THE SALUKI or GAZELLE HOUND CLUB RULES and CONSTITUTION 2026 revision

                                                                                                                  2026

                                                                                             RULES and CONSTITUTION

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                                                                                   THE SALUKI or GAZELLE HOUND CLUB

 

 

  1.  

The name of the Club (hereafter referred to in these Rules as “the Club”) is

“The Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club”.

 

  1.  

The objectives of the Club are:

  1. To ensure the continued purity of the Saluki breed.
  2. To encourage the exhibition of the breed by obtaining classes for it at suitable dog shows, and by giving special prizes.
  3. To retain the inherent working skills of the breed by encouraging suitable activities.
  4. To ensure the well-being of both individual Salukis and the breed as a whole (crossbreeding between Salukis and other sight hounds being discouraged).
  5. To set up and maintain a programme of on-going education about the breed’s functional conformation and traditional work.

 

  1. Membership
    1. All applications for membership shall be in the manner defined from time to time by the Committee of the Club (herein after referred to as the “Committee”). The current application process and subscriptions are set out on the Club website (salukiclub.co.uk/membership/ ).
    2. Applications for Membership of the Club shall be proposed by one fully paid-up Member and approved by a consensus of the Committee. The Committee has the discretion to accept or reject any application for membership and may elect a member for a probationary period of one year, at the end of which time full Membership may be either granted or refused.
    3. Applications for Membership of the Club can also be submitted to the Committee without a proposer. By consensus, the Committee has the discretion to accept or reject these applications. These applications will only be considered for a probationary period of up to two years, at the end of which time full Membership may be either granted or refused.
    4. Nobody under the age of sixteen may be accepted as a full Member of the Club.
    5. Persons under the age of 16, and those between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one who are in full-time education may also be elected as Junior Members.  Junior Members shall be entitled to receive email communications from the Club but not communications sent by post and no Junior Member is entitled to vote at a General meeting or in a digital and/or postal ballot. Nothing in this Rule shall prevent a person aged over sixteen years from applying for Full Membership of the Club on payment of the appropriate subscription.
    6. The Committee shall have the power to confer Honorary Membership on any person who has rendered distinguished service to the Club, or the interests represented by it. Honorary Members are relieved of the need to pay subscriptions to the Club for life and shall have the same rights and privileges as full subscribing Members.
    7. The Club must maintain an up-to-date list of Members and their addresses and make the list of names available for inspection if requested by the members of the Club or by the Royal Kennel Club. As the Data Controller, the Club will ensure all personal information is collected, stored, and shared consistent with the requirements of The Data Protection Act 2018 or successor UK legislation.
    8. Full Membership is defined by payment of the subscription by successful Membership applicants, or in the case of existing Members payment of their annual renewal. In either case Full Membership is also an undertaking to abide by these Rules.
    9. Each Member is entitled to a vote and may vote on Club matters immediately on confirmation by the Committee that their election to the Club is confirmed. Joint Membership comprising not more than two people over 16 years of age living at the same address is permitted. Each Member of a Joint Membership is entitled to a vote on Club matters.
    10. By default, all Club communications with members will be digital. The email address in the Club membership records, provided by the member will be used for all correspondence and newsletters. Members may register to opt out and receive all correspondence and newsletters by Second Class post sent to the current address on their membership record. Members are responsible for ensuring their preferences, email and postal addresses are kept up to date.
    11. A Member may resign their membership at any time but shall not be entitled to the return of any subscription paid. However, the Member will remain liable for any outstanding charges they owe to the club.
    12. Any Member whose annual subscription has not been paid by 1st March will cease to be a Member of the Club. 
    13. A Member who has resigned shall forfeit all rights and privileges of the Club and shall forthwith return to the Honorary Secretary any property, materials or trophies belonging to the Club which they may hold. The resigning Member will remain liable for any outstanding charges they owe the Club.
    14. Members are expected to treat others, both inside and outside the Club with respect and integrity consistent with the Royal Kennel Club Code of Conduct that can be found at the following address: https://www.royalkennelclub.com/about-us/about-the-rkc/what-we-do/the-royal-kennel-club-rules-regulations-and-codes/the-kennel-club-code-of-conduct/. Members are also expected to ensure their actions are not likely to injure the character or interests of the Club. Failure to do so will not be tolerated and may result in the Member having their Club membership rescinded as set out in Rule 5.b.

 

  1. Complaints Process.
    1. Any Member with a reasonable complaint regarding Club matters can raise it to the Committee by sending an email to complaints@sghc.com clearly setting out the issue and potential resolution. Examples of complaints considered to be unreasonable are set out on the Club website at: salukiclub.co.uk/membership/code-of-ethics/
    2. Complaints from members who do not have an email address registered with the club can be sent to the Secretary, clearly marked as a complaint.
    3. Receipt of the complaint will be acknowledged and added to the agenda for the next Committee meeting.
    4. A formal response advising the outcome of the complaint discussion at the Committee meeting will be sent to the complainant within 10 working days of the meeting.

 

  1. Expulsion of Members
    1. Any Member who shall be disqualified under Royal Kennel Club Rule A11.j.(5) and/or Royal Kennel Club Rule A.11.j.(9) shall ipso facto cease to be a Member of the Club. 
    2. If the conduct of any member shall, in the opinion of the committee of the Club, be injurious or likely to be injurious to the character or interests of the Club, the committee of the Club may, at a meeting the notice convening which includes as an object the consideration of the conduct of the member, determine that a Special General Meeting of the society shall be called for the purpose of passing a resolution to expel him/her.
    3. Notice of the Special General Meeting shall be sent to the accused Member, giving particulars of the complaint, and advising the place, date, and hour of the meeting that he/she may attend and offer an explanation. If at the meeting, a resolution to expel is passed by a two-thirds majority of the Members present and voting, his/her name shall forthwith be erased 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 from the date of such meeting, appeal to the Royal Kennel Club upon and subject to such condition as the Royal Kennel Club may impose.
    4. If the Club expels any Member for discreditable conduct in connection with Dog Shows, Trials or Competitions, the Club must report the matter in writing to the Royal Kennel Club within seven days and supply any particulars required.
    5. A Member who has been removed from membership shall forfeit all rights and privileges of the Club and shall forthwith return to the Honorary Secretary any property, materials or trophies belonging to the Club which he/she may hold.

 

  1. Subscriptions and Finance.
    1. The financial year of the Club commences on 1st January and ends on 31st December each year.
    2. The subscription to the Club will be agreed by Members at a General Meeting, posted on the Club website (salukiclub.co.uk/membership/ ), and shall be notified to the Kennel Club.
    3. The subscription is payable annually in advance and is due on 1st January each year. Members joining after 1st October in any year are not required pay their first renewal subscription until the January following the first anniversary of them joining the Club.
    4. Any Member whose subscription remains unpaid on 31st January becomes a Lapsed Member and loses all privileges of Club membership. If the outstanding subscriptions are not paid by 1st March, the person ceases to be a Member of the Club. Reinstatement of membership will be at the discretion of the Committee.

 

  1. Management and Control.
    1. The affairs of the Club shall be under the management and absolute control of the Committee. This always remains subject to the rights and powers of the members at a General Meeting.
    2. The assets of the Club shall be vested in the Officers and Committee for the time being.
    3. The Club shall have a President.
    4. The Committee shall have a maximum of 13 elected members comprising:
      1. The President.
      2. The Vice President.
  • The Honorary Secretary.
  1. The Honorary Treasurer.
  2. Up to nine other members.
  1. The committee may also include:
    1. Ex Officio members.
    2. Such other members co-opted by the Committee in addition to the elected members.
  2. Ex Officio Members are the Hon Vice Presidents, the Secretary or Representative of the Welfare Fund and/or a Chief Rescue Warden and the Editor of the Saluki Magazine. 
  3. Neither the Ex Officio or co-opted members shall be entitled to vote at Committee meetings, but they shall be entitled to receive notice of and to attend all Meetings of the Committee in an Advisory capacity.
  4. The Hon Vice Presidents shall be entitled to receive the Minutes of all meetings.

 

 

 

 

  1. Election of Committee and Officers, and their Functions.
    1. The President shall be elected for a term of four years concluding at the fourth AGM after the AGM they took office. Should the President resign in term, the Vice President would be elected to complete the original term. The President may offer themselves for re-election.
    2. The Vice President, Hon Secretary and the Hon Treasurer shall be elected for a term of three years concluding at the third AGM after the AGM they took office. Their election will be on a cyclical basis, with only one due for election each year to ensure as much continuity in critical club roles as possible. Should any of these three officers resign in term their successor would only be elected to complete the original term. They may offer themselves for re-election.
    3. The members of the Committee, as defined in Rule 7.c.v, shall be elected for a term of one year concluding at the AGM after the AGM they took office. Should any Committee member resign in term their successor would only be elected to complete the original term. They may offer themselves for re-election.
    4. The Magazine Editor shall be elected for a period of three years and may offer themselves for re-election. If the Editor gives notice to the Committee that they do not intend to continue their term of office, the Committee shall offer the position for ballot. The ballot for the position of Editor shall take place one year before the expiry of the existing Editor’s term of office so that both can work together to affect a smooth hand-over.
    5. Honorary Vice Presidents (of whom there may not be more than 5) shall be elected for life.
    6. Elections shall be held annually by 1st December by ballot of the members of the Club. The result of the ballot will be published on the Club website salukiclub.co.uk/news/ within 2 weeks of the ballot being completed, and also in the next Club newsletter following the ballot. Members being nominated for a position on the Committee must have been a member of the Club for the 2 years directly prior to their nomination. 
    7. Nominations shall be made in writing to the Committee in such manner and at such time and the elections shall be carried out in such manner as the Committee may prescribe from time to time. Nominations are only valid from fully subscribed Members on the date the nominations close. In the event of a tie in the ballot for any position on the Committee the position will be resolved by the names of those involved being placed in a hat and drawn by the outgoing Chairman of the Committee at the AGM and witnessed by all those in attendance at the meeting.
    8. A member may have their name put forward on the ballot for a position on the Committee as a member of the Committee as defined under Rule 7.c.v, Hon Secretary or Hon Treasurer. In the event of a member being elected to more than one position they shall immediately resign from whatever position they choose so that they may only hold one position on the Committee and the person second in the ballot shall be appointed to the vacated position(s).
    9. All General Meetings of the Club shall be presided over by the Vice President and all Meetings of the Committee shall be presided over by a Chairman, who shall be elected for one year at the first Meeting of each Committee of the Club.
    10. The Honorary Secretary shall summon and attend all General and Committee Meetings of the Club. They shall keep a correct record of the proceedings as minutes that are approved as accurate at the following Committee meeting. The approved minutes will then be securely stored both digitally and on paper. The Honorary Secretary shall conduct correspondence on behalf of the Club and transact such business as may be required by the Committee. All correspondence to the Honorary Secretary for the attention of the Committee shall be circulated in full to the Committee ahead of the Committee meetings where they will be discussed, and any consequent actions agreed.
    11. The Honorary Treasurer shall receive and bank all monies in a nationally recognised UK bank or building society, keep a proper record of receipts and payments and submit an independently certified income and expenditure account and balance sheet to the members at the Annual General Meeting of the Club. They shall keep a banking account in the name of the Club and all cheques shall be signed by any two of the following: the Honorary Treasurer, the Chairman and the Honorary Secretary. Certification of accounts must be carried out by one qualified accountant, or two unqualified individuals with accountancy experience, independent of the committee. The certified accounts will be made available on request to members fourteen days prior to the AGM.
    12. Unless there are extenuating circumstances the nine elected Committee members shall attend the majority of Club Shows and most Committee meetings throughout the year. Failure to do so means they should resign from the Committee to enable others next in line on the ballot to take their place.  Should a committee member fail to attend three consecutive shows or meetings without proper explanation of extenuating circumstances, and they have not followed the above procedure, they may be removed from their position on the committee and the committee may co-opt to fill the resulting vacancy. Such co-opted member shall remain in office until the next election.
    13. No person whilst an un-discharged bankrupt may serve on the Committee or hold any other office or appointment within a Royal Kennel Club Registered Society.

 

    1. An Annual General Meeting shall be held prior to 30th April each year and not less than one months’ prior written notice to all members at their last registered email or physical address, based on their registered preference for communications. The ordinary business of an Annual General Meeting shall be:
      1. To receive the accounts and balance sheet for the previous financial year.
      2. To formally declare the results of the ballot for the Committee and Officers
  • To receive reports on the activities of the Club since the last Annual General Meeting.
  1. To appoint accountants or suitable persons to certify the accounts. 
  2. Any special business which a member shall desire to raise at an Annual General Meeting shall be notified to the Honorary Secretary not less than 3 weeks before the date fixed for the Meeting. 
  1. An Agenda for the Meeting shall be sent to all members not less than 14 days prior to the Meeting. An item entitled “Any Other Business” shall be included in the agenda, but no other business shall be transacted other than any business which in the opinion of the Chairman of the Meeting should be dealt with as a matter of urgency.
  2. A Special General Meeting shall be convened on the requisition of the Committee or of not less than 15 members specifying the business to be transacted. The Meeting shall be held as soon as reasonably possible and in any event within 8 weeks after being requisitioned. No business other than that specified in the requisition shall be transacted at a Special General Meeting. At least 6 weeks prior written notice of a Special General Meeting shall be given to all members and an Agenda for the meeting shall be sent to all members at least 14 days prior to the Meeting.
  3. The quorum for General Meetings shall be 15 members present in person. No business shall be transacted at any General Meeting unless a quorum is-present at the time when the Meeting proceeds to business. If within half an hour from the time appointed for the Meeting a quorum is not present, the Meeting, if convened as a Special General Meeting, shall be dissolved; in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week, at the same time and place or to such other day and at such other time and place as the Committee may determine. If at the adjourned Meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the Meeting, the members present shall be a quorum.
  4. All resolutions other than a Special Resolution shall be passed by a simple majority of votes of members present in person. All Special Resolutions shall require a two-thirds majority of votes of members present in person. No member shall be entitled to appoint a proxy.
  5. All resolutions put to the vote of the Meeting shall be decided by a show of hands unless a secret ballot is demanded before the declaration of the show of hands:
    1. by the Chairman of the Meeting; or
    2. by at least 5 members present at the Meeting.
  6. Unless a secret ballot is demanded, the Chairman of the Meeting shall declare that a resolution has on a show of hands been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost. An entry to that effect in the Minutes of the Meeting shall be conclusive evidence of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. A vote on paper shall be taken in such manner as the Chairman of the Meeting directs.
  7. In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a secret ballot, the Chairman of the Meeting shall be entitled to a casting vote.
  8. The Committee shall meet at convenient times as and when necessary, with no more than 4 months elapsing between meetings. Committee members shall be given not less than 7 days’ notice of such meeting.
  9. The proceedings of the Committee shall be regulated by the Committee as they think fit. Questions arising at any Meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. The quorum necessary for the transaction of business by the Committee shall be 5.
  10. Any decision regarding changes to the Breed Standard should be taken by a General Meeting and not at Committee level.

 

  1. Sub-Committees.
    1. The Committee may delegate to ad hoc Sub-Committees such special business as may be deemed necessary or appropriate. Sub-Committees shall be directly answerable to the Committee.
    2. In addition to the ad hoc Sub-Committees referred to above there shall be the following standing Sub-Committees:
      1. The Lure Coursing and Working Skills Sub-Committee. This Sub-Committee will be responsible for arranging and organising activities to maintain the breed’s working skills. This will include arranging and organising Club lure coursing events as well as other activities that help deliver the Club’s objective. The Sub-Committee shall comprise a Chairman, Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer, all appointed for one year by the Committee. Up to a further 5 members may be selected by the appointed officers of the Sub-Committee and approved by the Committee. The Lure Coursing and Working Skills Sub-Committee will define an annual budget plan that they will agree and review quarterly with the Club Committee.  The Sub-Committee shall present to each Annual General Meeting of the Club a report of its activities and audited financial statements. The Lure Coursing and Working Skills Sub-Committee shall be answerable to, and under the direct control of the Committee.
      2. The Club Shows Sub-Committee. This Sub-Committee shall be responsible for arranging and organising all the Club shows each year and shall comprise a Shows Manager appointed by the Committee for one year. The Shows Manager and/or the Club Committee may also select assistants as they think fit. All appointments will be subject to approval by the Committee as and when necessary. The Club Shows Sub-Committee will define an annual budget plan that they will agree and review quarterly with the Club Committee. The Sub-Committee shall present to each Annual General Meeting of the Club a report of its activities and audited financial statements. The Show Sub-Committee shall be answerable to and under the direct control of the Committee.
  • The Breed Education Sub-Committee. This Sub-Committee shall be responsible for delivering a programme of activities that promote wider awareness of the breed, it’s history, working skills and conformation. The Sub-Committee will comprise a chairman appointed by the Committee and up to 5 additional members selected by the chairman and approved by the Committee. The Breed Education Sub-Committee will define an annual budget plan that they will agree and review quarterly with the Club Committee. The Breed Education Sub-Committee shall present a report of its activities to each Annual General Meeting of the Club. The Breed Education Sub-Committee shall be answerable to and under the direct control of the Committee.
  1. Magazine Sub-Committee. This Sub-Committee shall be responsible for the publication of the Club Magazine “The Saluki” and shall comprise the elected Editor, an Honorary Treasurer, and such number of assistants as the Editor shall from time to time require. The Editor shall hold office for 3 years. Nominations for the post of Editor shall be made in writing to the Honorary Secretary of the Club one year prior to the end of the current Editor’s term of office. The other members of the Sub-Committee shall be chosen by the Editor, with the approval of the Committee of the Club, and shall be persons who in some ways are able to contribute to the Magazine and its publication. The Sub-Committee shall hold office until the Editor’s period of office expires. The Sub-Committee will define an annual budget plan that they will agree and review quarterly with the Club Committee. The Sub-Committee shall present to each Annual General Meeting of the Club an audited statement of accounts together with a report of its activities. A financial report shall be given to the Committee of the Club prior to the publication of each issue of the Magazine.

 

  1. Breed Club Judging Lists.
    1. A list of judges may be produced each year in accordance with Royal Kennel Club requirements and must be submitted to the Royal Kennel Club as part of the Club’s Annual Returns, until such time as the Royal Kennel Club deems it unnecessary. The purpose of a Breed Club Judges List is to indicate to interested parties those persons the Breed Club would support at differing levels of judging.  Membership of the Club is not a pre-requisite for inclusion on the List.
    2. The Club Judges List is divided into four parts, namely the A1, A2, A3, and B lists, and expire on 31st December each year.
    3. The definitions of the four criteria on the Club Judges List are as follows:
      1. A1 List – Judges who have previously been approved to award CCs for Salukis by the Royal Kennel Club and have carried out the appointment.
      2. A2 List – Judges who, if invited to judge by the Club, would in principle be approved by the Royal Kennel Club to award CCs for Salukis for that occasion.
  • A3 List – Judges who are recommended by the Club as being suitable to award CCs for Salukis, but not yet approved by the Royal Kennel Club for inclusion on the Club’s A2 List.
  1. B List – Judges who have been approved by the Club’s Judges Sub-Committee to judges Salukis at shows without CCs or open shows.
  1. The Judges List will be defined by a specific Judges Sub-Committee appointed jointly for a 3 year term by the Club Committee and the committee of The Northern Saluki Club. At least 75% of the joint Judges Sub-Committee members will be qualified to award CCs for Salukis and can be drawn from Club members. The subsequent Judges List will be re-issued on 1st January each year for as long as deemed necessary.
  2. Persons may at any time during the year write to the Club Committee asking to have their names included on the List for the first time or to request that they be moved from one part of the List to another.  The applicant must present evidence that they meet the criteria to be included on the part of the List for which they are applying.  Failure to provide the correct information will mean the application will not be considered by the Judges Sub-Committee until such time as the applicant meets the criteria or provides the correct information.
  3. The applicant can only be included on the appropriate List when their application has been approved by the Judges Sub-Committee.
  4. All judges are required to produce a critique every time they judge the breed within the UK.  Failure to comply will mean that the individual concerned may not be considered for the following year’s Judges List.  If for any reason the critique does not appear on the Royal Kennel Club Judges Critique website or the Dog Press fails to publish a critique, which they acknowledge was sent to them, then at the discretion of the Committee the critique may appear in a Club Newsletter or magazine.
  5. The mandatory minimum eligibility criteria for applicants wishing to have their names added to the Judges List is defined by the Club
  6. Special Criteria for judges at Club Shows;
    1. Judges for the Club’s Championship Shows must be taken from the A List. They must also be listed on The Royal Kennel Club’s “Find a Judge” https://www.royalkennelclub.com/search/find-a-judge/
    2. No person judging at any UK Saluki breed club’s Championship Show shall be eligible to judge a Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club Championship Show until 5 years have elapsed. This restriction does not apply to the Best in Show judge.
  1. No person judging at any UK Saluki breed club’s Open or Limited Show shall be eligible to judge a Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club show until 3 years have elapsed.  This restriction does not apply to any person acting as Referee.

 

  1. Election of Judges for Club Shows.
    1. Judges for Club Limit, Open and Championship Shows shall be elected by a ballot of Club members.
    2. The ballot for judges shall only include persons who have been nominated by members of the Club.
    3. Nominations shall be made in writing to the Honorary Secretary in such manner and at such time as the Committee may from time to time prescribe. 
    4. If more than ten nominations are received and accepted for a Club show, the five judges receiving the largest number of votes will go forward to a second ballot.
    5. The result of judges’ ballots will be published on the Club website salukiclub.co.uk/news/ within 2 weeks of the ballot being completed, and in the next Club newsletter following the ballot.

 

    1. Trophies owned by the Club shall be kept insured at the discretion of the Committee. Cups or trophies given to the Club, in all cases as gifts outright, shall form part of the realisable assets of the Club.
    2. A Trophy Steward shall be appointed from time to time by the Committee to have custody of all cups and trophies of the Club.
    3. A member who wins any such trophy or cup shall have the right to retain it until its return is requested by the Trophy Steward. The member is liable for the safekeeping of the cup or trophy.
    4. All cups, trophies, cash, or other prizes offered for competition by members shall be awarded at such shows as the Committee may determine and that also conform with the wishes of the donors.
    5. A Points Trophy Steward may be appointed by the Committee from time to time to check claims submitted by members for trophies awarded based on points.
    6. The Points Trophies shall be awarded at the first suitable Club Show after 31st May in each year, the points to be awarded for wins in breed classes at Championship Shows held between 1st June and 31st May inclusive. The Points Trophy Steward will notify the Trophy Steward of the awards by 15th The allocation of points shall be decided by the Committee from time to time.

 

  1. Annual Returns of The Royal Kennel Club.
    1. The Officers acknowledge that during the month of January each year Maintenance of Title fee will be forwarded to the Royal Kennel Club by the Honorary Secretary for continuance of Registration and that by 31st July each year, other returns as stipulated in Royal Kennel Club Regulations for the Registration and Maintenance of Title of Societies and Breed Councils and the Affiliation of Agricultural Societies and Municipal Authorities be forwarded to the Kennel Club.
    2. The Officers acknowledge their duty to inform the Royal Kennel Club of any changes of Secretary of the Club which may occur during the year.

 

  1. Joining with Others.

The Club may not join any Federation of Societies or Clubs.

 

    1. In these Rules words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and vice-versa and words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice-versa.
    2. The construction of these Rules shall not be limited by reference to the sub-headings which are for convenience only and do not form any part of these Rules.

 

  1. Alteration of Rules.
    1. These Rules, other than this Clause, may be amended only by Special Resolution passed in a General Meeting, the notice for which contains specific proposals to amend the Rules. This Clause 17 shall not be capable of amendment. 
    2. Any proposed alteration to the Rules may not be brought into effect until the Royal Kennel Club has been advised and approved the alteration(s).
    3. New Rules or amendments to existing Rules introduced specifically to meet Royal Kennel Club requirements shall be adopted and included in the Club Rules with immediate effect.

 

    1. The Club shall be dissolved if a Special Resolution to that effect is passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting called on the unanimous recommendation of the Committee or on the requisition of not less than one-third of the members of the Club with registered addresses in the United Kingdom and of which not less than 14 days’ notice shall have been given to all members of the date and purpose of such Meeting.
    2. Prior to dissolution, the assets of the Club shall be realised, and the debts and liabilities paid. Any surplus assets remaining thereafter shall be transferred to some other Saluki Club in the United Kingdom or such other canine club or charity as shall be decided by a simple majority of votes of the members present at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
    3. Within six months of the dissolution of the Club a final statement of the audited accounts with a record of the disposal of the property of the Club shall be forwarded to the Royal Kennel Club. The Officers and Committee of the Club on the last return furnished to the Royal Kennel Club will be held responsible by the Royal Kennel Club for the proper winding up of the Club.

 

  1. Final Authority.

The Club shall function under the jurisdiction of the Royal Kennel Club and in accordance with its Rules and Regulations. The Royal Kennel Club shall be the final authority for interpreting the rules of the Society in all cases relative to canine or society matters.