Constitution of the Scottish Siberian Husky Club

1.

NAME AND OBJECTS

The club shall be called The Scottish Siberian Husky Club.

The objectives shall be to promote the Siberian Husky in ownership and welfare of the breed, responsible breeding, exhibition and rallying.

2.

OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE

The club shall consist of three offices: a Chairman, an Honorary Treasurer and an Honorary Secretary and a Committee of six members (all Officers and Committee Members must reside in Scotland) and an unlimited number of Members. Traveling expenses incurred by Officers and Committee members will not be paid by the club.

Nominations for the positions of Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer and Committee Members must be received by the Honorary Secretary no later than 6.00pm on 1^st February annually. Nominees, Proposers and Seconders must be fully paid up Members of the Club when nominations are made. Nominations should bear the signature and name of the Proposer and Seconder and should be accompanied by the Nominee's willingness to serve and a brief synopsis of their experience in the Breed and their aims for the Club, which will be circulated to Members with voting forms.

3.

COMMITTEE

The management of the Club shall be in the hands of the Officers of the Club and a Committee consisting in total of nine members, all of whom to hold office for two years in the first instance.

Thereafter, on an annual basis one third of the committee and one officer, initially by mutual agreement and thereafter on a rotation basis, shall retire but may offer themselves for re-election.

Nominees for the Committee and positions of Chairman, Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Secretary must have been fully paid up Club Members for a minimum of two consecutive years.

The Officers and the Committee shall have full voting rights.

A Vice-Chairman will be elected annually at a Committee Meeting subsequent to the General Meeting.

Meetings of the Committee shall be held as often as deemed necessary but at least every twelve months.

A quorum for Committee meetings shall be five (5).

The committee shall have the power to form a Judges Sub-Committee.

The Committee shall have the power to co-opt members on to the Committee in the event of positions becoming vacant between General Meetings.

Those co-opted shall only hold office until the next General Meeting of the Club at which an election of Officers and Committee takes place.

No individual who has been a member less than two years may be elected on to the Committee.

No two persons from the same household shall serve either as Officers or Committee Members of the club at the same time.

An Officer or Committee Member failing to attend three consecutive Committee meetings, without good reason at the discretion of the Committee, will be required to relinquish their position.

4.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS

Candidates for membership shall be accepted by payment of subscription in conjunction with Committee approval.

The payment of the subscription shall be an implied agreement by the member to abide by the constitution and the Code of Ethics of the Club.

The Society must make a list of members and their addresses available for inspection if requested to do so by the members of the Society or by the Kennel Club.

5.

VOTING RIGHTS

Each member shall be entitled to full voting rights after acceptance of membership application by the Committee.

A postal vote will be made for the election of the Officers and Committee members. Voting forms will be posted to the membership. Voting forms will then be posted by the Members to an independent adjudicator. (Non-Club Member).

Proxy votes are not allowed.

Voting on all other business shall be as decided by the majority at a meeting, i.e. secret ballot or by show of hands.

Joint membership shall be deemed a partnership of two adults i.e. over 18 years of age, each having one vote.

Junior membership shall be deemed to be an individual under the age of 18 years who will NOT be eligible to vote.

6.

CLUB PROPERTY

The property of the Club shall be vested in the Committee. In the event of the Club ceasing to exist, a final General Meeting shall be called to decide the disposal of the Club's assets and the outcome of the meeting notified to the Kennel Club.

(If a registered Club 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 within six months and the persons named as Officers and Committee of the Club will be held responsible by the Kennel Club for the proper winding up of the Club.)

NOTE: The Club shall obtain written acknowledgements from donors of Cups and Trophies that they are given as outright gifts to the Club.