Power to summon Officers and Brethren

The Disciplinary Authority may summon all or any of the Officers of any Lodge within his jurisdiction to attend him or some other Officer authorised by him and to produce the Warrant, books, papers and accounts of the Lodge, and may summon any Brother within his jurisdiction to attend him or such other Officer and to produce his Grand Lodge Certificate and any other Masonic documents in his possession. If any such summons be not complied with and no explanation is offered or the Disciplinary Authority is not satisfied with the explanation (if any), he may require such Officers or any of them or any such Brother as the case may be to show cause in writing within a time stated why the case should not be treated as one of contempt of Masonic authority and, unless within such time a written explanation be given to the satisfaction of the Disciplinary Authority, he may inflict upon the Officer or Officers so required and in addition or alternatively upon the Lodge or upon such Brother as the case may be the penalty of admonition or suspension, in which event a report of the case with all necessary particulars shall be forwarded as soon as practicable to the Grand Secretary, unless in the case of an admonition the Disciplinary Authority shall consider the case of insufficient importance to require this to be done. The Disciplinary Authority may retain any Warrant, books, papers, accounts or Grand Lodge Certificates produced pursuant to a summons made under this Rule.