Annual dues payable to the Fund of General Purposes are required from every Lodge in England and Wales, including unattached Lodges, those in Metropolitan Areas, Provinces, Districts, and abroad. The specific amounts are determined annually by a Grand Lodge resolution made in June. Lodges with membership restricted to Installed Masters must pay dues only for Brethren who are not members of any other Lodge. If a Brother belongs solely to such Lodges, the Lodge where he has the longest membership is responsible for his dues. Additionally, this Brother must pay an annual subscription equal to the Lodge's dues, which is not considered when assessing whether all members entitled to the same privileges pay the same subscription, as per Rule 145. This structure ensures clarity and fairness in dues obligations across different Lodge types and membership scenarios.
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There shall be payable to the Fund of General Purposes annual dues in respect of each of its members by every Lodge (i) in England and Wales that is unattached, (ii) in a Metropolitan Area or a Province, (iii) in a District and (iv) abroad not in a District of such respective amounts as shall be fixed for each calendar year by resolution of the Grand Lodge in the preceding June. Provided that any Lodge in a Metropolitan Area, Province, District or Group that is from time to time determined by the Board of General Purposes to be a Lodge the membership of which is restricted to Brethren who are Installed Masters but which is otherwise open without further restriction to all Brethren either within the relevant Metropolitan Area, Province, District or Group, or within a group of Lodges linked together by a common purpose or affiliation, shall pay annual dues in respect of those Brethren only who are not members of any other Lodge, and in the case of a Brother who is a member only of one or more such Lodges restricted to Installed Masters the Lodge of which he has been longest a member shall alone pay annual dues in respect of him. Such a Brother shall pay, by way of annual subscription, an additional amount equal to the dues payable in respect of him by such Lodge, but such additional amount 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. Here is the final section of rules, formatted as requested.