1. Entries:
The completion of
an entry form implies an express understanding that the
exhibitor accepts these rules as binding and final, and any
breach of the rules will render the exhibitor liable to be
disqualified and to forfeit all entrance fees.
2. Law:
All exhibitors
and exhibits must comply with the Wildlife and Countryside Act
1981.
3. Cages:
All exhibits
shall be staged in the correct standard show cages for the
species as specified by the B.B.C.
4. Food:
All exhibits must be provided with all necessary utensils fitted to enable the stewards to clean and replenish, and an adequate supply of food for the duration of the show.
5. Bone
Fide:
All exhibits must
be the bone-fide property of the exhibitor.
6. Rings:
All birds
exhibited must be ringed with a close ring approved by the
Department of the Environment.
7. Entry Fees:
Must be sent with
the entry form, which must be signed in the appropriate
places. Entry fees will be forfeited if any exhibit does not
arrive at the exhibition hall before the final time for
staging.
8. Loss:
The show
promoters will not be responsible under any circumstances for
any loss or damage sustained by exhibits or exhibitors and
their property nor any consequential expenses from any cause
whatsoever whether these be sustained either on the way to, at
or during, or returning from the exhibition.
9. Wrong Class:
The judge, whose
decision is final, shall decide if any bird is wrongly
classed, or if a bird is ineligible due to the nationality of
the species. He shall mark the cage label accordingly, and any
such exhibit is automatically disqualified from all
competition.
10. Dishonest:
The judge, whose
decision is final, shall decide if any bird has drawn, stained
or trimmed plumage, or is in any way dishonestly shown. He
shall mark the cage label accordingly. Any such exhibit is
automatically disqualified and will be removed from the
exhibition hall forthwith.
11. Untrained:
The judge, whose
decision is final, shall decide if any bird is insufficiently
trained. He shall mark the cage label accordingly. Any such
exhibit is automatically disqualified and will be removed from
the exhibition hall forthwith.
12. Sales:
British birds,
Mules and hybrids, may be sold subject to open general licence
WLF100095 and the show promoter's rules.
13. Resident Status:
Where two
exhibitors reside at the same address and both exhibit British
birds, they must both exhibit in the highest status of either
one. This rule excludes juveniles.
14. Partnerships:
Any two names on
an entry form will constitute a partnership.
15. Novice:
A Novice can
exhibit in Novice Classes for FIVE calendar years and will
then automatically become a Champion.
16. Juvenile:
A Juvenile is an
exhibitor between the ages of 6 and 17 who has not competed in
any other section in an open show. Junior awards and specials
will only be given to birds exhibited in Junior Classes. A
Juvenile may, if he wishes, exhibit in a higher status, but
will not then be eligible for any Junior award or special.
Once having done so, he cannot revert to Junior
status.
17. Status:
An exhibitor can
only exhibit in one status. This rule also applies to
Juveniles.
18. Visitors:
The committee
have the right to eject any person from the exhibition hall
without assigning any reason if they consider it necessary or
desirable. Dogs will not be allowed in the exhibition hall
under any circumstances.
19. Protests:
Any exhibitor
wishing to make a protest must make it in writing to the show
secretary, during the show, and pay £5 deposit. The protest,
will then be considered by the Committee, whose decision will be
final and binding. If the protest is sustained the £5 deposit
will be refunded.
20. Committee:
The exhibition
promoter's committee will deal with all matters arising out of
the exhibition, whether provided for in the foregoing or not,
and their decision is final and absolute.
21. Judges:
Judges are not allowed to exhibit at any show where they are judging.