Report From The
MEETING OF COUNCIL
Held 26 October 2005
Details available from Club Delegates
AMENDMENTS TO GCCF RULES
The following amendments were agreed with effect from 26 October 2005:
Section 1, Rule 11h
“A prefix cannot be added to an existing registration. Prefixes only, not suffixes, will be granted (suffixes already granted by Council are not affected by this rule).”
Section 2, Rule 1
“Applications to hold a competitive show at which registered cats and/or kittens are in competition or on exhibition must be made to the GCCF office. A licence to hold a show may be issued subject to the absolute discretion of the GCCF.
Application to hold shows must be made on the official form. Licence applications for Sanction shows will not be considered until the Club has been granted 3 Exemption show licences. Licence applications for Championship shows will not be considered until the Club has been granted 3 Sanction show licences. At least 2 of these shows must have been held before an application for a Sanction or Championship show respectively can be considered by the Executive Committee”.
Section 4, Rule 8
“Every exhibit must be identified on the entry form exactly as recorded on the registration or transfer certificate relating to it with the following exceptions: any GCCF title achieved by that exhibit (see Section 4, Rule 4i) must be claimed and will then form part of that exhibit’s name. If the sire and/or dam of the exhibit has achieved and claimed a GCCF title since the registration of the exhibit, this may also be included on the entry form. NB: non-GCCF titles may not be included before the name of the exhibit, or of its sire and dam, but may be placed in brackets after the name.
Note: Errors in these details (except minor errors) will disqualify the entry, with forfeiture of all entry and penning fees. Show Managements, however, are permitted to accept corrections, at their own discretion, up to the close of the show. Any such correction must not be an addition or substitution of any exhibit for which proof of entry cannot be validated, or a change of exhibitor/owner. Any such corrections must be incorporated in the marked catalogues sent to the GCCF, but need not be incorporated in any other catalogues. (see Section 2, Rule 8f)”.
BREED RECOGNITION
Tabby Persian Longhair
Mackerel Tabby Persians (7, 7a-j, 8, 8a-c, 8e-j and 9) and Spotted Tabby Persians (7 30, 7a-j 30, 8 30, 8a-c 30, 8e-j 30 and 9 30) to be included in current Open classes for Tabby Persian Longhairs. There is no amendment to the registration policy.
Sphynx
Delegates decided that in principle Council would wish the Executive Committee to consider an application, properly submitted in compliance with Section 1, Rule 42, for the Preliminary recognition of Sphynx cats, should one be received.
BREED PROMOTIONS
Championship status was granted to the following breeds with effect from 1 June 2006:
AOC Tabby Persian
(i) Blue Tabby (8a), Chocolate Tabby (8b) and Lilac Tabby (8c) Persian Tabbies to be shown in the same class as Brown Tabby Persian (8).
(ii) Cream Tabby (8f), Tortie Tabby (8e), Blue Tortie Tabby (8g), Chocolate Tortie Tabby (8h) and Lilac Tortie Tabby (8j) to be shown in one class with Red Tabby Persian (9).
There is no change to SOPs or registration policy.
Golden Tipped British Shorthair (75)
There are no changes to either the SOP or the registration policy.
Brown (Black) Spotted Bengal (76 30)
Amendments were agreed to the SOP and the registration policy of ALL Bengals.
REGISTRATION POLICIES
Amendments were agreed, with immediate effect, to the registration policies for Bengal (76) and Foreign White (37).
STANDARDS OF POINTS
Amendments were agreed, with effect from 1 June 2006, to the SOPs for the following:
Bengal, Burmese, Ocicat and Tabby & White and Tortie Tabby & White Exotic Shorthairs.
SHOW MATTERS
It was confirmed that Imperial Grand Classes should be considered as one of the basic three or four classes covered in a show entry fee; they are not an “extra” class.
NEXT MEETING - 22 February 2006.
JUDGES
The following Judge appointments were approved at the Council Meeting held on 26 October 2005, all to take effect immediately:
Siamese JAC
Probationer Judge Miss J. Tonkinson
Asian BAC
Full Judge Mrs N. Johnson
Persian Tabby BAC
Full Judge Mrs I. Bangs
Probationer Judge Mrs C. Bamford
Russian BAC
Full Judge Mr G. Godfrey
Probationer Judge Mrs H. Marriott-Power
Birman BAC
Probationer Judge Mrs L. Grant Ms A. Saye
Exotic Shorthair BAC
Full Judge Mr J. Walker
Persian Smoke & Tipped BAC
Full Judge Mrs C. Gainsbury
Somali BAC
Full Judge Mrs D. Butters
Oriental Self BAC
Probationer Judge Mr H. Meekings Mrs B. Pearce
Mrs L. Studer
Oriental Non-Self BAC
Probationer Judge Mr H. Meekings Mrs B. Pearce
Mrs L. Studer
Oriental Longhair BAC
Full Judge Mrs D. Brown
Probationer Judge Dr B. Bennett Mrs J. Jones
Mr H. Meekings Mrs B. Pearce
Mrs L. Studer Miss J. Tonkinson
Korat BAC (incl Thai)
Probationer Judge Mrs H. Marriott-Power Mrs V. A. Anderson
1 Yr Extn to Oct 2006 Mrs G. Butler
Maine Coon BAC
Full Judge Ms P. Knight
Probationer Judge Mrs S. Tokens
Ragdoll BAC
Full Judge Ms P. Knight
Tonkinese BAC
Full Judge Ms S. Devereux
Burmese BAC
Full Judge Miss P. Read
Probationer Judge Mrs L. Ashmore
Tortie, Tortie & White and Bicolour BAC
1 Yr Extn to Feb 2007 Mrs K. Board-Allam
Turkish Vankedisi
Full Judge Mrs S. Moore
Abyssinian BAC
Full Judge Mrs J. Green Mrs M. Kalal
Probationer Judge Mrs H. Marriott-Power
Joint Rex BAC
Full Judge of Cornish Rex Mrs M. Buckeridge Mrs M. Smith
Probationer Judge Mrs J. Clare Mrs H. Marriott-Power
Full Judge of Devon Rex Mrs C. Kaye
Probationer Judge Mrs H. Marriott-Power
Full Judge of LaPerm Mrs G. Denny
Turkish BAC
Full Judge Mrs N. Goulter
Probationer Judge Mrs A. Lyall Mr G. Gow
Judge Withdrawals, etc.
MRS W. McQUILKIN will transfer to the Emeritus List on the Birman, Maine Coon and Turkish Van lists.
MRS J. RICHARDS has retired as a GCCF Judge.
MRS R. RIDYARD has retired as a GCCF Judge.
MRS M. RILEY: Mrs Riley will cease to be a judge of the Tortie, Tortie & White and Bicolour BAC’s breeds when her current confirmed engagements have been completed.
