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Registration and membership subscriptions

4d.1.1.1    Initial registration
A section does not formally exist until it has been recorded on the membership system.

A Group does not formally exist until it has been recorded on the membership system.

A District does not formally exist until it has been recorded on the membership system.

A County does not formally exist until it has been recorded on the membership system.

4d.1.1.2 Census and annual renewal of registration 

  1. Every section, Group, District and County must complete the census process advised by UK Headquarters each year. This process automatically includes the annual re-registration of each section, Group, District and County. See also POR 3.2.1.2.
  2. If a section, Group, District or County is not re-registered via completion of the annual census, then it must be closed.   
  3. Any section, Group, District or County which returns zero members on the annual census, must be closed unless there are extraordinary circumstances leading to the zero return.  
  4. The process for closure of a section is in POR 4d.2.
  5. The process for closure of a Group, District or County is in POR 4d.3 – as part of this process, UK Headquarters will remove the Group, District or County from the membership system.

4d.1.1.3 Membership subscriptions 
Registration renewal also requires the payment of  

  • the UK Headquarters’ Membership Subscriptions
  • any District, County and Country membership subscriptions payable.   

See also POR 5e.8.