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The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy


Result of Council Meeting 22nd June 2005


  1. WELCOME TO DELEGATES

  2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

  3. CHAIRMAN'S ANNUAL REPORT

  4. CLUB MATTERS

    a) Annual returns reported
    b) Club closures, etc It was reported that the Bengal Cat Club of GB had relinquished affiliation to the GCCF and that the Chocolate Series Cat Club and TOFFS were closing.

  5. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES

    Chairman
    Vice-Chairman
    Disciplinary Committee
    Executive Committee
    Finance Committee
    Investigation Committee
    Appeals Committee

  6. MINUTES OF MEETING HELD 23 February 2005

  7. MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES OF MEETING HELD 23 February 2005

  8. MINUTES OF MEETINGS

    Finance Committee - 27 October 2004, 23 February 2005
    Executive Committee - 5 January 2005, 23 March 2005
    Disciplinary Committee - 21 July 2004

  9. FINANCE

    a) Presentation of the 2004 Audited Accounts
    b) The Finance Committee recommend acceptance of the 2004 Accounts
    c) Treasurer's report

  10. APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS

    It is proposed that O'Hara Wood be re-appointed - CARRIED

  11. AMENDMENTS TO GCCF CONSTITUTION

    Amendments to the GCCF Constitution were - CARRIED

  12. AMENDMENTS TO GCCF RULES/RECOMMENDATIONS

    With the exception of the proposed amendment to Section 4, Rule 8 (which was returned to the Executive Committee for re-wording) Amendments to the GCCF Rules were - CARRIED

  13. JUDGES

    a) Judges for approval - ALL APPROVED

    Snowshoe Cat Association
    Full Judge - Mrs C Leighton, Mrs H Light

    Ragdoll BAC BAC
    Probationer Judge - Mrs D Butters, Dr P Holmes

    Persian Smoke & Tipped BAC BAC
    Probationer Judge - Mrs I Bangs, Mrs S Tokens
    1 yr extn to June 2006 - Mrs C Gainsbury

    Korat BAC (Korat & Thai)
    Full Judge - Mrs B Scruton
    Probationer Judge - Mrs S Heavens

    Asian Group BAC
    Full Judge - Mr J Hansson
    1 yr extn to June 2006 - Mrs N Johnson, Mrs P Kerr

    Persian Tortie, Tortie & White and Bicolour BAC
    Full Judge - Mrs B Prowse
    Probationer Judge - Mrs C Bamford

    Birman BAC
    Probationer Judge - Mrs V Lee, Mrs M LeMonnier, Mrs B Prowse, Mrs J Tackley

    Balinese BAC
    Full Judge - Mr H Meekings
    Probationer Judge - Dr B Bennett

    Turkish BAC - Turkish Van
    Full Judge - Mrs S Tokens
    Probationer Judge - Dr P Holmes, Mrs C DeMartino

    Turkish BAC - Turkish Vankedisi
    Full Judge - Mrs S Tokens

    Exotic BAC
    Full Judge - Mrs P Wilding
    Probationer Judge - Mrs C Allam, Mrs K Board-Allam, Ms S Crichton, Mr E Merchant, Mr M Pearman, Mr K Scruton

    Cornish Rex BAC
    Full Judge - Mr P Cornish
    Probationer Judge - Mr S Crow

    Devon Rex BAC
    Full Judge - Mr P Cornish
    Probationer Judge - Mr S Crow, Mrs J Norfolk

    Joint Rex BAC - LaPerm
    Full Judge - Mrs B Boizard-Neil, Mrs M Codd, Mrs C Jones, Mrs M Smith, Mrs J Tomkinson

    Joint Rex BAC - Selkirk Rex
    Full Judge - Ms J Allen, Mrs S Heavens, Mrs L Stevenson, Mrs P Wilding

    Self Persian BAC
    Full Judge - Mrs B Prowse
    Probationer Judge - Mrs L Clark, Miss M Forster

    British Shorthair Group Committee (inc Manx)
    Full Judge - Mrs S Lorton-Hobbs

    Norwegian Forest Cat BAC
    Full Judge - Mrs P Perkins
    Probationer Judge - Mr J Cohen, Mrs L Grant
    1 yr extn to June 2006 - Mr M Brace

    Persian Tabby BAC
    Full Judge - Mrs S Tokens
    Probationer Judge - Mr M Pearman
    1 yr extn to October 2006 - Mrs S Rainbow-Ockwell
    2 yrs discounted time - Mr E Merchant

    Somali BAC
    Full Judge - Mrs C Dugdale, Mrs J I Green
    Probationer Judge - Mrs B Prowse, Mr K Scruton
    1 yr extn to June 2006 - Ms P Knight

    Burmese BAC
    Probationer Judge - Mrs S Rainbow-Ockwell

    Maine Coon BAC
    Probationer Judge - Mr J Cohen

    Ocicat BAC
    Probationer Judge - Mrs B Scruton

    Oriental Self BAC
    Full Judge - Mrs J Reed, Mrs L Walpole

    Oriental Non-Self BAC
    Probationer Judge - Mrs J Jones
    1 yr extn to October 2006 - Mrs L Walpole

    Oriental Longhair BAC
    Full Judge - Miss C White

    b) Judge withdrawals, etc

    Mrs A Pike has retired as a judge of Burmese and Tonkinese cats

  14. AMENDMENTS TO STANDARDS OF POINTS

    a) The proposed amended Burmese SOP was - WITHDRAWN for reconsideration by the BAC

  15. REGISTRATION POLICIES

    a) Turkish Van - amended registration policy - CARRIED

  16. BAC MATTERS

    a) Rules of Procedure 8 l - the following was added:
    Candidates may, if they so wish, apply to a different BAC to complete their final stewarding requirements prior to submitting their application to the BAC of their own breed and should not be penalised or asked to do additional assessments as a result. Copies of documents should be passed to the nominated BAC for information. - CARRIED

  17. SHOW MATTERS

    a) Supreme Show Committee - report
    b) Class splits
    i) To report that the number required for class splits has been amended to a minimum of 4 entries of each colour/pattern based on the previous year's figures; a split by age would also require 4 entries; a split in a Grand class would require a minimum of 6 entries of each colour/pattern, based on the previous year's figures.

    ii) Discussion on class splits at breed shows.

  18. DISCUSSION

    There followed a discussion on the inclusion of further breeds by specialist breed clubs.

  19. ANY OTHER BUSINESS


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