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“That Rules 275 to 275c be deleted and there be
substituted the following:
‘275. (a) Eight Brethren eligible to attend
Grand Lodge, being either Masters or Past
Masters of Lodges in Metropolitan Areas
or Provinces or of unattached Lodges in
England and Wales, shall in December in
each year be elected by the Rulers’ Forum,
to serve for a term of three years from the
next Annual Installation of the Grand
Master, provided that at least five of the
eight Brethren elected in each year shall
be elected from among Brethren nominated
from Lodges in Provinces. Nominations
by members of any of the aforesaid Lodges
who are eligible to attend Grand Lodge,
containing the names of the several
Brethren, the names and numbers of their
Lodges and their Masonic rank, shall be
delivered to the Grand Secretary on or
before the last day in November.
(b) Not more than one member of any
Lodge shall be eligible, as such, for
nomination as a candidate for election to
the Commission; but this shall not prevent
a duly qualified Brother, being a subscribing
member of another Lodge, from being
nominated in respect of his membership
of such other Lodge.
(c) If any elected member of the
Commission die, resign, be removed from
office, become a member of the panel or
become ineligible by reason of Rule 274,
the vacancy shall be filled by the election
of a duly qualified Brother at the next
meeting of the Rulers’ Forum to be held
after the Grand Secretary receives notice
that a vacancy has occurred.
(d) Elected members of the Commission
shall be eligible for re-election after having
served the term for which they were elected.
275A. Notwithstanding the provisions
of Rule 275 those Brethren elected to the
Commission for Appeals Courts prior to
the coming into effect of that Rule and
this under the previous provisions of Rules
275 and 275a shall serve for the unexpired
portion of their elected term until 2007,
2008 and 2009 respectively, but any casual
vacancy occurring hereafter shall be filled
in accordance with the provisions of Rule
275 above.’ ”
“That with effect from 1 January 2007 Rule
280 be amended to read as follows:
‘280. The Panel for Clemency shall be
constituted on each occasion as hereinafter
mentioned. All questions shall be
determined by a majority of votes,
the presiding Brother in case of equality
having a second or casting vote.
(a) The Assistant Grand Master (or, if he
be not available, the Deputy Grand Master)
shall preside.
(b) There shall be not less than three
Metropolitan or Provincial Grand Masters
chosen by the presiding Brother from a list
of eight appointed annually by the Grand
Master; the Metropolitan or Provincial
Grand Masters so appointed may so long as
they remain eligible be re-appointed as often
as the Grand Master may see fit. The Grand
Master may appoint an eligible Brother
to fill any vacancy occurring by reason
of death or resignation or disqualification.
(c) There shall be not less than three
members chosen by the presiding Brother
from a list of eight which shall comprise the
President and Deputy President of the Board
of General Purposes and six other members
(not being Metropolitan or Provincial
Grand Masters or Grand Superintendents)
of the Rulers’ Forum Groups elected
annually by the Rulers’ Forum.’”
Brethren under 25
In introducing the Board’s Report in Grand
Lodge in December 2005 the President
stated that the Board was most anxious
to encourage the recruitment of young
members and that he expected to give
notice of motion at the next Quarterly
Communication to amend the Book of
Constitutions to allow for a lower rate of
dues and registration fees in respect of
Brethren under the age of 25 for any part
of the Lodge subscription year.
Notice of Motion to amend the
Book of Constitutions at the next Quarterly
Communication was tabled as follows:
“That a new Rule 270B be inserted as follows:
‘270B. (a) The dues payable to the Fund
of General Purposes under Rule 269 shall
be reduced by 50 per cent in respect of any
Brother initiated in the Lodge who was at
any time during the relevant year under the
age of twenty-five and his subscription to
the Lodge shall be reduced accordingly,
but such reduction shall be disregarded
in determining for the purposes of Rule
145 whether all the members of the Lodge
entitled to the same privileges pay the same
subscription.
(b) The fees payable under Rule 270 shall
be reduced by 50 per cent in respect of any
Brother under the age of twenty-five.’”
The Board also wishes to reiterate its
intention to waive 50% of the annual dues
and registration fee payable during 2006 in
respect of such Brethren until the proposed
amendment to the Book of Constitutions
can come into effect.
Grand Lodge Register 1996–2005
The tables below show the number of Lodges on the Register and of Certificates issued
during the past ten years:
Charges for Warrants
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 270A, Book of Constitutions, the Board
has considered the costs of preparing the actual documents specified in this Rule and
recommends that for the year commencing 1 April 2006 the charges (exclusive of vat)
shall be as follows:
£
255.00 (a) Warrant for a new Lodge
620.00 (b) Warrant of Confirmation
360.00 (c) Warrant for a Centenary Jewel
515.00 (d) Warrant of Confirmation for a Centenary Jewel
545.00 (e) Warrant for a Bi-Centenary Bar
545.00 (f) Warrant of Confirmation for a Bi-Centenary Bar
60.00 (g) Certificate of Amalgamation
80.00 (h) Enfacement (Alterations) Fee
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