Regulation 46 mandates that no new Royal Arch Chapter may convene until it is solemnly constituted in accordance with traditional practices. This constitution must be performed by one of the Grand Principals, the Metropolitan Grand Superintendent, or a designated Grand Officer or Installed First Principal. The regulation specifies that only the Companion named in the Chapter's Charter may be installed as Principal, unless the Grand Chapter grants special permission. Furthermore, a Chapter cannot be recognized, nor can its Principals be admitted into the Grand Chapter or any Metropolitan, Provincial, or District Grand Chapter, unless it has been properly constituted and registered. This regulation ensures adherence to established protocols and maintains the integrity of the Masonic structure within the Royal Arch.
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Regulation 46: New Chapter must be regularly Constituted. No new Chapter shall be entitled to meet until it has been solemnly constituted according to ancient usage by one of the Grand Principals, by the Metropolitan Grand Superintendent or Grand Superintendent of the Metropolitan Area, Province or District, or by some other Grand Officer or Installed First Principal of a Chapter appointed to perform that duty. No Companion shall be installed as Principal except the Companion named in the Charter for such office unless by sanction of the Grand Chapter. No Chapter shall be acknowledged, nor its Principals admitted as such into the Grand Chapter, or a Metropolitan, Provincial or District Grand Chapter, unless such Chapter has been regularly constituted and registered.