Rules of the Bull Terrier Club of Wales

1..NAME OF THE CLUB The Club shall be called THE BULL TERRIER CLUB OF WALES.

2..OBJECTS OF THE CLUB The objects of The Club shall be:

a)  To promote and encourage the welfare, breeding, exhibition of and betterment of pure bred Bull Terriers

b)  To urge owners, breeders and judges to adhere to the standard of the breed as laid down by The Kennel Club.

c)  To promote Championship, Open, Limited or Members Shows and to foster friendly relations with other Bull Terrier Clubs.

3..COMPOSITION The Club shall  consist of a President, Vice Presidents, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Show Manager, Honorary Editor, a limited number of Life or Honorary Member; and an unlimited number of Members.

4..MANAGEMENT The Club shall be Managed by The Committee.

5..COMMITTEE AND OFFICERS The Committee shall consist of The Officers (i.e. Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Show Manager, Honorary Editor.) and TEN Members elected by ballot.

a)  The Committee and Officers shall reside in Great Britain.

b)  The Committee shall elect its own Chairman and Vice Chairman at its first meeting each year.

c)  Five including at least One Officer shall be a Quorum at a Committee Meeting.

d)  Any member of Committee, absent from Three consecutive meetings, except, for reasons of health or other reasons considered by The Committee to be substantial, shall be deemed to have resigned and His or Her place may be filled by co-option.

e)  The Committee shall have the right to fill any vacancy by Co-option, but the term of co-option shall end at the discretion of The Committee, or at the time of the next Annual General Meeting, whichever shall come first.

6..MEMBERSHIP AND DUES Membership shall be open to the World

a)  The Annual Subscription shall be of such sums as The Committee shall decide from time to time and confirm by resolution at an Annual General Meeting.

b)  The Annual Subscription shall be payable to The Honorary Treasurer on the 1st. January each Year.

c)  The Annual Subscription and no other form of Payment, shall entitle to membership, except in the case of Life and Honorary Members.

d)  Applicants for Membership shall apply in writing and be elected by Ballot of The Committee. Two negative votes shall exclude.

e)  Membership effected after the 1^st October of any Year shall remain valid until the end of the next financial year.

f)   No member whose subscription is unpaid or who is financially indebted to The Club, shall be entitled to any of the privileges of membership, to vote at any Club Meeting, or to compete for any Cup, Special Prize or Trophy offered by The Club.

g)  If any member shall fail to pay His or Her Subscription by the 1 st. of March after it has become due, a notice shall be sent calling attention thereto and if the Subscription remains Unpaid after the I st. of April, The Committee shall have the right to remove His or Her name from the list of members, but if The Committee be given a satisfactory explanation, the said member may at the discretion of The Committee and payment of all arrears, be reinstated in membership. .

7..ELECTION TO OFFICE The President shall be elected for a term of Three Years, The nomination of The President shall be the prerogative of The Committee, which shall be guided in its choice by the consideration, that The Office is one intended to confer The Club's greatest honour, on one who has done much for The Breed.

a)  The Committee shall be empowered to elect as Vice Presidents, for a period of Three Years, members of The Club to whom they wish to accord the honour.

b)  An Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Show Manager and Honorary Editor, shall be elected Annually at The Annual General Meeting.

c)  The Annual General Meeting shall elect persons to certificate the Financial Statements for the next year.

d)  Life or Honorary Members shall be nominated by The Committee and elected at The Annual General Meeting.

e)  Members of The Committee shall be elected by ballot at The Annual General Meeting.

f)   Every member of The Club is eligible for election to The Committee or Office, provided He/she is a fully paid up member of The Club and has attended at least One Annual General Meeting within the previous Three years. All fully paid members are entitled to propose or second candidates.

g)  Election of The Committee shall be made at The Annual General Meeting. Members will be invited to propose and second candidates. Election to Committee will be by a show of hands.

h)  Three Members of The Committee shall retire by rotation Annually, but they shall be eligible for re-election.

i)   The Three retiring members shall be those longest on The Committee. When two or more members due to retire have the same seniority on The Committee; the retiring member or members shall be he/she who received fewest votes at the time of election.

j)   A co-opted Committee Member, having served his/her term of co-option, shall be eligible for election to Committee by the usual process of election.

k)  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.

l)   That any Officer or Committee member of The Bull Terrier Club of Wales, cannot hold Office or be a Committee member of any other Bull Terrier Club.

8..ALTERATION OR ADDITIONS TO RULES Alterations or additions to rules shall only be made at an Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting and shall require a Two-Third Majority of members present and voting. Such alterations or additions shall not come into force until The Kennel Club has been advised and given its Approval.

9..SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING Special General Meeting shall be summoned by the Hon Secretary by a request of a majority of the Committee or if 25 fully paid up members send in a signed requisition stating the subject to be discussed. No business other than the business on the agenda shall be discussed at a Special General Meeting. The Hon Secretary shall call such a Special General Meeting not later than 8 weeks from receipt of the requisition and shall give fully paid up members 14 days notice of the meeting. A quorum at a Special General meeting shall be 25 including 2 Officers of the Club. The Chair shall be taken by the Committees Chairman who shall have a casting vote

10..FINANCE A banking account shall be opened in the name of The Club, to be operated by The Honorary Treasurer along with the other Officers or The Chairman of The Committee.

AI} financial transactions shall be met through The Club's Banking Account.

The Financial Year shall end on the 31 s1. of December each year. The financial statements shall be presented to The Members at The Annual General Meeting.

The financial statements must be Certified by one qualified Accountant or Two Unqualified individuals with accountancy experience.

11..CLUB PROPERTY: - CUPS. TROPHIES. ETC. The property of The Club shall be vested in The Committee, who, in the event of The Club ceasing to exist, shall decide on the disposal of the assets.

a)  The competition for club cups, trophies, etc. shall be governed by any special rules appertaining to each. The Committee shall decide which club cups; trophies, etc. shall be put up for competition at any particular show.

b)  Gifts of cups or trophies shall carry with them written instructions from The Donor, that such gifts are made outright to The Club.

c)  The purpose for which cups or trophies are presented to The Club, shall not be altered without The Donors approval being sought

12..DISCIPLINARY POWERS Any Member who shall be suspended under Kennel Club Rule A42j (4) and/or any Member whose doges) is/are disqualify d 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. If the conduct of any Member shall, in the opinion of The Committee of The Club, be injurious to 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 particular's of the complaint and advising him/her of the place, date and hour The Meeting that he/she may attend and offer an explanation. If at that 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 a Meeting, may appeal to The Kennel Club upon and subject to such conditions as The Kennel Club may impose. Any Member having been expelled from The Club shall not be entitled to recover any portion of His or Her subscription or have any claim against The Club.

a)  No person who has been refused admittance to The Bull Terrier Club of Wales shall be allowed to handle dogs for exhibition at Members shows of The Club, until such time as He or She may be elected a Member of The Club.

b)  The Club shall not join any Federation of Societies or Clubs.

13..DECLARATION OF HONOUR That the following Declaration of Honour applies to all Members of The Club and any infringement thereof will be dealt with summarily. All Members of The Bull Terrier Club of Wales do undertake not to exhibit for competition Deaf Bull Terriers and furthermore that they will support The Club in any way practicable to stop the exhibiting of Deaf Dogs, whether owned by Members or anyone else. Members also Declare that they will not offer for sale a Deaf Bull Terrier. Further, Members selling Bull Terriers sell them under guarantee that their hearing is normal nor will any Member knowingly use a Deaf dog as a Sire or Breed from a Deaf Bitch. Also any Member or any person found fighting or organising any type of fight between a Bull Terrier or being convicted of any such activities related to fighting any breed of dog, will be excluded from The Club for Life.

14..FINAL AUTHORITY The Kennel Club shall be the final authority for interpreting the rules and regulations of The Club in all cases relative to Canine or Club matters.

15..MAINTENANCE OF TITLE 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 31 st. July each year other returns as stipulated in The Kennel Club Regulation 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 Officer; also acknowledge their duty to inform The Kennel Club, of any changes of Secretary of The Society which may occur during the course of the year.

16..MEMBERSHIP LISTS The Bull Terrier Club of Wales will 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.