==The Constitution of Regia Anglorum==
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<li>i. This Constitution shall set down the rights of each of the members of Regia Anglorum</li><li>All members of Regia Anglorum are equally bound to comply with it, and with the other Regulations of Regia Anglorum. The Constitution and Regulations shall together be referred to as the ‘Code of Law’ (CoL)</li><li>Within the CoL the use of pronouns of the third person shall be deemed to be generic of both number and gender.</li><li>Notes within the CoL are part of and have the authority of the CoL.</li><li>The CoL shall be subject to review and reform by the High Witan of Regia Anglorum.</li>
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===1. The Title===
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i. <li>The Society, an Unincorporated Association, shall be called ‘RegiaAnglorum’, and is hereafter referred to as ‘Regia’ or ‘the Society’ in thisdocument</li>ii. <li>The Title of the Society shall not indicate a geographical area </li><li>iii. The business of the Society in the United States of America may becarried out by Regia Anglorum, Inc. Regia Anglorum, Inc. is a body bound bythis Code of Law, and its members are members of Regia Anglorum.)</li></ol> ===2. Aims and Objectives===i. <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman"><li>Regia shall be a non-religious, non-political and non-profit-makingorganisation</li>ii. <li>It shall recreate the society of the British Isles and their near neighbours inthe period c. 950-1066 AD as authentically as practicable</li>iii. <li>It shall enable these recreations to inform, educate and entertain thegeneral public.</li></ol> ===3. The Government of the Society===i. <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman"><li>Regia shall be governed by a committee (hereafter referred to as the‘High Witan’), made up of a delegate from each recognised local groupwithin the Society, and the Society Officers elected by the High Witan(See R2 below).</li>ii. <li>Each local group within Regia shall be governed by a committee, madeup of the chosen leader of that group, and such officers appointed bythe group (see C5B below).</li>iii. <li>In the event of the winding up of the Society, the Society may sell ordispose of the whole or any part of the Society’s assets for suchconsideration as the Society may think fit.</li>iv. <li>In the event of the winding up of the Society, any assets remainingafter the settlement of all debts of the Society will be deemed thecommon property of all Full Members of the Society.</li></ol> ===4. Membership of the Society===i. <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman"><li>Persons can only apply to join Regia through a local group, and are initiallyaffiliated to the group through which they applied to join Regia (see R7ivbelow). Members can transfer their affiliation to another group.</li>ii. <li>Applications for membership may be made by any eligible person</li>iii. <li>Drug addicts are not eligible for membership of the Society.</li>iv. <li>Any person listed on the Sexual Offences Register is ineligible formembership of the Society</li>v. <li>A member of the Society who is convicted of a criminal offence that istriable only by indictment or an either way offence, which is triable by eitherindictment or summarily, shall have their suitability for membershipreviewed. Members who are in any doubt should consult their Group Leaderor the Lawspeaker for advice. A member who is found to have concealedsuch information may have their membership revoked.</li><ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">a). <li> Any review carried out under the above shall take place within 60days of the conviction or of the time when the conviction came to theattention of the Society</li>b) <li> Any such review shall be conducted according to the principles ofNatural Justice and will be governed by sections 4A of the Constitutionand 6 of the Regulations of the Society</li>vi. </ol><li> An applicant for membership of the Society who has been convicted ofan offence as detailed in C4iv above shall only be admitted tomembership at the discretion of his local Group Leader, who shall takethe advice of the Society in each individual case. Any applicant who isfound to have knowingly concealed such information at the time ofapplication shall have their membership immediately revoked</li></ol>
vii. Persons expelled from Regia Anglorum are not eligible to rejoin
viii. Persons whose membership of the Society has lapsed (see C4Cii