1. Judges and Exhibits
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| a) |
Judges shall make the care, comfort, health and safety
of the cat their priority at all times. |
| b) |
Judges must handle all exhibits entered under them to assess muscle
tone and weight for size. |
| c) |
Cats should be handled gently and not scruffed unless it is essential
either to prevent the cat from escaping, or in self defence. Care
should be taken when examining tails; Judges should confine their
examination of the tail to a firm but gentle examination by running
the fingers down the tail to identify any obvious and probably fixed
deviation. Should any minor swellings or knobbly growths be encountered,
these should not be classed as a fixed deviation and therefore not
come within the withholding instruction. Unless the circumstances
are very unusual, both Full and Probationer Judges should come to
their own conclusion as to the structure of the tail and avoid consultation
and extra handling by other persons. |
| d) |
If using aids to attract the attention of cats during judging,
ensure that these do not come into contact with the cats' mouths,
to avoid the risk of infection being passed in saliva to other exhibits. |
| e) |
If a cat is unwilling to be handled after a reasonable attempt,
it should not be judged. |
| f) |
Any cat not removed from its pen must be marked "Not judged".
In the event of the cat causing an injury, great care should be
taken to cover wounds quickly to prevent spillage of blood until
such time as the wound can be washed and treated appropriately.
All incidents of biting and/or scratching must be reported
to the Show Manager. |
2. Judges and Show Management
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| a) |
Judges should not solicit judging engagements at specific shows. |
| b) |
Judges should reply promptly to invitations to judge and to requests
for hotel accommodation information; changes to requirements should
be notified to the Show Manager as soon as possible. |
| c) |
Once an engagement has been accepted a contract exists between
the Judge and the Club concerned which should only be altered by
mutual agreement. In the event of a cancellation becoming inevitable,
the other party should be notified immediately. The Judge should
also notify the Steward. |
| d) |
Show Managements normally pay travelling expenses, justifiably
incurred, on show day in cash or by cheque, whichever is preferred.
It is helpful to notify the Show Manager if cash is required as
early in the day as possible. If there is any doubt about the scale
of expenses to be claimed, the Show Manager should be consulted
prior to the show, before making a claim that might cause embarrassment. |
| e) |
Accommodation, if provided, can sometimes be unsatisfactory. If
there is any complaint about the accommodation, or any other facility
provided by the host club, please make such matters known to the
Show Management, so that they can take action where necessary to
prevent a similar occurrence. |
| f) |
All queries on the day of the Show should be addressed to the
Show Management and not table workers.. |
3. Judges and Exhibitors
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| a) |
Judges should not travel to shows in a private vehicle with exhibitors
who have entered under them in Open, Grand, Imperial Grand, Assessment
classes or BOB. |
| b) |
Judges should not accept invitations to judge Open, Grand, Imperial
Grand or Assessment classes at shows if they have judged the same
classes at shows in a close geographical vicinity within 3 months.
Judging the same classes two weeks in succession is allowed. Failure
to comply with this causes great disappointment and persistent failure
could lead to disciplinary action. It is the responsibility of the
Judge to keep an accurate diary to prevent bookings overlapping. |
| c) |
A Judge must remember that he or she represents the GCCF in the
eyes of the public and must behave at all times in such a manner
as to be above reproach. A Judge must behave diplomatically at all
times, especially in dealings with other judges and show officials.
Dress should be suitable for a judging engagement, including a clean
white coat and no articles should be worn that might alarm or harm
cats. |
| d) |
A Judge should discourage conversation with exhibitors before
his or her judging engagement is completed, but should normally
be available at the end of judging to answer questions from exhibitors. |
| e) |
Mobile phones should be on 'silent' and not used in the show hall. |
4. Judges and Stewards
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| a) |
Judges shall participate in the training of stewards by imparting
knowledge and points of judging etiquette. |
| b) |
Judges should complete relevant certificates and return them promptly
to the BAC secretary, unless they have informed the candidate that
they do not wish to complete such a certificate. |
5. Judges and their Fellow Judges
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| a) |
Judges undertaking side classes should always ask permission to
proceed if an Open/Grand/Imperial Grand/Assessment class judge requires
the cat at that time. |
| b) |
Judges should not offer unsolicited opinions to fellow judges. |
| c) |
Judges should not confer with other judges whilst judging Best
in Show. (Council 20.10.93) |
6. Judges and the GCCF
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| a) |
Judges must know and comply with the GCCF Constitution and Rules
and should keep themselves informed of any changes to the Rules
and Standards of Points. |
| b) |
Judges are expected to read the official journal of the GCCF in
order to keep up to date and where necessary, to study Probationer
Judges' reports. |
7. Certificates
Certificates should only be awarded if the cat is considered to
be of sufficiently high quality, not just lacking any withholding
faults. |
| a) |
Intermediate certificates
Awarded to cats of breeds with Provisional recognition only if the
cat is of sufficient quality to be awarded a Challenge certificate. |
| b) |
Merit certificates
Awarded at Championship and Sanction shows only to cats of breeds
with Preliminary recognition which conform sufficiently to their
Standard of Points to be considered an asset to the breed. |
| c) |
Challenge/Premier certificates
After placing the cats in an Open class the Judge should consider
whether the 1st placed cat is of sufficient overall quality to warrant
the title Champion or Premier before awarding a certificate. |
| d) |
Grand Challenge/Premier Certificates
To be awarded a Grand Challenge, Grand Premier or Reserve Certificate,
a cat should be of even higher overall quality.
NB. A Reserve Grand Challenge or Reserve Grand Premier
certificate winner should also be worthy of the title Grand Champion
or Grand Premier in its own right as it will move up should the
Grand winner be disqualified.
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| e) |
Imperial Grand, Reserve Imperial Grand and UK Grand Certificates
Should only be awarded to cats of exceptional quality. |
