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Members Showing Status

Added  November 2022

2. STATUS DEFINITIONS
All new members are required to exhibit in the Junior or Novice Sections
unless any other of The Society’s rules or conditions apply.
(a) Junior
A person aged between eight years and sixteen years on the 1st January
and paying a junior subscription must exhibit in the junior classes.
(b) Novice
(i) A novice must exhibit in the novice section for a minimum of four show
seasons.
(ii) A novice must proceed to intermediate status upon achieving six first
prizes in full classes at B.S. Open Patronage Shows, subject to compliance
with Show Rule 2(b)(i).
(iii) If on compliance with Show Rule 2(b)(i) a novice has not won six
first prizes in full classes at B.S. Open Patronage Shows, he may elect to
proceed to intermediate status.
(iv) If a member is in the top 10 of the Super League at the end of the
show season and wishes to fast track from the Novice section they will be
allowed to do so, on application to the Patronage Administrator.
(c) Intermediate
(i) An intermediate must exhibit in the intermediate section for a minimum
of four show seasons.
(ii) An intermediate must proceed to champion status upon achieving
six first prizes in full classes at B.S. Open Patronage Shows, subject to
compliance with Show Rule 2(c)(i).
(iii) If on compliance with Show Rule 2(c)(i) an intermediate has not won
six first prizes in full classes at B.S. Open Patronage Shows, he may elect to
proceed to champion status.
(iv) If a member is in the top 10 of the Super League at the end of the
show season and wishes to fast track from the Intermediate section they
will be allowed to do so, on application to the Patronage Administrator.
(d) Champion
(e)(i) Status regulations shall commence from the first show season a member
exhibits. No allowance shall be made for a break in continuity of showing.
(ii) All changes of status shall be effective from the beginning of the next
show season following qualification for mandatory progression or election
to progress.
(f)(i) Members resident outside the United Kingdom shall exhibit at the
status obtained in their country of residence.
(ii) New members previously resident outside the United Kingdom shall
exhibit at the status obtained in their previous country of residence.
(g) A person who has retired from membership for a period of at least five
years and who has not owned or exhibited Budgerigars within that period
may on rejoining The Society show in one status lower than he had shown
before retiring.
(h) A person who has retired from membership for a period of at least ten
years and who has not owned or exhibited Budgerigars within that period
may on rejoining The Society show in two status lower than he had shown
before retiring.
3. DEFINITION OF A FULL CLASS
(a) A Class that contains five correctly benched birds and a minimum of
two exhibitors.
(b) A Best in Section award counts as a full class win where the Section
contains two or more exhibitors. A Challenge Certificate (CC) with a
minimum of two points will count as a full class win.

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