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At the RNSWCC 2024 Annual General Meeting, RNSWCC Articles of Association, Part 1 – Preliminary, Interpretation (58)(ii) was amended to read as follows:-

(58) “specialist club” means a club or society or other association of persons
(SGM 01/09) recognised as such by the RNSWCC which admits to membership breeders and supporters of a specified breed and varieties of that breed of dog and which conducts exhibitions:-

(i) not being trials, at which only dogs of that breed and varieties of that breed are eligible for exhibition; and

(ii) being trials and events, where affiliated breed clubs are permitted to open their trials and events, other than Championship Shows, to any Groups and/or breeds at their discretion. (11/24)

(iii) being trials being conducted by an affiliate specialising in a specific breed within the Working Dog Group, as recognised by the ANKC Ltd from time to time, or registered on the ANKC Ltd Sporting Register, are eligible for exhibition. (11/13)

(iv) being Herding Trials or Earthdog Tests, where dogs of the same breed and all other dogs and breeds listed by the ANKC Ltd from time to time as being eligible for the ANKC Ltd Herding Program or ANKC Ltd Earthdog Tests respectively, are eligible for exhibition. (11/13)

Therefore, in accordance with Interpretation (58)(ii), Specialist Clubs are entitled to open their sporting trials/events to Associate Register dogs.