The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy

Amendments to GCCF Rules since November 2006

It is recommended that a copy of the rule amendments should be kept with the current edition of the GCCF Rules (Nov 2006).

Words to be removed {in bold and in curly brackets}. Words added are bold and underlined

SECTION1, Rule 34h (Amended/effective 21.02.2007)

A list of Miscellaneous or Club class results for a selection of cats of the relevant colour and/or pattern, including the show, class title, judge, place and number in class, as evidence of success in competition.

SECTION 1, Rule 36h (Amended/effective 21.02.2007)

A list of Miscellaneous or Club class results for a selection of cats of the relevant colour and/or pattern, including the show, class title, judge, place and number in class, as evidence of success in competition.

SECTION 1, Rule 48j (Amended/effective 21.02.2007)

A list of Miscellaneous or Club class results for a selection of cats of the breed, including the show, class title, judge, place and number in class, as evidence of success in competition.

SECTION 1, Rule 50h (Amended/effective 21.02.2007)

A list of Miscellaneous or Club class results for a selection of cats of the breed, including the show, class title, judge, place and number in class, as evidence of success in competition.

SECTION 2, Rule 17c (Amended/effective 20.06.2007)

Cats to be considered for Best of Breed shall be the winners of the Open classes for that breed; {and} cats of that breed that are entered in the Imperial Grand Champion/Grand Champion/Imperial Grand Premier/Grand Premier classes and not in the Open class and cats of Provisional status breeds not competing for Intermediate Certificate(s), with the exception of cats withdrawn, by their exhibitor(s), from such consideration.

SECTION 2, RULE 21 (Amended/effective 24.10.2007)

Clubs holding shows under licence from the GCCF shall, within three months, submit a list of judges whose reports failed to appear in the GCCF official journal (see Section 3, rule 4d)

SECTION 3, Rule 4c (Amended/effective 24.10.2007)

Acceptance of an engagement by a judge places that judge under an obligation to both the show management and prospective exhibitors to attend and officiate at the show in question and to send within the specified time a report to the GCCF official journal.

Note: Assessment classes are considered to be Open classes with judges' reports being sent to the GCCF official journal.

SECTION 3, Rule 4d (Amended/effective 24.10.2007)

Clubs holding shows under licence from the GCCF shall, within three months, submit a list of judges whose reports failed to appear in the GCCF official journal. (See Section 2, Rule 21).

SECTION 3, Rule 8c (Amended/effective 20.06.2007)

Cats to be considered for Best of Breed shall be the winners of the Open classes for that breed; {and} cats of that breed that are entered in the Imperial Grand Champion/Grand Champion/Imperial Grand Premier/Grand Premier classes and not in the Open class and cats of Provisional status breeds not competing for Intermediate Certificate(s), with the exception of cats withdrawn, by their exhibitor(s), from such consideration.

SECTION 4, Rule 26 (Amended/effective 20.06.2007)

Exhibitors are reminded that the decisions of the judges are final. Any attempt to influence such decisions, or to identify a cat or ownership of a cat to a judge at a show before that judges engagement has been completed, may render the offender liable to disciplinary action.

NOTES ON REJECTION AT SHOWS (see Section 3, Rules 14, 15 and Section 4, Rules 4a-4h, 5, 7a-7d) (Amended 24.10.07, Effective June 2008 show season)

Cats will be rejected under Section A ... (no change)

Cats will be rejected under Section B for ear mite infestation or for dirty or waxy ears indicative of possible ear mite infestation. In-contact cats will be examined using an auriscope and may be admitted to the show if their ears are clean. The exhibitor will be issued with a rejection form and a special clearance form which details the tests that must be carried out WITHIN SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE SHOW (on the rejected cat(s) only at this stage) before the Clearance Certificate can be completed and sent, together with the rejection form, to the GCCF Office.

{DELETE: All cats owned by the exhibitor and/or living at the same address must be examined by a veterinary surgeon NOT LESS THAN SEVEN DAYS after the show} and certified free from ear mites, using the clearance form which together with the rejection form, must then be sent to the GCCF Office.}

Cats will be rejected under Section C ... (no change)
Cats will be rejected under Section D ... (no change)
Any exhibitor whose cat is rejected under Sections B, C or D ... (to end of section - no change)

All previous rule amendments are included in the current GCCF Rules, available from the GCCF Office.