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CLUB RULES AND REGULATIONS
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1 Name and Objects
The Society shall be called Northumberland and Durham Labrador Retriever Club and its objectives shall be:
To encourage the breeding of true, healthy Labradors and to encourage the use of recognised Kennel Club Limited health schemes.
To protect the type of Labrador that has proved itself so eminently for gundog work.
To encourage Field Trials and Shows and to ensure, where possible, qualified Judges are chosen. To help and encourage all owners, particularly those who are new and inexperienced; to seek advice in good management, training and all aspects of Labrador ownership.
2 Officers and Committee
The Society shall consist of a President, the Officers:
Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Vice Chairman, Field Trial Secretary, Working Test Secretary and Show Secretary, a Committee of 10 and an unlimited number of Members. There will be a Show Sub Committee and Field Trial Sub Committee both consisting of the Officers and up to 10 elected Members.
3. Committee
The management of the Society shall be in the hands of the Officers who shall retire annually and the Committee who shall retire after three years in office. Officers and Committee members will be eligible for re-election. Officers and Committee members shall have full voting rights at Committee and General Meetings. The Chairman shall have the casting vote.
Meetings of the General, Show and Field Trial Committees shall be held as often as deemed necessary but at least one meeting shall be held every six months.
A quorum for the Annual General Meeting shall be 14. A quorum for General
Committee meetings and Sub Committee meetings shall be 7.
In the event of positions becoming vacant between Annual General Meetings, the Committee shall have the power to co-opt members onto the Committee. Those co-opted shall only hold office until the next Annual General Meeting at which an election takes place. Co-opted committee members shall have voting rights at Committee meetings.
No individual who has been a member for less than one year may be elected to the Committee. If any member of the Committee, Show Committee or Field Trial Committee is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Committee without having submitted a satisfactory explanation; his/her name shall be removed from membership of the Committee. The Committee shall, if so desired, fill the vacancy ad interim.
4 Election of Members
On receipt of membership fees, all new member applications will provisionally be accepted on the proviso that they are correctly proposed and seconded. New member applications will then be reviewed at the next General Committee meeting. The Committee retain the right to decline membership and return fees without declaring the reason; during the first year of membership only.
5 List of Members
An up to date list of Members and their addresses will be maintained by the Membership Secretary and, if so requested, made available for inspection by the Kennel Club Ltd. and Members of the Society. A declaration of the number of Members of the Society will be made with Annual Returns.
6 Voting Rights
a. Each member shall be entitled to one vote after three months as a Member
b. Joint Members shall be entitled to one vote each
c. Postal votes/proxy votes are not allowed
d. Voting shall be by either show of hands or by secret ballot, at the Chairman’s
discretion
e. Junior Memberships will be accepted under age 18 years without voting rights. However those age 16 years and over may choose to pay full membership and
have full voting rights.
7(a) Club Property
The property of the Society shall be vested in the Committee. In the event of the Society ceasing to exist, a final General Meeting shall be called to decide the disposal of the Society’s assets and the outcome of the Meeting notified to the Kennel Club Ltd.
Cups and trophies will only be accepted on the understanding they are outright gifts to the Club and written acknowledgement from donors of cups and trophies will be obtained. Cups and trophies will only be entrusted to fully paid up Members. In the event of the Society being wound up, the Society will make attempts to return cups and trophies to the donor/or the family of the donor.
7(b) Winding up of Society
If the Society is wound up or ceases to be a Registered Society under these Regulations, a final statement of accounts with a record of the disposal of the property of the Society shall be forwarded to the Kennel Club Ltd. within six months and the persons named as Officers and Committee of the Society will be held responsible by the Kennel Club Ltd. for the proper winding up of the Society.
8 Club Accounts
Two Banking Accounts (one current and one deposit/savings account) shall be held in the name of the Society at Santander bank into which all revenue of the Society shall be paid.
Management of the day to day running of the current account will be the responsibility of the Honorary Treasurer, with the Chair also having access to both accounts via internet banking. Withdrawals from the Deposit/Savings account shall only be made on the written authorisation of two of the three other Club Officers (Chair, Vice Chair and Honorary Secretary) or decision by the full General Committee. The accounts will be certified annually and following General Committee approval, be presented to the members at the Annual General Meeting.
NB Certification of Accounts must be carried out by one qualified accountant or two unqualified individuals with accountancy experience. In addition, the Club PayPal account used in the main for payment of membership subscriptions and working events, will remain under the control of the Honorary Treasurer with the Chair and Honorary Secretary having access to the account at any time.
9 Subscriptions
The annual subscriptions (joint and single) shall be such a price decided at the Annual General Meeting. Junior Membership shall be half that of a single member.
Subscriptions shall be due on the 1st of January each year.
No member whose subscription is unpaid is entitled to any privileges of membership and if the member fails to pay outstanding subscriptions by 31st March his/her name shall be automatically erased from the Register. Acceptance back on the register will be dependent upon a new application.
10 Expulsion of Members
Any Member who shall be suspended under Kennel Club Ltd. rule A42j(5) and/or Kennel Club Ltd. Rule A42j(9) shall ipso facto cease to be a Member of the Society. If the conduct of any member shall, in the opinion of the Committee of the Society, be injurious or likely to be injurious to the character or interests of the Society, the Committee of the Society 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 Society 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 Society except that he/she may, within two calendar months from the date of such Meeting, appeal to the Kennel Club Ltd. upon and subject to such condition as the Kennel Club may impose.
If the Society expels any Member for discreditable conduct in connection with dogs, dog shows, trials or competitions, the Society must report the matter in writing to the Kennel Club Ltd. within seven days and supply any particulars required.
11 Financial Year/Annual General Meeting
The Financial Year of the Society shall be from 1st January to 31st December.
The Annual General Meeting shall be held in April or May.
12(a) Annual General Meeting
The purpose of the meeting is to receive the report of the Committee and Balance Sheet, to elect Officers and Committee 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 the Annual General Meeting unless notice thereof 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 Annual General Meeting will be published on the Society website in early March and sent in writing or by email to members one month before the date of the meeting. Items for inclusion on the Agenda shall reach the Secretary no later than 14 days before the meeting.
A provisional Agenda will be circulated with the notice of the Annual General Meeting and any items received before 31st January in any year will be included in the provisional Agenda. ALL Committee proposals will also be included in this provisional Agenda.
The agenda will be finalized 10 days prior to the meeting and published on the website 7 days before the Meeting. Anyone requiring a copy before the meeting will be sent one on request.
12(b) Special General Meeting
A Special General Meeting shall be summoned by the Honorary Secretary if 10 Members send a signed requisition stating the subject to be discussed and requesting a Special General Meeting to do so. The Committee of the Society is also empowered to call a Special General Meeting. No business other than that detailed on the Agenda may be discussed at a Special General Meeting. The method of convening and notifying Members of a Special General Meeting shall be as in 12(a) above with twenty one days notice given.
13 Amendments to Rules
The Rules of the Society may not be altered except at an Annual 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 Ltd. has been advised and approved the alteration New Rules and amendments introduced specifically to meet Kennel Club Ltd. requirements shall be adopted immediately and be included in the Society’s Constitution with effect from the date of the Society’s Annual General Meeting.
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 Honorary Treasurer for continuance of Registration and that by 31st July each year, other returns, as stipulated in Kennel Club Ltd. regulations for the Maintenance of Title of Societies and Breed Councils and the Affiliation of Agricultural Societies and Municipal Authorities shall be forwarded to the Kennel Club Ltd.
The Officers also acknowledge their duty to inform the Kennel Club Ltd. of any changes of Secretary of the Society which may occur during the course of the year.
15 Kennel Club Final Authority
The Kennel Club Ltd. is the final authority for interpreting the rules of the Society in all cases relative to canine or society matters.
16 Membership of Federations of Societies or Clubs
The Society shall not join any Federation of Societies or Clubs.
17 Bankruptcy
No person whilst an un-discharged Bankrupt may serve on the Committee, or hold any office or appointment within a Kennel Club Ltd. Registered Society.
18 Judges Lists
The Club will use for its A1, A2, A3, B and C Judging lists, the Breed Council Judging Lists and criteria and may, at their discretion, produce a supplement.
A1 List – Judges who previously have been approved to award CC’s in a given 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 Ltd. to award CC’s in a given breed for that occasion.
A3 List –Judges, who are recommended by a Society as being suitable to award CC’s in the breed, but not yet approved by the Kennel Club for inclusion on an A2 List.
B List – Judges who have been approved by Breed Societies to judge at Shows without CC’s or Open Shows.
C List –Any C List drawn up by a Breed Club should comprise of aspiring Judges who do not fall into any of the above categories.
NB If this Committee approve a request for inclusion on any list the application will be passed on to the Breed Council for consideration. These lists will appear on the Breed Council website.
19 Honoraria
An honorarium payment shall be made to the following Officers on a yearly basis: Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Field Trial Secretary, Working Test Secretary and Show Secretary. The monetary amount of these honoraria shall be decided and agreed by the members at the Annual General Meeting and shall be reviewed at each following Annual General Meeting.
20 Confidential Use of Society Information
Any person with access to any information considered confidential to the Society shall sign a declaration of appropriate use of that information as outlined in the Society’s ‘Confidentiality Policy’.
21 Indemnity
The Officers, Members of the General Committee and Sub Committees of the Society and its Auditor(s) shall be indemnified by the Society against any legal claims made against them in connection with the proper discharge of their duties.
22 Systems, Policies and Procedures
Systems, Policies and Procedures discussed and passed must be adhered to and thereafter they can only be altered by the General Committee.
23 Review of Rules and Regulations
These Rules and Regulations shall be reviewed annually.
Reviewed and Agreed by the Committee of Northumberland and Durham Labrador Retriever Club.
Signed L.ynda Heron Chairperson
Reviewed: 1st April 2021
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1 Name and Objects
The Society shall be called Northumberland and Durham Labrador Retriever Club and its objectives shall be:
To encourage the breeding of true, healthy Labradors and to encourage the use of recognised Kennel Club Limited health schemes.
To protect the type of Labrador that has proved itself so eminently for gundog work.
To encourage Field Trials and Shows and to ensure, where possible, qualified Judges are chosen. To help and encourage all owners, particularly those who are new and inexperienced; to seek advice in good management, training and all aspects of Labrador ownership.
2 Officers and Committee
The Society shall consist of a President, the Officers:
Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Vice Chairman, Field Trial Secretary, Working Test Secretary and Show Secretary, a Committee of 10 and an unlimited number of Members. There will be a Show Sub Committee and Field Trial Sub Committee both consisting of the Officers and up to 10 elected Members.
3. Committee
The management of the Society shall be in the hands of the Officers who shall retire annually and the Committee who shall retire after three years in office. Officers and Committee members will be eligible for re-election. Officers and Committee members shall have full voting rights at Committee and General Meetings. The Chairman shall have the casting vote.
Meetings of the General, Show and Field Trial Committees shall be held as often as deemed necessary but at least one meeting shall be held every six months.
A quorum for the Annual General Meeting shall be 14. A quorum for General
Committee meetings and Sub Committee meetings shall be 7.
In the event of positions becoming vacant between Annual General Meetings, the Committee shall have the power to co-opt members onto the Committee. Those co-opted shall only hold office until the next Annual General Meeting at which an election takes place. Co-opted committee members shall have voting rights at Committee meetings.
No individual who has been a member for less than one year may be elected to the Committee. If any member of the Committee, Show Committee or Field Trial Committee is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Committee without having submitted a satisfactory explanation; his/her name shall be removed from membership of the Committee. The Committee shall, if so desired, fill the vacancy ad interim.
4 Election of Members
On receipt of membership fees, all new member applications will provisionally be accepted on the proviso that they are correctly proposed and seconded. New member applications will then be reviewed at the next General Committee meeting. The Committee retain the right to decline membership and return fees without declaring the reason; during the first year of membership only.
5 List of Members
An up to date list of Members and their addresses will be maintained by the Membership Secretary and, if so requested, made available for inspection by the Kennel Club Ltd. and Members of the Society. A declaration of the number of Members of the Society will be made with Annual Returns.
6 Voting Rights
a. Each member shall be entitled to one vote after three months as a Member
b. Joint Members shall be entitled to one vote each
c. Postal votes/proxy votes are not allowed
d. Voting shall be by either show of hands or by secret ballot, at the Chairman’s
discretion
e. Junior Memberships will be accepted under age 18 years without voting rights. However those age 16 years and over may choose to pay full membership and
have full voting rights.
7(a) Club Property
The property of the Society shall be vested in the Committee. In the event of the Society ceasing to exist, a final General Meeting shall be called to decide the disposal of the Society’s assets and the outcome of the Meeting notified to the Kennel Club Ltd.
Cups and trophies will only be accepted on the understanding they are outright gifts to the Club and written acknowledgement from donors of cups and trophies will be obtained. Cups and trophies will only be entrusted to fully paid up Members. In the event of the Society being wound up, the Society will make attempts to return cups and trophies to the donor/or the family of the donor.
7(b) Winding up of Society
If the Society is wound up or ceases to be a Registered Society under these Regulations, a final statement of accounts with a record of the disposal of the property of the Society shall be forwarded to the Kennel Club Ltd. within six months and the persons named as Officers and Committee of the Society will be held responsible by the Kennel Club Ltd. for the proper winding up of the Society.
8 Club Accounts
Two Banking Accounts (one current and one deposit/savings account) shall be held in the name of the Society at Santander bank into which all revenue of the Society shall be paid.
Management of the day to day running of the current account will be the responsibility of the Honorary Treasurer, with the Chair also having access to both accounts via internet banking. Withdrawals from the Deposit/Savings account shall only be made on the written authorisation of two of the three other Club Officers (Chair, Vice Chair and Honorary Secretary) or decision by the full General Committee. The accounts will be certified annually and following General Committee approval, be presented to the members at the Annual General Meeting.
NB Certification of Accounts must be carried out by one qualified accountant or two unqualified individuals with accountancy experience. In addition, the Club PayPal account used in the main for payment of membership subscriptions and working events, will remain under the control of the Honorary Treasurer with the Chair and Honorary Secretary having access to the account at any time.
9 Subscriptions
The annual subscriptions (joint and single) shall be such a price decided at the Annual General Meeting. Junior Membership shall be half that of a single member.
Subscriptions shall be due on the 1st of January each year.
No member whose subscription is unpaid is entitled to any privileges of membership and if the member fails to pay outstanding subscriptions by 31st March his/her name shall be automatically erased from the Register. Acceptance back on the register will be dependent upon a new application.
10 Expulsion of Members
Any Member who shall be suspended under Kennel Club Ltd. rule A42j(5) and/or Kennel Club Ltd. Rule A42j(9) shall ipso facto cease to be a Member of the Society. If the conduct of any member shall, in the opinion of the Committee of the Society, be injurious or likely to be injurious to the character or interests of the Society, the Committee of the Society 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 Society 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 Society except that he/she may, within two calendar months from the date of such Meeting, appeal to the Kennel Club Ltd. upon and subject to such condition as the Kennel Club may impose.
If the Society expels any Member for discreditable conduct in connection with dogs, dog shows, trials or competitions, the Society must report the matter in writing to the Kennel Club Ltd. within seven days and supply any particulars required.
11 Financial Year/Annual General Meeting
The Financial Year of the Society shall be from 1st January to 31st December.
The Annual General Meeting shall be held in April or May.
12(a) Annual General Meeting
The purpose of the meeting is to receive the report of the Committee and Balance Sheet, to elect Officers and Committee 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 the Annual General Meeting unless notice thereof 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 Annual General Meeting will be published on the Society website in early March and sent in writing or by email to members one month before the date of the meeting. Items for inclusion on the Agenda shall reach the Secretary no later than 14 days before the meeting.
A provisional Agenda will be circulated with the notice of the Annual General Meeting and any items received before 31st January in any year will be included in the provisional Agenda. ALL Committee proposals will also be included in this provisional Agenda.
The agenda will be finalized 10 days prior to the meeting and published on the website 7 days before the Meeting. Anyone requiring a copy before the meeting will be sent one on request.
12(b) Special General Meeting
A Special General Meeting shall be summoned by the Honorary Secretary if 10 Members send a signed requisition stating the subject to be discussed and requesting a Special General Meeting to do so. The Committee of the Society is also empowered to call a Special General Meeting. No business other than that detailed on the Agenda may be discussed at a Special General Meeting. The method of convening and notifying Members of a Special General Meeting shall be as in 12(a) above with twenty one days notice given.
13 Amendments to Rules
The Rules of the Society may not be altered except at an Annual 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 Ltd. has been advised and approved the alteration New Rules and amendments introduced specifically to meet Kennel Club Ltd. requirements shall be adopted immediately and be included in the Society’s Constitution with effect from the date of the Society’s Annual General Meeting.
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 Honorary Treasurer for continuance of Registration and that by 31st July each year, other returns, as stipulated in Kennel Club Ltd. regulations for the Maintenance of Title of Societies and Breed Councils and the Affiliation of Agricultural Societies and Municipal Authorities shall be forwarded to the Kennel Club Ltd.
The Officers also acknowledge their duty to inform the Kennel Club Ltd. of any changes of Secretary of the Society which may occur during the course of the year.
15 Kennel Club Final Authority
The Kennel Club Ltd. is the final authority for interpreting the rules of the Society in all cases relative to canine or society matters.
16 Membership of Federations of Societies or Clubs
The Society shall not join any Federation of Societies or Clubs.
17 Bankruptcy
No person whilst an un-discharged Bankrupt may serve on the Committee, or hold any office or appointment within a Kennel Club Ltd. Registered Society.
18 Judges Lists
The Club will use for its A1, A2, A3, B and C Judging lists, the Breed Council Judging Lists and criteria and may, at their discretion, produce a supplement.
A1 List – Judges who previously have been approved to award CC’s in a given 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 Ltd. to award CC’s in a given breed for that occasion.
A3 List –Judges, who are recommended by a Society as being suitable to award CC’s in the breed, but not yet approved by the Kennel Club for inclusion on an A2 List.
B List – Judges who have been approved by Breed Societies to judge at Shows without CC’s or Open Shows.
C List –Any C List drawn up by a Breed Club should comprise of aspiring Judges who do not fall into any of the above categories.
NB If this Committee approve a request for inclusion on any list the application will be passed on to the Breed Council for consideration. These lists will appear on the Breed Council website.
19 Honoraria
An honorarium payment shall be made to the following Officers on a yearly basis: Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Field Trial Secretary, Working Test Secretary and Show Secretary. The monetary amount of these honoraria shall be decided and agreed by the members at the Annual General Meeting and shall be reviewed at each following Annual General Meeting.
20 Confidential Use of Society Information
Any person with access to any information considered confidential to the Society shall sign a declaration of appropriate use of that information as outlined in the Society’s ‘Confidentiality Policy’.
21 Indemnity
The Officers, Members of the General Committee and Sub Committees of the Society and its Auditor(s) shall be indemnified by the Society against any legal claims made against them in connection with the proper discharge of their duties.
22 Systems, Policies and Procedures
Systems, Policies and Procedures discussed and passed must be adhered to and thereafter they can only be altered by the General Committee.
23 Review of Rules and Regulations
These Rules and Regulations shall be reviewed annually.
Reviewed and Agreed by the Committee of Northumberland and Durham Labrador Retriever Club.
Signed L.ynda Heron Chairperson
Reviewed: 1st April 2021
CODE OF ETHICS
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB
CODE OF ETHICS
All members of the Northumberland and Durham Labrador Retriever Club are required to abide by the following Code of Ethics:
Will properly house, feed, water and exercise all dogs under their care and arrange for appropriate veterinary attention if and when required.
Will agree without reservation, that any veterinary surgeon performing an operation on any of their dogs which alters the natural conformation of the animal; may report such operation to the Kennel Club Ltd.
Will agree that no healthy puppy will be culled. Puppies which may not conform to the Breed Standard should be placed in suitable homes.
Will abide by all aspects of the Animal Welfare Act.
Will not create demand for, nor supply, puppies that have been docked illegally.
Will agree not to breed from a dog or bitch which could be in any way harmful to the dog or to the breed.
Will not allow any of their dogs to roam at large or to cause a nuisance to neighbours or those carrying out official duties.
Will ensure that their dogs wear properly tagged collars and will be kept leashed or under effective control when away from home.
Will clean up after their dogs in public places or anywhere their dogs are being exhibited.
Will only sell dogs where there is a reasonable expectation of a happy and healthy life and will help with the re-homing of a dog if the initial circumstances change.
Will supply written details of all dietary requirements and give guidance concerning responsible ownership when placing dogs in a new home.
Will ensure that all relevant Kennel Club documents are provided to the new owner when selling or transferring a dog, and will agree, in writing, to forward any relevant documents at the earliest opportunity, if not immediately available.
Will not sell any dog to commercial dog wholesalers, retail pet dealers or directly or indirectly allow dogs to be given as a prize or donation in a competition of any kind.
Will not sell by sale or auction Kennel Club Ltd. registration certificates as standalone items (not accompanying a dog).
Will not knowingly misrepresent the characteristics of the breed nor falsely advertise dogs nor mislead any person regarding the health or quality of a dog. Breach of these provisions may result in expulsion from Northumberland and Durham Labrador Club, and/or disciplinary action by the Kennel Club Ltd. and/or reporting to the relevant authorities for legal action, as appropriate.
CODE OF ETHICS
All members of the Northumberland and Durham Labrador Retriever Club are required to abide by the following Code of Ethics:
Will properly house, feed, water and exercise all dogs under their care and arrange for appropriate veterinary attention if and when required.
Will agree without reservation, that any veterinary surgeon performing an operation on any of their dogs which alters the natural conformation of the animal; may report such operation to the Kennel Club Ltd.
Will agree that no healthy puppy will be culled. Puppies which may not conform to the Breed Standard should be placed in suitable homes.
Will abide by all aspects of the Animal Welfare Act.
Will not create demand for, nor supply, puppies that have been docked illegally.
Will agree not to breed from a dog or bitch which could be in any way harmful to the dog or to the breed.
Will not allow any of their dogs to roam at large or to cause a nuisance to neighbours or those carrying out official duties.
Will ensure that their dogs wear properly tagged collars and will be kept leashed or under effective control when away from home.
Will clean up after their dogs in public places or anywhere their dogs are being exhibited.
Will only sell dogs where there is a reasonable expectation of a happy and healthy life and will help with the re-homing of a dog if the initial circumstances change.
Will supply written details of all dietary requirements and give guidance concerning responsible ownership when placing dogs in a new home.
Will ensure that all relevant Kennel Club documents are provided to the new owner when selling or transferring a dog, and will agree, in writing, to forward any relevant documents at the earliest opportunity, if not immediately available.
Will not sell any dog to commercial dog wholesalers, retail pet dealers or directly or indirectly allow dogs to be given as a prize or donation in a competition of any kind.
Will not sell by sale or auction Kennel Club Ltd. registration certificates as standalone items (not accompanying a dog).
Will not knowingly misrepresent the characteristics of the breed nor falsely advertise dogs nor mislead any person regarding the health or quality of a dog. Breach of these provisions may result in expulsion from Northumberland and Durham Labrador Club, and/or disciplinary action by the Kennel Club Ltd. and/or reporting to the relevant authorities for legal action, as appropriate.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
We held our AGM in 2021 by email and post due to covid restrictions thereby mitigating risk to our members. We allowed more than the usual time for members to review the documentation sent.
Comments, proposals, agenda items and nominations were invited from members but none were received meaning no ballots were required. Draft minutes are shown below and have been posted and emailed to members for information.
We held our AGM in 2021 by email and post due to covid restrictions thereby mitigating risk to our members. We allowed more than the usual time for members to review the documentation sent.
Comments, proposals, agenda items and nominations were invited from members but none were received meaning no ballots were required. Draft minutes are shown below and have been posted and emailed to members for information.
Dear Members 5th April 2021
Posted and emailed ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021
– DRAFT MINUTES.
Following the Annual General Meeting mailing, we are pleased to advise on the outcome of agenda items, proposals, comments or nominations received by the 30th March 2021.
Within the mailing w/c March 9th, in the absence of a face to face AGM taking place this year, members were requested to contact the Honorary Secretary by 30th March 2021 with any proposals, agenda items, comments and nominations.
No additional items have been posted or emailed to the Honorary Secretary from members, therefore all items are deemed accepted as proposed by your General Committee as follows.
From 1st April 2021
Chairperson: Lynda Heron
Vice Chairperson: Linda Thompson
Honorary Secretary: Irene Davison
Honorary Treasurer: Anne Beckley
Field Trial Secretary: Lee Hartis
Working Test Secretary: VACANCY
Show Secretary: Cheryl Mitchell
Website Administrator: Irene Davison
Membership Secretary: Anne Beckley
Breed Council Rep: Lynda Heron
Breed Health Rep: Lynda Heron
Breed Education Rep: VACANCY
Field Trial Liaison Rep: Samantha Whyte
Auditor: Mr Paul Glaholm
The committee wishes to thank Steve McDermott for his term of office as Chairman and we offer him our best wishes for the future. We also send our thanks and best wishes to Denise Bratton who resigned as Show Secretary in June 2020.
The Club also thanks committee members (and non-committee members) for their help during 2020 and offer our gratitude to event sponsors CSJ, Skinners and Gundog Gear.
We wish to thank our landowners/venues for their attempts to support and facilitate our events during 2020.
We also sent our sincere condolences to the families of Honorary Life Members, Mr Ronnie Keers and Mr Les Brabban who were lifelong supporters of the Club.
Thank you for your continuing support for Northumberland and Durham L.R.C. and we look forward to our planned events going ahead in 2021. We wish you all good luck and good health for the coming year.
Kindest regards
Irene Davison
Honorary Secretary
Northumberland and Durham Labrador Retriever Club
Posted and emailed ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021
– DRAFT MINUTES.
Following the Annual General Meeting mailing, we are pleased to advise on the outcome of agenda items, proposals, comments or nominations received by the 30th March 2021.
Within the mailing w/c March 9th, in the absence of a face to face AGM taking place this year, members were requested to contact the Honorary Secretary by 30th March 2021 with any proposals, agenda items, comments and nominations.
No additional items have been posted or emailed to the Honorary Secretary from members, therefore all items are deemed accepted as proposed by your General Committee as follows.
- The 2020 AGM draft minutes are approved without amendment and no matters were arising.
- The presentation of our annual accounts to members, are agreed.
- Members support the election/re-election of officers, members and auditor as listed in our mailing w/c 9th March as follows – No additional nominations were received.
From 1st April 2021
Chairperson: Lynda Heron
Vice Chairperson: Linda Thompson
Honorary Secretary: Irene Davison
Honorary Treasurer: Anne Beckley
Field Trial Secretary: Lee Hartis
Working Test Secretary: VACANCY
Show Secretary: Cheryl Mitchell
Website Administrator: Irene Davison
Membership Secretary: Anne Beckley
Breed Council Rep: Lynda Heron
Breed Health Rep: Lynda Heron
Breed Education Rep: VACANCY
Field Trial Liaison Rep: Samantha Whyte
Auditor: Mr Paul Glaholm
- Honoraria agreed by general committee, are accepted by members.
- All individual reports were sent with the AGM mailing w/c 9th March and no comments have been received and are therefore accepted by members.
- Rules and Regulations were reviewed along with other Club policies and members have accepted that these were reviewed without amendment.
- No proposals by members have been received.
The committee wishes to thank Steve McDermott for his term of office as Chairman and we offer him our best wishes for the future. We also send our thanks and best wishes to Denise Bratton who resigned as Show Secretary in June 2020.
The Club also thanks committee members (and non-committee members) for their help during 2020 and offer our gratitude to event sponsors CSJ, Skinners and Gundog Gear.
We wish to thank our landowners/venues for their attempts to support and facilitate our events during 2020.
We also sent our sincere condolences to the families of Honorary Life Members, Mr Ronnie Keers and Mr Les Brabban who were lifelong supporters of the Club.
Thank you for your continuing support for Northumberland and Durham L.R.C. and we look forward to our planned events going ahead in 2021. We wish you all good luck and good health for the coming year.
Kindest regards
Irene Davison
Honorary Secretary
Northumberland and Durham Labrador Retriever Club
Prior years minutes are shown below.
DATA PROTECTION
Your Data Protection
Dear Member
New Data protection laws came into effect 25th May 2018.
As we wish to protect the data of all our members, in line with these regulations we are required to have our membership OPT IN to receiving mailings and correspondence (usually up to 4 times a year) to inform you of Club events or other membership queries.
We do not use your information for anything other than processing your entries, membership and queries relating to them; and ensuring you have event information appropriate to you.
Please email us at ndlabclub@gmail.com (by using this link - stating you wish to OPT IN (or Opt Out). Your response will allow us to send/not send you, correspondence on Club events and process your queries and entries.
Many thanks
Irene Davison
Honorary Secretary
on behalf of Northumberland and Durham Labrador Retriever Club
Dear Member
New Data protection laws came into effect 25th May 2018.
As we wish to protect the data of all our members, in line with these regulations we are required to have our membership OPT IN to receiving mailings and correspondence (usually up to 4 times a year) to inform you of Club events or other membership queries.
We do not use your information for anything other than processing your entries, membership and queries relating to them; and ensuring you have event information appropriate to you.
Please email us at ndlabclub@gmail.com (by using this link - stating you wish to OPT IN (or Opt Out). Your response will allow us to send/not send you, correspondence on Club events and process your queries and entries.
Many thanks
Irene Davison
Honorary Secretary
on behalf of Northumberland and Durham Labrador Retriever Club
COVID RISK ASSESSMENT FOR FIELD TRIALS 2021
COVID RISK ASSESSMENT FOR WORKING TESTS 2021
COVID RISK ASSESSMENT FOR DOG SHOWS 2021
