Rule 5.54 Payment of the Membership Subscription
a. In order to meet the costs of Headquarters services to the Movement and the costs of organising and administering the Association, and to meet the Association's obligations to World Scouting, the Committee of the Council of the Association requires Members to pay a Headquarters Membership Subscription.
b. The amount of the Membership Subscription is decided annually by the Committee of the Council.
c. In addition, to meet local costs, the local Scout County and the local Scout District may charge a membership subscription.
d. Every Scout County is responsible for the payment of the Headquarters Membership Subscription in accordance with the numbers returned on the annual census return.
e. Payments should be remitted to Headquarters not later than the date annually notified.
f. Membership subscriptions may be collected from the Members or their parents by a method decided by the County Executive Committee.
g. The County is encouraged to use the Gift Aid scheme for subscription payments.
h. The amount of the Headquarters Membership Subscription decided by the Committee of the Council applies to the whole of the United Kingdom.
i. The Committee of the Council will decide what proportion, if any, is to be retained by the Country Councils of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales towards the costs of their own Country Headquarters services.