Regulation 75 outlines the constitution and functioning of the Committee of General Purposes within the Royal Arch. The Committee comprises the President, the Grand Treasurer, and up to five additional members appointed by the First Grand Principal, including two Grand Superintendents and one Past First Principal from a Metropolitan Area. Additional members can be co-opted, with a maximum of three serving until the next Annual Investiture or an earlier date determined by the Committee. Members must be First Principals or Past First Principals eligible to attend Grand Chapter as per Regulation 5. A member automatically retires upon reaching seventy-five years of age and cannot be reappointed thereafter. The First Grand Principal has the authority to fill any casual vacancies that arise within the Committee. This regulation ensures a structured approach to the governance and operational continuity of the Committee.
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Regulation 75: Constitution of Committee of General Purposes The Committee shall consist of the President, the Grand Treasurer and not more than five additional members appointed by the First Grand Principal of whom two shall be Grand Superintendents and one a Past First Principal of a Chapter in a Metropolitan Area.
The additional members shall be appointed from time to time by the First Grand Principal to serve during his pleasure.
The Committee may from time to time co-opt not more than three further members to serve until the conclusion of the next Annual Investiture (or such earlier date as the Committee may determine at the time of co-opting).
Qualification of Members The Companions so appointed or co-opted shall be First Principals or Past First Principals eligible to attend Grand Chapter under Regulation 5.
An additional member of the Committee shall automatically retire at the conclusion of the Annual Investiture immediately following the attainment by him of the age of seventy-five years and shall not, thereafter, be eligible to be reappointed to the Committee.
Casual Vacancies Casual vacancies may be filled by the First Grand Principal.