UK Boxer Health       Committee
      Sub Committee of       the Boxer Breed Council
      TO CONTACT THE       HEALTH COMMITTEE PLEASE E/MAIL  Boxerhealth@yahoo.com
       
        Chaired by Dr R James
       COMMITTEE
        Mrs M. Seeney  (Maranseen)
        Mrs L Clark (Clarkenwells)
        Mrs A. Jinks (Stangard)
      
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      Objectives and Terms of Reference
      Objectives: 
        To provide expert recommendations, advice and guidance to the Breed Council       on all matters related to Boxer Health.
  
        To take Veterinary and Genetic advice as appropriate.
  
        To be accountable to the Breed Council.  All decisions taken or       recommendations provided by the Sub-Committee are subject to the       ratification and approval of the Breed Council.
  
  Initial       Priorities:  To review all the 2003 work carried       out by the previous Health Sub-Committee.
  
        To present early       and precise recommendations to Breed Council on the actions to be taken on       Boxer Cardiomyopathy.
  
  Composition:        Chairman, Secretarial Support, Four knowledgeable persons with relevant       experience, not necessarily from within the Breed.  The six members of the       sub-committee need not necessarily be delegates to Breed Council or be       serving Boxer Club Committee members.
  
        Only the Breed       Council shall have the power to elect members to the Health Sub-Committee.        Nominations will come from the clubs and will be voted upon at Breed       Council.
  
  Voting:        The Chairman and Secretarial Support shall not have voting rights.
  
        The remaining five       members of the sub-committee shall be entitled to one vote each, these votes       can only be cast at meetings of the Health Sub-Committee.  They may not be       cast by proxy, telephone, letter or email.
  
        Any decisions taken by the Sub-Committee require at least four votes in       favour  (ie a three quarters majority of the voting members of the       Sub-Committee.  
  
  Quorum:        The Chairman and at least four voting members of the Sub-Committee shall       form a quorum.       (NB In these circumstances any decisions taken require every       voting member to be in favour of any decision taken)
  
   Meetings:  Meetings shall be held as often as is       deemed necessary by the Chairman of the Sub-Committee.  This must be       sufficiently often to enable the Chairman of the Sub-Committee to provide       Breed Council delegates with detailed update on current issues at each full       Council Meeting.
  
        The Chairman of       the Health Committee shall make every effort to arrange meetings on dates,       at times and in locations that are convenient for the sub-committee members.
  
  Press:        The Chairman of the Health Sub-Committee can only issue press releases after       approval/ratification has been cleared by the Breed Council and must only       reflect decisions taken/recommendations made by the Sub-Committee.