THE BORDER TERRIER CLUB RULES
(Incorporating revisions to March 2010, approved by
Kennel Club)
1. These rules shall come into force on 1st January 1978 and
shall supersede the Rules heretofore in force, save in
so far as the superseded Rules are expressly or by
necessary implication preserved by these Rules.
NAME AND OBJECTS
2. The Club shall be called the “Border Terrier Club” its
objects being to encourage the breeding and the working
qualities of the Border Terriers in every possible way
and the judging of them at Shows on the lines of the
description laid down by the Kennel Club in the Breed
Standard. It shall guarantee classes or otherwise
support shows for the encouragement of the correct type
of terriers.
Working Certificates given by any Master of Fox or Otter Hounds and
any such person as the Committee may decide, shall be
accepted for the purpose of these Rules. The Honorary
Secretary shall keep records of all such terriers
holding a Working Certificate.
CONSTITUTION
3. The Club shall consist of a President, one or more
Vice-Presidents, a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, an
Honorary Secretary, an Honorary Treasurer, Honorary
Auditors, a Committee and an unlimited number of members
whose names and addresses shall be kept by the Honorary
Secretary. The positions of Honorary Secretary and
Honorary Treasurer may be held by one person. In the
event of the disposition of any officer, a member may be
appointed by the Committee to perform the duties of the
office in a temporary, acting capacity.
Any person considered favourable to the objects of the Club shall be
eligible for admission as a member and each candidate
shall be proposed by the Honorary Secretary or proposed
and seconded by two members. The election of members
shall be controlled by the Committee whose decision
shall be final.
The Committee may, at its discretion, admit as Honorary Members of
the Club, any persons whose assistance to the Club and
the Breed generally is recognised.
4. Members wishing to withdraw from the Club shall
express their desire in writing to the Honorary
Secretary prior to 31st December in any year, otherwise
they shall be held to continue their membership and
shall be liable for subscription
Members two years in arrears with their subscription shall be struck
off the Roll of Members and shall then cease to hold any
claim upon or be entitled to participate in any of the
effects or property of the Club
SUBSCRIPTIONS
5. Vice-Presidents of the Club shall pay an
Annual Subscription the amount of which shall be
determined by the Committee. The Annual subscription for
members (including Joint, Single and Junior membership
rates) shall be decided at each Annual General Meeting,
with any changes to take effect in the following year.
Joint subscription rates shall apply to any 2
individuals who are members of the same family or life
partners. Junior Membership Rates will apply to those
members under 16 years of age. Junior members will not
be eligible to take part in any General Meetings of the
Club or have any voting rights at those meetings.
Subscriptions shall be payable on 1st January in each year and
no-one shall be deemed a member or be entitled to the
privilege of membership until his or her subscription
shall have been paid. Any Member wishing to participate
in any General Meeting and/or propose or second
nominations for items on the agenda, must pay their
subscriptions for the current year by the due date (1st
January) or 21 days prior to the General Meeting,
whichever is the later. Members may make special
donations to the Club for any object approved of by the
Committee.
MANAGEMENT
6. The affairs and management of the Club shall be conducted
by a Committee not exceeding twenty one persons, one
third of whom shall retire annually but shall be
eligible for re-election. In addition the President,
Chairman, Vice Chairman, Honorary Secretary and Honorary
Treasurer shall be ex-officio members of the Committee,
shall hold office for three years and shall be eligible
for re-election after that time on the following annual
cycle: Chairman; Honorary Secretary and Vice Chairman;
President and Honorary Treasurer.
POWERS OF COMMITTEE
7. The property of the Club shall be vested in the
Committee, which shall have power to make any necessary
bye-laws, arbitrate in disputed matters and proceed
against any member or person to recover arrears of
subscription or any other monies or properties due to or
belonging to the Club. The Committee shall have the
power to deal with any question not provided for by the
Rules and in the event of any vacancies in the offices
of President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Honorary
Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, or on the Committee by
death, resignation or otherwise, occurring after the
Annual General Meeting, the Committee shall have the
power to fill the vacancy and the person thus co-opted
shall not be required to retire until such time as the
person whose position is being filled would have
retired. If a committee member fails to attend three
consecutive committee meetings without reasonable and
satisfactory explanation, they may be removed from their
committee position and the committee may co-opt to fill
the resulting vacancy. Such co-optee to remain in office
until the next Annual General Meeting.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE
8. The election of Officers and Committee shall be decided
by ballot at the Annual General Meeting. All members
seeking election as Officers or Committee must reside
within Great Britain.
MEETINGS AND ACCOUNTS
9. The Committee shall meet for the purpose of transacting
the business of the Club at such times and at such
places as they may from time to time decide, regard
being made to the places of residence of the Members of
the Committee. At least one Committee Meeting must be
called by the Honorary Secretary, in each calendar year.
Four members are to form a quorum of any Committee
Meeting of which seven days notice has been given by the
Honorary Secretary and in the absence of the President,
Chairman and Vice Chairman a chairman shall be elected
for that meeting by a majority of the members present.
The Honorary Secretary may call a Committee Meeting whatever the
business on hand may be, or transact such business by
letter to the Committee; the replies of one half of the
Members of Committee shall be obtained before the
business of the Committee is deemed sanctioned.
Any Committee Members may place business before the Committee
Meeting by writing to the Honorary Secretary in advance
of the Committee Meeting.
An Annual General Meeting of the Members shall be held at such time
and place as the Committee may decide, for the purpose
of passing the Audited Accounts, for the election of
Officers, Committee and Vice-Presidents and for any
other business stated in the notice convening the
meeting.
The Committee shall have the power to call additional General
Meetings at any time and at such place as may be deemed
as necessary in the interests of the Club, or on a
requisition signed by ten members of the Club, such
notice of a Special General Meeting as is given shall
specify the business thereof to which discussion shall
be confined.
The Honorary Secretary shall give not less than fourteen days clear
notice by circular addressed to each member, of the
date, time and place appointed for any General Meeting
and of the business to be transacted thereat.
All business to be placed upon the Agenda, including nominations
duly seconded, for election of Office Bearers and
Committee and proposals duly seconded for judges for
Club Shows, must be notified to the Honorary Secretary
at least twenty one days before the date of the Annual
General Meeting.
A member may appoint any other member as his or her proxy for voting
at any meeting, such appointment shall be made by an
instrument of proxy or to the like effect signed by the
Member appointing the proxy and forwarded to the
Honorary Secretary at least seven days before the time
for holding the meeting specified therein and shall be
available only for such meeting.
At each Annual General Meeting the Judges for the Club’s Open Shows
shall be appointed two years in advance and the judge
for the Club’s Championship Show shall be appointed
three years in advance. Nominees for these appointments
must be included in the Club’s current Judges’ Lists and
Nominees for the Club’s Championship show must have
awarded Challenge Certificates or the equivalent in
Border Terriers on at least four previous occasions. The
Committee shall have the power to appoint a replacement
judge should one of the appointed judges have to stand
down for any reason.
The Chairman of any meeting shall, in the event of equality of votes
on any subject be entitled to a casting vote.
The Financial Year of the Club shall be from 1st January to 31st
December in each year.
A Banking Account shall be opened in the name of the Club into which
all revenue shall be paid and from which withdrawals
shall only be made on the signature of two or more
Officers.
CUPS, SPECIAL PRIZES, ETC.
10 All Cups, Medals or other prizes shall be offered for
competition by members at such Shows as The Committee
shall determine.
In the event of Cups or other prizes which are only to be held by
winners for a given time, being voted to any show, the
Committee may require security from the winners of such
Cups or other prizes before delivery, that they shall
undertake to forward it to the Honorary Secretary of the
Club, or person authorised by him, or to the Secretary
of any show where it is to be offered for competition
one week prior to the show, on receiving notice to that
effect.
In the event of the Club ceasing to exist all assets, cups or
trophies shall be handed to the Kennel Club to be dealt
with by that body, except in cases where a donor has
requested the return of any cup or trophy which he may
have given.
The Committee shall, if they see fit, appoint a Cup Steward to look
after the handling of the cups and trophies of the Club
and to assist in ensuring that they are returned as and
when required.
ARBITRATION AND EXPULSION OF MEMBERS
11. The Kennel Club shall be the final Court of Appeal in
cases of dispute and the Club agrees that its decision
shall be final and binding.
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 Society for the duration of the suspension
and/or disqualification.
No person, whilst an undischarged bankrupt, may serve on the
Committee or hold any other Office or appointment within
a Kennel Club Registered Society.
If the conduct of the members 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 a 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.
GENERAL
12. The Club shall not join any Federation of Societies or
Clubs. No expenses shall be incurred by the Officers and
Committee in excess of the Funds of the club.
MEMBERS LIST
13. The Club must make a list of members and their addresses
available for inspection if so requested by the members
of the Club or by the Kennel Club.
ANNUAL RETURNS TO THE KENNEL CLUB
14. The officers acknowledge that during the month of January
each year, Maintenance of Title Fee will be forwarded to
the Kennel Club by the Secretary for continuance of
Registration and that by 31st July each year, other
returns, as stipulated in Kennel Club Regulations for
the Registration and Maintenance of Title of Societies
and Breed Councils and the Affiliation of Agricultural
Societies and Municipal Authorities will 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.
AMENDMENT OF RULES
15. These Rules may be amended only at the Annual General
Meeting or a Special General Meeting called for that
purpose, but notice of any proposed amendment shall be
given to the Honorary Secretary at least twenty one days
previous to the meeting to which the amendment is to be
submitted and any amendment shall require a majority of
at least two thirds of the members present and voting at
such meeting Notice of any such meeting must include
details of the proposal to alter the Rules but any
amendment to any such proposal may be accepted by the
Chairman of the meeting, for discussion and to be voted
upon,
Any such amendments, alterations or additions to the
Rules shall not be brought into force until the Kennel
Club has been advised and has given its approval
No business affecting the Rules or Constitution of the
Club shall be passed except as provided for by the
foregoing rules.
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