Regulation 69 outlines the issuance of Grand Chapter certificates for newly exalted Companions or those joining from other Constitutions, contingent upon registration per Regulation 61. Certificates are issued by the Grand Scribe E., with a prohibition on issuance for Companions who breach Regulation 66A until they become subscribing members of a recognized Lodge. In districts where a Grand Superintendent oversees certificate issuance, the District Grand Scribe E. manages the process and reports quarterly to the Grand Scribe E. Certificates must be presented in open Chapter, recorded in minutes, or sent by registered post if necessary. Recipients must sign the certificate upon receipt. If a certificate is lost or destroyed, a replacement may be issued upon proof and payment of a prescribed fee. The amended regulation applies to various jurisdictions, including Bedfordshire, Essex, and Hong Kong, among others.
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Regulation 69: Grand Chapter certificates When the particulars of a newly exalted Companion or of a Companion who has joined the Chapter from another Constitution have been registered in accordance with Regulation 61 the Grand Scribe E. shall issue a Grand Chapter certificate, provided always that no Grand Chapter Certificate shall be issued in respect of a Companion exalted, or elected a joining member from another Constitution, in breach of Regulation 66A until he shall have again become a subscribing member of (a) a Lodge under the United Grand Lodge of England or (b) a Lodge under a recognised Grand Lodge.
In Districts where the Grand Superintendent is entitled to order the issue of Grand Chapter certificates the particulars shall be sent to the District Grand Scribe E. who shall thereupon issue the certificate and quarterly make a return to the Grand Scribe E. of all certificates so issued.
In such cases the particulars required for registration shall be included with the annual return rendered to the Grand Scribe E. on the form which is provided by him.
Presentation of certificate A Companion's Grand Chapter certificate shall be presented to him in open Chapter and the fact recorded in the minutes except that in cases where this cannot be done the certificate shall be sent to him by registered post or delivered to him by hand and the fact shall be reported to the Chapter at its next regular convocation and recorded in the minutes.
Certificate must be signed A Grand Chapter certificate must immediately on receipt be signed in the margin by the Companion to whom it is issued.
Lost certificate If a certificate has been lost or destroyed, of which satisfactory proof must be adduced, the Grand Scribe E. or the District Grand Scribe E., as the case may be, may issue a replacement to the Companion to whom the original was issued upon payment of the fee prescribed in Regulation 98.
Regulation 69(Amended): Grand Chapter certificates When the particulars of a newly exalted Companion or of a Companion who has joined the Chapter from another Constitution have been registered in accordance with Regulation 61 the Grand Scribe E. shall issue a Grand Chapter certificate, provided always that no Grand Chapter Certificate shall be issued in respect of a Companion exalted, or elected a joining member from another Constitution, in breach of Regulation 66A until he shall have again become a subscribing member of (a) a Lodge under the United Grand Lodge of England or (b) a Lodge under a recognised Grand Lodge.
In Districts where a Grand Superintendent is entitled to order the issue of Grand Chapter certificates the particulars shall be sent to the District Grand Scribe E. who shall thereupon issue the certificate and quarterly make a return to the Grand Scribe E. of all certificates so issued.
In such cases the particulars required for registration shall be included with the annual return rendered to the Grand Scribe E. on the form which is provided by him.
*The above and amended Regulation has been applied to the following area(s): Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Bristol, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Cumberland and Westmorland, Cyprus, Derbyshire, Dorset, Eastern Archipelago, East Lancashire, Essex, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, Guernsey and Alderney, Hertfordshire, Hong Kong and the Far East, Isle of Man, Jersey, Leicestershire and Rutland, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, Monmouthshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somerset, South Wales, Suffolk, Warwickshire, West Wales, Wiltshire and Worcestershire.