1. That this club shall be called the All Ireland Shetland Club. that its objects are:

  (a) To promote the breeding and exhibition of pure Shetland Sheepdogs

  (b) adopt and publish the description and Standard of Points of the Breed

       and to urge the adoption of this type on breeders, judges, dog show

       committees, etc. as the only recognised Standard by which the Shetland

       Sheepdogs are to be judged, and which may in future, be uniformly accepted

       as the sole standard of excellence in breeding and awarding prizes of merit

        in Shetland Sheepdogs.

2. That the club shall consist of a President, Chairman, Vice-President, Honorary

    Secretary and Treasurer, an Irish Kennel Club Representative, A Committee of up

    to Seven/minimum of 4 and an unlimited number of members whose names and

    addresses shall be kept by the honorary Secretary. Members to be elected by the

    Committee.

 

3. That the Annual subscription shall be as decided at the Annual General Meeting

    each year. That no member shall be deemed a member or entitled to the

    privileges of membership until his subscription shall have been paid. The liability

   of a Member ends with his yearly subscription (except as stated in rule 4.) and he

   is not liable for any further calls on the funds, but Members may make special

   donations to the Club for the Club to purchase any objects approved of by the

   Committee. Membership will consist of Single Membership, Joint Membership or

   Family Membership (immediate family members including children/grandchildren).

  Junior members under the age of 18 and Honorary Life Members are not entitled

  to vote.

 

4. Members wishing to withdraw from the Club shall express their wish in writing to

   the honorary Secretary prior to the first of November of any year in which they

   wish their Membership to cease, otherwise they shall be held to continue their

   membership and shall be held liable for their Subscription for the current year.

   The Committee shall have the power to suspend or dismiss any Member whose

   conduct they deem to be injurious to the interests of the Club.

 

5. That the affairs and management of the Club shall be conducted by the aforesaid

    Officers and Committee: that no Member shall be eligible for election to any post

    as Officer or on a Committee until he or she shall be a fully paid up Member for

    three consecutive full Subscription years. Members shall be given seven days/

    notice of a committee meeting.

 

6. That the Annual General Meeting shall be held early in October each year or at a

   convenient date or place to be fixed by the Committee. The quorum for the AGM

   meeting to be 25% of the club’s membership. The election of the Committee and

   Officers shall take place take place at the Annual General Meeting and the said

   Committee and Officers shall continue in Office until their successors are elected.

 

7. That notice of any proposed alteration in the Rules, Constitution of the Club or

    Standard of points must be lodged in writing with the honorary Secretary.

 

8. Any member who shall be suspended by the Irish kennel Club shall ipso facto

   cease to be a Member of Club. If the conduct of any Member shall in the opinion

   of the Committee be injurious or likely to be injurious to the interests of the Club,

   the Committee may at a meeting, a notice convening which includes as an object

   the consideration of the conduct of the Member, determine that the special

   General Meeting be called for the purpose of passing a resolution to expel him /

   her. Notice of both Meetings shall be sent to the accused Member giving

   particulars of the complaint and advising him/her of the time the place, date and

   hour that He/she may attend and offer an explanation. If by two-thirds majority of

   the Members present voting, His/Her name shall be forthwith removed 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 appeal

   to the Irish Kennel Club upon and subject to such conditions as the Kennel Club

   may impose.

 

9. Any Member absent from a General Meeting or any Committee Meeting may not

   vote by letter on any point of which due notice has been given. The Quorum for a

   Committee meeting is 50% plus 1.

 

10. Members of the Club are responsible for the expense of engraving any Cups or

      Trophies.

 

11. In the event of the Club being wound up all cups and specials shall be handed up

      to the Irish Kennel Club whose decision in all matters shall be final.

 

12. Members of the AISSC Club agree to abide by the Irish Kennel Club Code of Conduct.

 

13. Members of the AISSC Club agree to abide by both the Clubs and Irish Kennel Club’s Code

      of Ethics

 

The All Ireland Shetland Sheepdog Club accept the additional IKC Rules & Regulations for

Affiliated Clubs

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