Regulation 50 outlines the qualifications required for election to the Second and First Principal's Chairs within the Royal Arch. To be eligible for the Second Principal's Chair, a Companion must have been installed in the Third Principal's Chair and must wait a full year after this election before standing for the Second Principal. Similarly, to be elected as First Principal, a Companion must have served as Second Principal for at least one year following their installation. Dispensation from these requirements may be granted by the First Grand Principal, Metropolitan Grand Superintendent, or Grand Superintendent upon receipt of a petition detailing the circumstances and reasons for the request. However, even with dispensation, a Companion cannot be installed in the First Principal's Chair without prior installation in both the Second and Third Principal's Chairs, nor in the Second Principal's Chair without first being installed in the Third Principal's Chair.
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Regulation 50: Qualification for election as Second Principal. No Companion shall be eligible for election to the Second Principal's Chair who has not at the time of such election been installed in the Third Principal's Chair, nor until a full period of one year has elapsed since his election as Third Principal.
Qualification for election as First Principal No Companion shall be eligible for election to the First Principal's Chair who has not at the time of such election been installed in the Second Principal's Chair, nor until a full period of one year has elapsed since his election as Second Principal. The First Grand Principal, Metropolitan Grand Superintendent or Grand Superintendent may, however, grant dispensation from the observance of this Regulation on receipt of a petition setting forth the circumstances and the special reasons. But in such case a Companion shall not be installed in the First Principal's Chair without having been previously installed in the Second and Third Principal's Chairs, nor in the Second Principal's Chair without having been previously installed in the Third Principal's Chair.