Lodges may not pass or raise a Brother initiated in another Lodge without a written or electronically transmitted request from the Master (or Warden) and the Secretary of the initiating Lodge. This rule applies until the Board of General Purposes issues specific directions. For requests involving a Lodge under a recognized Grand Lodge, the request must be countersigned by the Grand Secretary of that Grand Lodge and forwarded accordingly. Conversely, requests from a Lodge under the Grand Lodge to a recognized Grand Lodge require similar countersigning and forwarding. Following the passing or raising of a Brother under these provisions, notification must be sent to the Grand Secretary and the candidate's Lodge. The amended rules are applicable in various regions, including Bedfordshire, Berkshire, and others, ensuring consistent procedures across jurisdictions.
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(a) No Lodge of which he is not a member shall pass or raise a Brother who has been initiated in another Lodge except at the written request of the Master (or in his absence a Warden) and the Secretary of the Lodge in which he was initiated. *Until the Board of General Purposes has given a direction in relation to any particular area, the current Rule (above) will continue to apply. (a) (Amended): No Lodge of which he is not a member shall pass or raise a Brother who has been initiated in another Lodge except at the written or electronically transmitted request of the Master (or in his absence a Warden) and the Secretary of the Lodge in which he was initiated. *The above and amended Rule has been applied to the following area(s): Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Bristol, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumberland and Westmorland, Cyprus, Derbyshire, Dorset, Eastern Archipelago, Essex, Gloucestershire, Guernsey and Alderney, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Hong Kong and the Far East, Isle of Man, Jersey, Leicestershire and Rutland, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, Monmouthshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, South Wales, Suffolk, Warwickshire, West Wales and Wiltshire. (b) In the case of a request by or on behalf of a Lodge under a recognised Grand Lodge to have a degree conferred on a Brother in a Lodge under the Grand Lodge, the request must be countersigned by the Grand Secretary of the recognised Grand Lodge and by him forwarded to the Grand Secretary for transmission to the Lodge, in which the degree is to be conferred. (c) In the converse case of a request by or on behalf of a Lodge under the Grand Lodge to have a degree conferred on a Brother in a Lodge under a recognised Grand Lodge, the request must be countersigned by the Grand Secretary and by him forwarded to the Grand Secretary of the recognised Grand Lodge for transmission to the Lodge in which the degree is to be conferred. (d) Whenever a Brother has been passed or raised under any of the provisions of this Rule a document certifying such passing or raising shall forthwith be forwarded to the Grand Secretary and to the Lodge to which the candidate belongs. *Until the Board of General Purposes has given a direction in relation to any particular area, the current Rule (above) will continue to apply. (d) (Amended): Whenever a Brother has been passed or raised under any of the provisions of this Rule such passing or raising shall forthwith be notified to the Grand Secretary and to the Lodge to which the candidate belongs. *The above and amended Rule has been applied to the following area(s): Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Bristol, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumberland and Westmorland, Cyprus, Derbyshire, Dorset, Eastern Archipelago, Essex, Gloucestershire, Guernsey and Alderney, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Hong Kong and the Far East, Isle of Man, Jersey, Leicestershire and Rutland, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, Monmouthshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, South Wales, Suffolk, Warwickshire, West Wales and Wiltshire.