Lodges may be removed from one location to another, provided specific procedures are followed. A motion for removal, signed by at least seven subscribing members, must be presented at a regular or emergency meeting, with a minimum of seven days' notice. The motion requires a two-thirds majority of those present and voting to pass. Consent from the Grand Master is mandatory, and if the removal occurs within a Metropolitan Area, Province, or District, the relevant Grand Master’s consent is also needed. Following approval, the Lodge must submit revised by-laws and minutes documenting the decision. If a permanent location is not immediately available, the Master can request a dispensation to continue operations temporarily, as outlined in Rule 142. These steps ensure compliance with Masonic governance and maintain proper records of changes in Lodge operations.
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Without prejudice to any power conferred by its warrant any Lodge may be removed from one house to another, if the following provisions are strictly complied with: (i) If at any regular meeting a notice of motion for the removal of the Lodge signed by not fewer than seven subscribing members be given, the Master shall cause such motion, which may also propose a consequential alteration of the days of meeting, to be placed on the summons for the next regular meeting or for an emergency meeting called for the sole purpose of considering and finally deciding the motion, for either of which not less than seven days’ notice shall be given. (ii) The motion shall not be carried unless two-thirds of the members present and voting shall vote in favour of it, and, if carried, shall effect, subject to all necessary approvals, the appropriate alterations in the by-laws of the Lodge. Consent to removal (iii) No Lodge shall be removed without the consent of the Grand Master, and, if the removal be to or from or within a Metropolitan Area, Province or District, the consent of the Metropolitan, Provincial or District Grand Master concerned must first be obtained. Removal to be recorded (iv) When a Lodge shall have resolved to alter its place or day of meeting, a copy of the alterations of the by-laws shall forthwith be submitted for approval in accordance with Rule 136, together with a copy of the minutes relating to such alterations. Temporary removal (v) If it is desired permanently to remove the Lodge, and it is not possible at once to specify a particular place of future meeting, the Master shall apply for an appropriate dispensation or appropriate dispensations in accordance with Rule 142. The dispensation, if granted, shall be for such period as is specified therein and shall authorise the Lodge to meet and carry on its business until the provisions of these Rules have been complied with.