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3.1 Qualifications. (Table of Contents)
3.1.1 There shall be 2 judges officiating at all tests. Both judges must be fully conversant with the WC/WCI/WCX rules and have been actively involved with Retriever Field Trials, Hunt Tests for Retrievers or WC/WCI/WCX tests within 5 years as a judge, competitor, or member of the test committee of a test-giving club. Once a judge is qualified to carry a WC or WCI or WCX test, he will remain qualified to carry such test as long as he is actively involved and continues to meet all of the requirements as set out in the CKC policy in this regard.
3.1.2 To judge a WC, one judge must have judged at 5 tests of which 2 or more must have been WCI or WCX; or must be qualified Junior Field Trial judge, or a qualified Junior Hunt Test judge, or higher, at CKC approved events.
3.1.3 To judge a WCI one judge must have judged at 5 tests of which 2 or more must have been a WCX; or must be a qualified Qualifying Field Trial judge or qualified Senior Hunt Test judge, at CKC approved events. The second judge must have judged at least one WC,. Junior Hunt Test stake, or Junior Field Trial stake, or higher, at CKC approved events.
3.1.4 To judge a WCX one judge must have judged at 5 WCX tests, or must be a qualified Qualifying judge or qualified Master Hunt Test judge, or higher at CKC approved events. The second judge must have judged at least one WCI or Qualifying stake or Senior Hunt Test stake, or higher at CKC approved events.
3.2 Application for Approval of Judges (Table of Contents)
3.2.1 After permission to hold a test is received, a club must submit the names of the judges to the CKC for approval. Applications for Approval of Selected Judges must be received by the CKC not less than 60 days in advance of the test. When such application reaches the CKC less than 60 days prior to the test, an administrative fee as set by the Board will be assessed against the club.
3.2.2 The Board shall have the power to prescribe from time to time the requirements for eligibility to judge one or more test levels at a working certificate test. It shall also have the power to prescribe procedures in order to determine and/or test the qualifications of a person seeking to establish eligibility to judge one or more tests. It may prescribe regulations by which a person may be removed from the list of persons eligible for approval to judge at working certificate test.
3.2.3 The CKC is not prepared to approve a person selected as a judge, or is not prepared to approve the entire assignment for which a person has been selected as a judge, the club must, within 2 weeks thereafter, select and submit to the CKC, the name(s) of an alternate person to judge the test or tests for assignments not previously approved by the CKC.
3.2.4 If it is necessary to obtain a substitute judge, the test committee shall attempt to obtain one of equal qualification and the CKC must be notified of the change and the reasons. Any entrant may withdraw his entries when advised of the substitute judge provided it is done in writing before the running of the first test and the entrant shall receive a refund of entry fees.
3.3 Protocol Judge (Table of Contents)
3.3.1 No-show or cancellation by a judge; Any judge who cannot honour his commitment to judge must notify the test giving club in writing stating the reason for his withdrawal.
3.3.2 A dog is not eligible to be entered in any working test if the judge of that test or any member of his immediate family has owned, sold, held under lease, trained or handled the dog within 2 months prior to the starting date of the test.
3.3.3 The judge's decision shall be final in all cases affecting the merits of the dog's working ability. Full discretionary power is given to the judge to withhold any or all awards for lack of merit.
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