The Welsh Corgi League Constitution

REVISED RULES GOVERNING THE RUNNING OF THE LEAGUE 2026

NAME

The League shall be called the WELSH CORGI LEAGUE.

OBJECTS

1. To create and maintain worldwide interest in and to encourage the breeding, exhibiting and training of the Welsh Corgi Pembroke in accordance with the Standard adopted by the Kennel Club.
2. To assist Members to co-operate in the best interests of the breed.
3. To form Sections and Sub-Sections in suitable areas for the furthering of the interests of the breed and the League.

CONSTITUTION AND MANAGEMENT

1. The League shall consist of a President, Vice-Presidents, Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer, Executive Committee and an unlimited number of members whose names and addresses shall be kept by the Secretary and Treasurer. An up-to-date list of Members’ names and their addresses must be maintained and, if requested, the list of names made available for inspection by the Kennel Club and members of the League. A declaration of the number of members of the League must be made with Annual Returns.
2. Annual subscriptions are due on 1st January. The annual subscription shall be such amount as agreed by members at the General Meeting and notified to the Kennel Club. All membership applications will be considered by the Executive Committee. Candidates for membership shall be accepted on payment of subscription. Each member, 18 years of age and over, shall be entitled to one vote immediately on acceptance of membership. Additional members from the same family at the same address may be accepted at a reduced subscription and, if aged 18 years or ever, shall be entitled to vote. Proxy votes are not allowed. Members under 18 years of age shall not be entitled to vote. Members resident outside the United Kingdom or the British Crown Dependencies shall not be entitled to vote. No member whose subscription is unpaid is entitled to any of the privileges of membership and if the member shall fail to pay outstanding subscriptions by 1st April his/her name shall be automatically erased from the register. Acceptance back on the register will be dependent upon a new application and payment of arrears.
3. The affairs and management of the League shall be conducted by an Executive Committee consisting of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and ten Committee Members. If any Section is not represented on the Executive Committee by at least two members resident in that Section, the Section concerned may appoint its Chairman, Secretary and/or other Committee member(s) to represent the section on the Executive Committee to bring its representation up to two, as provided for in Rule 7 - Section Rules.
4. The election of the Executive Committee shall be conducted as early as possible each year by postal ballot. Nominations shall be called for by the Secretary by such date as he/she shall determine. All new nominations shall besigned by two members of the League other than the nominee whose consentmust be obtained in writing. When members are standing for re-election theirattendance at the previous year's committee meetings shall be recorded onthe ballot papers, but the Secretary shall intimate when non-attendance hasbeen due to unavoidable causes.
5. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee shall be elected by the Committee from among its elected members at its first meeting following the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
6. The Chairman shall have only a casting vote and may hold office for a period up to a maximum of five years. He/she may stand again for election as Chairman only after a period of five years has elapsed.
7. The Secretary, Treasurer and Auditor shall be appointed annually by the Executive Committee and appointments confirmed at the AGM. The Secretary and Treasurer shall not have a vote at Committee Meetings unless they are also elected Committee Members.
8. The President shall be elected by the Committee and confirmed by the members at the AGM. He/she may hold office for a period not exceeding three consecutive years. Vice-presidents are limited in number to a maximum of ten at any time. They are decided by the Committee before the AGM with confirmation at the AGM. The President and Vice-President shall not attend or have voting rights at Committee meetings unless also elected to the Committee.
9. Honorary Life Members may be elected by the AGM for services rendered tothe breed and League.
10. All officers and members of the Committee shall retire annually but shall be eligible for re-election.
11. Six shall form a quorum at any Committee meeting of which 14 days’ notice has been given by the Secretary. If deemed necessary, Committee meetings may be held virtually.
12. In the event of an emergency arising an Emergency Committee shall be formed consisting of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or Secretary and those Committee members most easily available to form a quorum - to settle all matters pertaining thereto.
13. The property of the League shall be vested in the Committee, which shall have powers to make necessary by-laws, arbitrate in disputed matters, and to proceed against any member or persons to recover any arrears of subscription or any other monies or property belonging to the League. The Committee shall have power to deal with any question not provided for by the rules.
14. 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 hold office only until the next AGM. Co-opted committee members shall have voting rights at Committee meetings.
15. A banking account shall be opened in the name of the League into which all revenues of the League shall be paid and from which withdrawals shall only be made on the signature of two officers, one of which shall be the Treasurer.
16. The accounts will be certified annually and presented to the Members at the AGM. Certification of the accounts must be carried out by a qualified accountant or two individuals with accountancy experience unconnected with the committee. A copy of the annual statement of accounts is to be made available on request to members 14 days prior to the AGM and will be available for inspection by members at the AGM.
17. The financial year shall end on the 31st of December each year.
18. An Annual General Meeting shall be held early each year. If deemed necessary, the AGM may be held virtually. The meeting will receive the reports of the officers and the balance sheet, receive the results of the elections of the Committee, and discuss any resolution duly placed on the agenda of which prior notice has been given to the Secretary. No business shall be transacted at an AGM unless notice thereof appears on the agenda, with the exception of routine matters or those which in the opinion of Chairman of the meeting are urgent. At least twenty-one days’ notice shall be given of the meeting, and items for the agenda should be submitted to the Secretary at least 14 days before the meeting. The agenda will be distributed at the meeting. The quorum for the meeting shall be ten members.
19. The Committee shall have the power to call additional general meetings at anytime deemed necessary in the interests of the League: or on a requisition signed by twenty-five members of the League, the Secretary shall call such a meeting. At least twenty-one days’ notice shall be given of all general meetings which shall be called by intimation from the Secretary through the canine press. The notices calling for any extra general meetings shall clearly specify the exact business thereof, to which alone discussion shall be confined. The quorum for any general meeting shall be ten members.
20. Notice of any proposed alterations in the rules and constitution of the League must be lodged in writing at least 35 days before the general meeting, such notice of which must clearly define the proposed alterations or additions and bear the proposer's and seconder's names.
21. Any proposed alteration to the rules may not be brought into effect until the Kennel Club has been advised and approved the alteration. New rules or amendments introduced specifically to meet Kennel Club requirements shall be adopted immediately.
22. All championship shows shall be run by the Executive Committee with the co-operation of the Section Committees.
23. In the event of the League ceasing to exist, a final general meeting shall becalled to decide the disposal of the League’s assets and the outcome of the meeting notified to the Kennel Club.
24. Any member who shall be disqualified under Kennel Club Rule A11.j(5) and/or Kennel Club Rule A11.j(9) shall ipso facto cease to be a member of the League. If the conduct of any Member shall, in the opinion of the Committee of the League, be injurious or likely to be injurious to the character or interests of the League, the Committee of the League 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 League shall be called for the purpose of passing a resolution to expel him/her. Notice of the Special General Meeting shall be sent to the accused member, giving particulars of the complaint and advising on 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 League except that he/she may, within two calendar months from the date of such meeting, appeal to the Kennel Club upon and subject to such condition as the Kennel Club may impose. If the League expels any member for discreditable conduct in connection with dogs, dog shows, trials or competitions, the League must report the matter in writing to the Kennel Club within seven days and supply any particulars required.
25. ANNUAL RETURNS TO THE KENNEL CLUB - The officers acknowledge that during the month of January each year, the Maintenance of Title fee will be forwarded to the Kennel Club by the Treasurer for continuance of registration and that by 31st July each year, other returns, as stipulated in Kennel Club Regulations for the Registration and Maintenance of Title of Societies and Breed Councils and the Affiliation of Agricultural Societies and Municipal Authorities shall be forwarded by the Secretary to the Kennel Club. The Officers also acknowledge their duty to inform the Kennel Club of any changes of Secretary of the League which may occur during the course of the year.
26. The Kennel Club is the final authority for interpreting the rules of the League in all cases relative to canine or society matters.
27. The League shall not join any federation of societies or clubs.
28. No person, while an undischarged bankrupt may serve on the Committee of, or hold any other office or appointment within, a Kennel Club Registered Society.

SECTION AND SUB-SECTION RULES

1. Any member of the League resident in the United Kingdom shall be ipso factoa member of the Section and Sub-Section if any, most conveniently situated tohis or her place of residence and shall be entitled to partake in all activities ofthat Section.

2. Sections and Sub-Sections shall abide by the Rules and Regulations of the League, and shall in all matters be subject to the rulings of the Executive Committee.
3. Each Section/Sub-Section shall elect its own Committee which shall not exceed14 and 12 in number respectively and shall conduct its own domestic affairs. Election shall be held by postal ballot as early in the year as possible and nominations shall be called for and voting carried out in the same manner as for the Executive Committee.
4. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of each Section Committee shall be elected by the Committee concerned from amongst its elected members and, with the Committee, take office from the AGM. The Chairperson shall only have a casting vote and may hold Office for a period not exceeding three consecutive years.
5. The Chairman shall have only a casting vote.
6. The Secretary, Treasurer and Auditor of each Section shall be appointed annually by the Committee and the appointment confirmed at the AGM. (Rules2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 shall also apply to Sub-Sections)
7. If any Section is not represented on the Executive Committee by at least two members resident in that Section, the Section concerned may appoint its Chairman, Secretary and/or other Committee member(s) to represent the section on the Executive Committee to bring its representation up to two. These shall represent the Section absolutely, and record their vote as far as is possible in accordance with the Section's wishes and instructions. Similarly, a Sub-Section shall have the right to appoint one member to sit on its Section Committee, if not otherwise represented on that Committee.
8. Section Secretaries shall forward copies of minutes of all Section General and Committee meetings to the Executive Secretary as soon as possible after such meetings are held. Similarly Sub-section Secretaries shall forward copies of minutes to their Section Secretary and the Executive Secretary.
9. Sections may run their own open and members’ shows, with the approval of the Executive Committee and within the constraints of the number of Shows allowed by the Kennel Club each year, or may designate another show in their region as their annual show. They shall not pledge the credit of the League in any way without written consent of the Executive Committee.
10. An Annual General Meeting of each Section/Sub-Section shall be held each year. The Committee shall have the power to call additional General Meetings at any time deemed necessary in the interests of the Section: or on a requisition signed by ten members of the Section concerned. Twenty-one days’ notice shall be given of all General Meetings which shall be called by intimation from the Secretary through the canine press. The notice calling for an extra General Meeting shall clearly specify the business thereof, to which alone discussion shall be confined.
11. The Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of the Executive Committee shall be ipso facto members of all Section/Sub-section Committees.
12. In the event of an emergency arising an Emergency Committee shall be formed consisting of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and the two Committee members most easily available to settle all matters appertaining thereto.