GENERAL RULES
1.1. THE CLUB WILL BE CALLED THE WELSH NATIONAL F.C.

1.2. THE HEADQUARTERS WILL BE THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS CLUB NEWPORT GWENT NP20 2NP

1.3. THE CLUB WILL BE MANAGED BY THE OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE ELECTED EACH YEAR,AT THE AGM ,THE OFFICER WILL BE A CHAIRMAN ,VICE CHAIRMAN ,TREASUERER ,AND SECRETARY,THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ELECTED NOT INCLUDING OFFICERS WILL NOT EXCEED FIVE ,THE OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE WILL BE EN POWERED TO HEAR ALL DISPUTES WITHIN THE CLUB AND WILL ALSO DECIDED THE SECRETARIES FEES AND ANY OTHER EXPENCES AND COSTS ENCURED BY THE CLUB,THE OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE WILL ALSO ACT AS THE EMERGENCY COMMITTEE SHOULD ANY QUESTIONS ARRISE TO THE RUNNING OF THE CLUB THAT’S NOT PROVIDED FOR WITHIN THE CLUB OR NWHU RULES THE OFFICERS ARE EMPOWERED TO RESOLVE THE MATTERS

1.4. THE POSITION OF SECRETARY WILL BE APPIONTED ANNUALY

1.5. THE SETTING AND CRITIRIA FOR THE MAIN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPSWILL BE THE DISCREATION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

1.6. ALL MEMBERS WILL PAY AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION OF £20.00 PER YEAR ,NEW MEMBERS WILL PAY £22.00 IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF MEMBERSHIP TO THE WNFC TO OBTAIN DISTANCES

1.7. EACH APPROVED MARKING STATION WILL APOINT A SECRETARY/SUPERVISOR WHO WILL ACT ON THE INSTRUCTION OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE WNFC

           RACE RULES

2.1 THE CLUB WILL BE AFFILIATED AND TRANSPORTED TO ALL RACES BY THE WELSH NORTH ROAD FEDERATION OR ANY OTHER ORGANISATION APPROVED BY THEM

2.2 WELSH NORTH  ROAD CLUBS MAY APPLY FOR MARKING STATION STAUS AND WILL BE AWARDED ACCORDINGLY AT THE MANAGEMENTS DISCREATION,CLUBS OUTSIDE THE WNRF CAN ONLY BE ACCEPTED AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE WNRF NO MARKING STATIONS WILL BE APPIONTED ABOVE LAT 52.20

2.3 ALL CLOCKS ARE SET AND CHECKED WHERE BIRDS ARE ENTERED FOR COMPETITION ,TIMES ARE SET OUT FOR THIS BY THE INDIVIDUAL MARKING STATIONS

2.4 CLOCKS ARE AT ALL TIMES THE RESPONCEABILITY OF THE OWNER IN REGARDS TO DAMAGE AND MALFUNCTION

2.5 GREENWHICH TIME OR T.I.M. AND RADIO CONTROLLED CLOCKS MUST BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ALL CLOCKS AND MASTER TIMERS FOR SETTING AND CHECKING

2.6 ALL ENTRY MONEY AND PRIZEMONIES LESS EXPENCES WILL BE PAID OUT

2.7 ALL POOLS UPTO £5 WILL BE PAID OUT ONE IN TWENTY ALL OTHER POOLS WILL BE PAID OUT ONE IN FIFTEEN

2.8 IF ALL ENTRIES ARE ENTERED FOR COMPETITION ,THEN AN ELECTRONIC ENTRY SHEET WILL BE ACCEPTED AS AN OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM OF ENTRY,THESE MUST SHOW ALL FINANCIAL WORKINGS ,IF PART NUMBERS ARE ENTERED OR POOLED THEN AN OFFICIAL WNFC ENTRY SHEET IS TO BE COMPLETED ,SHOWING THE PIGEONS ENTERED IN EACH POOL MEMBERS NOT USING ETS THEN AN OFFICIAL WNFC ENTRY SHEET MUST BE COMPLETED CONSISTING OF FULL RING NUMBER AND POOLS ENTERED



2.9 THE TOP COPY OF THE OFFICIAL WNFC ENTRY SHEET OR A COPY OF THE MEMBERS ELECTRONIC TIMING SHEET MUST BE SENT TO THE RACE SHEET AUDITOR SHOWING ALL WORKINGS .VIA THE TRANSPORTER ON THE NIGHT OF MARKING AND THE ORIGINAL COPY MUST BE FORWARDED TO THE GENERAL SECRETARY ALONG WITH THE ARRIVAL TIMES ,PAYMENTS ARE REQUESTED TO BE BANKED ASAP

2.10 PIGEONS ENTERED FOR COMPETITION PROVEN NOT TO BE REGISTERED TO THE ENTRANT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED

2.11 MEMBERS MUST PHONE IN AND VERIFY THEIR FIRST ARRIVAL WITHIN ONE HOUR OF TIMING IN ,WHEN MEMBERS FAIL TO RECORD AN ARRVAL ON THE DAY OF LIBERATION ,PIGEONS TIMED IN THROUGH OUT THE FOLLOWING DAYS PRIOR TO 5PM (1700 HRS) NEED TO BE VERIFIED BY 6PM (1800HRS) PIGEONS TIMED IN AFTER 5PM (1700 HRS) THEN THE ONE HOUR RULE IS IMPLEMENTED

2.12 THE HOURS OF DARKNESS WILL CO INSIDE WITH THE ORGANISATION RESPONSIBLE FOR CONVOYING AND LIBERATING

 new rule 2017
2.13 Marking station secretaries must ensure that all correspondence and time sheets are in the hands of the secretary no later than 94 hours after close of race ,failure will result in disqualification of all members concerned