What Makes a Grand Lodge Regular?
Does your Grand Lodge meet these standards? REGULARITY AND RECOGNITION INTRODUCTION 1. The regularity and recognition of Grand Lodges are separate but allied subjects. Unless a Grand Lodge is regular, it cannot be recognised. Unless a Grand Lodge is recognised, its Brethren cannot (or should not) be met as Freemasons by Brethren of regular and recognised Grand Lodges.BASIC PRINCIPLES 2. The “Basic Principles for Grand Lodge Recognition” were adopted by Grand Lodge in 1929. This was a codification, and not a statement of new principles. summarised the tests which the United Grand Lodge of England had applied and would apply in recognising regular Grand Lodges throughout the World. Eight principles are set out in ‘the Book of Constitutions, and restated in Grand Lodge’s leaflet “Freemasonry’s External Relations” To be eligible for recognition, a Grand Lodge must a. be regular in its origin (see paragraph 3 below) b. be truly independent and self-governing (see paragraph 4 below) c. adher
