Special General
Meeting shall be held at the next Show organised by the
Club following the requisition being received by the Hon
Secretary.
The Committee of the Club is also empowered to call a
Special General Meeting. No business other than that
detailed on the Agenda can be discussed at a Special
General Meeting. A two-thirds majority must carry any
resolution at such a meeting. The period of notice shall
be the same as for any other General Meeting.
13. AMENDMENTS TO RULES
The Rules of the Club may not be altered except at a
General Meeting, the Agenda for which contains specific
proposals to amend the Rules. Any proposed alteration
to the Rules may not be brought into effect until the
Kennel Club has been advised and approved the
alteration.
14. ANNUAL
RETURNS TO THE KENNEL CLUB
The Officers acknowledge that during the month of
January each year, Maintenance of Title fee will be
forwarded to the Kennel Club by the Hon Secretary for
continuance of registration and that by 31st July each
year, other returns, as stipulated in the Kennel Club
Regulations for the Registration and Maintenance of
Title Societies and Breed Councils and the Affiliation
of Agricultural Societies and Municipal Authorities
shall be forwarded to the Kennel Club.
The Officers also acknowledge their duty to inform the
Kennel Club of any changes of Secretary of the Club,
which may occur during the course of the year.
15. KENNEL
CLUB FINAL COURT OF APPEAL
The Kennel Club shall be the final court of appeal in
all matters of dispute.
16. The Club shall not join any Federation of Societies
or Clubs.
17. No person whilst an undischarged bankrupt may serve
on the Committee or hold any other office or appointment
within a Kennel Club Registered Society.
18. JUDGES LIST
The Club shall produce a list of judges each year, which
shall be submitted to the Kennel Club as part of the
Club's Annual Returns. The purpose of this list is to
indicate to interested parties those persons the Club
would support at differing judging levels. Membership
of the Club is not a prerequisite for inclusion in the
lists which are divided into five parts, namely A1, A2,
A3, B and C and at the end of which is indicated the
expire date for such a list. On expiry a new list must
be compiled.
July 2005 (Subject to KC acceptance)
Passed by members at the 2005 SGM
ALL AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES ARE IN BOLD
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