All Members of The Portuguese
Podengo Club of Great Britain
undertake to abide by its Rules.
1. Name & Objects
The Club shall be called THE PORTUGUESE PODENGO CLUB OF GREAT
BRITAIN and its objects shall be:
a) To encourage national & international co-operation
of members to promote the best interests of the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno (Warren Hound) in Great Britain.
b) To
promote responsible ownership by offering education & guidance at all levels.
c) To ensure
good health within the breed & preserve the original purpose of the breed.
2. Members, Officers
and Committee
The Club shall consist of a Patron, a President, and optionally up to five Vice Presidents, a
Chairman, a Vice Chairman, an Honorary Secretary, an Honorary Treasurer, a Committee of up to eight additional Members and
an unlimited number of Members.
3. Committee & Management of the Club
The management
of the Club shall be in the hands of the following officers of the Club: the Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer (who
must be a person with relevant book keeping experience), the Chairman, the Vice Chairman and the Committee, of whom at least
one quarter shall retire annually on a four year rotation but may offer themselves for re-election.
All Officers
and Committee must stand for election/re-election at least once every four years at a General Meeting. All Members standing
for election must be proposed and seconded by valid fully paid up Members, this will not be required for re-election.
All Officers and Committee shall have full voting rights at Committee and General Meetings.
All Committee Members
and Officers must be fully paid up members of the Club, with the exception of the Patron and President.
No individual
who has been a member for less than 18 months from date of joining or who is a Committee Member or Officer of another
‘Portuguese Podengo’ Association, Society, Organisation or Breed Club, whether or not said body is recognised
by the Kennel Club, may be elected on to the Committee.
Election of Officers and Committee, if required, shall
be by Postal Ballot. Voting papers numbered and franked on non-reproducible paper shall be sent to every paid up member of
the Club eligible to vote at least 14 days before the AGM. The ballot papers shall be returned to an independent body or person
appointed by the Executive Committee for the purpose of undertaking the count. Voting papers must be returned at least 5 days
prior to the AGM, the result will be announced at the AGM. An Election will only be required when the number of Members duly
nominated for vacant positions exceeds the number of positions available. When the number of Members nominated is less than
the number of available positions Committee and Officers will be elected as a block by a show of hands of those Members present
at the Meeting.
The Patron, President and Vice Presidents shall be elected by The Committee for a period of five
years and will have no voting rights at Committee and General Meetings.
Meetings of the Committee shall be held
as often as deemed necessary but at least twice every 12 months.
A quorum for Committee meetings shall be
five, of whom at least two must be Officers.
The Committee shall have the power to co-opt members on to the Committee
in the event of positions becoming vacant between General Meetings. 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. Co-opted Committee Members shall have full
voting rights at Committee meetings.
The Committee shall have the power to elect Sub Committees.
The
Committee may remove a Committee member should they fail to attend two consecutive meetings or events within a twelve month
period without acceptable apology or reason.
4. Election of Members
The election of Members
shall be controlled by the Committee whose decision shall be final, and shall be by a show of hands of those Committee members
present at the meeting, and on payment of the appropriate subscription. Any person elected a Member of the Club and taking
up his/her Membership shall be deemed to have read the Club Rules and Code of Ethics and be prepared to abide by them.
5. List of Members
An up to date list of Members and their addresses must be maintained and,
if so requested, made available for inspection by the Kennel Club and Members of the Club. A declaration of the number of
Members of the Club must be made to the Kennel Club with the Annual Returns.
6. Voting Rights
Each
Member shall be entitled to have one vote after 12 months of membership. In the case of joint membership, there shall be one
vote per individual of the partnership up to a maximum of two. Junior members (under the age of 16 years) shall have no voting
rights. To have voting rights at a General Meeting, the appropriate Membership subscription must be paid by the 31st January
prior to the Meeting. Voting shall be as decided by a simple majority at the meeting. Postal and proxy votes are not allowed.
7. Club Property
The property of the club shall be vested in the Committee. In the event of
the Club ceasing to exist, a final General Meeting shall be called to decide the disposal of the Clubs assets and the outcome
of the meeting notified to The Kennel Club. A final statement of accounts with a record of the disposal of the property of
the Club shall be forwarded to the Kennel Club within six months.
8.
Financial Year & Club Accounts
The financial year of the Club shall be from 1st January to 31st December
each year.
A Banking Account shall be held in the name of the Club at Barclays Bank PLC into which all revenue
of the Club shall be paid and from which withdrawal shall only be made on the signature of the Honorary Treasurer plus one
other Officer (Honorary Secretary or Chairman).
The Honorary Treasurer shall be responsible for keeping accurate
up to date records and accounts which should be made available together with Bank Statements, if requested, at Committee Meetings.
The accounts must consist of an Income & Expenditure account together with a Balance Sheet. The Accounts shall
be certified annually by one qualified accountant or two independent unqualified individuals with accountancy experience and
presented to the members at the Annual General Meeting.
9. Annual Subscriptions
The annual
subscription shall be Single £10.00, Joint £15.00, Junior £3.00, Single Overseas £15.00 and Joint
Overseas £20.00
The Annual Subscription for each class of membership is payable on the 1st January each year.
No Member whose subscription is unpaid is entitled to any privileges of membership, and if the Member shall fail to
pay the outstanding subscriptions by the 31st January their name may automatically be erased from the register, acceptance
back on the register will be dependent on a new application and payment of arrears.
10. Expulsion of Members
Any Member who shall be suspended under Kennel Club Rule A42j(5) and/or any Member whose dog(s) is/are disqualified
under Kennel Club Rule A42j(9) shall ipso facto cease to be a Member of the Club.
If the conduct of any Member
shall, in the opinion of the Committee of the Club, be injurious or likely to be injurious to the character or interests 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 he/she may attend and offer an explanation.
If at the Meeting, a resolution to expel is passed by two-thirds majority of the Members present and voting, his/her name
shall forthwith be erased from the list of Members, and he/she shall thereupon cease for all purposes to be a Member of the
Club except that he/she may, within two calendar months from the date of such Meeting, appeal to the Kennel Club upon and
subject to such conditions as the Kennel Club may impose.
If the Club expels any Member for discreditable conduct
in connection with dogs, dog shows, trials or competitions, the Club must report the matter in writing to the Kennel Club
within seven days and supply any particulars required.
11. Annual General Meeting
The
Annual General Meeting (AGM) shall be held by the end of April each year, except in exceptional circumstances.
The nature
of Business to be conducted at the AGM is to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, to receive the reports of the Committee
(Secretary’s & Chairman’s report), Financial Accounts and Balance Sheet (Treasurer’s report), to elect
Officers and Committee, to appoint an Auditor and to discuss any resolution duly placed on the agenda of which prior notice
has been given to the Honorary Secretary. No business shall be transacted at an AGM unless it appears on the agenda, with
the exception of routine matters or those which in the opinion of the Chairman of the Meeting are urgent.
Notice of the Meeting shall be given in writing to all Members at least 35 days (post mark)
prior to the date of the Meeting.
Items for the agenda must be sent in writing and received by the Honorary Secretary
at least 14 days prior to the date of the Meeting.
Nominations for election of Officers and Committee must be made in
writing and received by the Honorary Secretary at least 28 days prior to the date of the Meeting.
All proposals
and nominations must be made by one fully paid up Member and seconded by another. In the case of a Member proposed for election
to the Committee or as an Officer, they must send a letter to the Honorary Secretary to be received at least 28 days prior
to the meeting confirming their willingness to stand for election.
The agenda shall be circulated at the meeting
and will also be made available on the Club Website at least 5 days prior to the date of the AGM.
Voting shall be as
decided by a simple majority at meeting, the Chairman shall have the casting vote in the event of a tie taking place, and
his/her ruling shall be binding on the meeting.
A quorum for General Meetings shall be Fifteen fully paid up Members.
12. Special General Meeting
A Special General Meeting (SGM) may be summoned by the Honorary
Secretary if Thirty Members send in a signed requisition stating the subject to be discussed and requesting a SGM to do so.
The date of the SGM must be within 60 days of a valid request being received, except in exceptional circumstances.
The Committee of the Club is also empowered to call an SGM.
No other business other than that detailed on the
agenda may be discussed at an SGM. Notice of a Special General Meeting shall be given in writing to all Members at least 14
days (post mark) prior to the date of the Meeting.
A quorum for Special General Meetings shall be Twenty fully
paid up Members.
13.
Amendments to Rules
The rules of the Club may not be altered except at a General Meeting, the notice of which
contains specific proposals to amend rules. Any proposed alterations may not be taken into effect until the Kennel Club has
been advised and approved the alteration.
New Rules or amendments introduced specifically to meet Kennel Club requirements
shall be adopted immediately.
14. Annual Returns to the Kennel Club
The Officers acknowledge
that during the month of January each year, the Maintenance of the Title fee will be paid by Bankers Direct Debit to the Kennel
Club for continuance of registration and that by the 31st of July each, other returns, as stipulated in the Kennel Club Regulations
for the Registration and Maintenance of the Title of Societies and Breed Councils and the Affiliation of Agricultural Societies
and Municipal Authorities shall be forwarded to The Kennel Club by the Honorary Secretary.
The Officers also acknowledge their duty to inform the Kennel Club of any change of Secretary
of the Club which may occur during the course of the year.
15. Kennel Club Final Authority
The Kennel Club is the final authority
for interpreting the Rules of the Club in all cases relative to Canine or Club matters.
The Society shall not join
any Federation of Societies or Clubs.
No person whilst an un-discharged bankrupt may serve on the Committee of
or hold any other office or appointment within a Kennel Club Registered Society.
16. Code of Ethics
The Club must publish a Code of Ethics which will take into account any requirements that may be issued or amended
by the Kennel Club. All Members of The Club undertake to abide by the Club’s Code of Ethics, which is published as a
separate document, as well as any revisions as may be published from time to time.
Any breach of the Code of Ethics
will be treated with the same level of seriousness and with the same remedy as a breach of the rules contained herein.
17. Breed Judges
Lists
The Club must produce a List of Judges each year, which must be submitted to the Kennel Club as part of
the Club’s Annual Returns. The purpose of the Judges Lists is to indicate to interested parties those persons that the
Club would support at differing levels of judging.
Membership of the Club must not be a prerequisite for inclusion
in the lists.
Judges lists should be divided into five parts namely A1, A2, A3, B & C and must indicate the
date on which the list will expire. On expiry a new list must be completed.
A1 List – Judges who have previously
been approved to award CC’s in the Breed and have carried out the appointment.
A2 List – Judges who,
if invited to judge by a Society, would in principle be approved by the Kennel Club to award CC’s in the Breed for that
occasion.
A3 List – Judges who are recommended by the Club as being suitable to award CC’s in the Breed,
but not yet approved by the Kennel Club for inclusion on the A2 List.
B List – Judges who have been approved
by the Club to judge at Shows without CC’s or Open Shows.
C List – Aspiring Judges who do not fall
into any of the above categories.
The Judges Lists should be prepared by a Judges Sub-Committee appointed by the
Club Committee, consisting of experienced Judges within the Breed and at least 75% CC Judges. Judges Sub-Committee members
need not be Members of the Club Committee.
The Club must clearly indicate the method by which persons may apply
for inclusion on the Lists and the judging experience criteria that is applied by the Judges Sub-Committee.
Note:
These Rules were last updated and approved at the AGM held on 17th April 2010
and
have been approved by the Kennel Club
 |
|
|
