What is the procedure to summon an emergency meeting?

On good cause shown, a dispensation to hold an emergency meeting must first be granted by the Grand Master, or by the Metropolitan, Provincial, or District Grand Master, as the regulations of the United Grand Lodge of England specify. Once dispensation is granted, the meeting may be called under the authority of the Master of the lodge. If the Master is not available, the Senior Warden may authorize it, or, if he is also unavailable, the Junior Warden.

Candidates for initiation are normally proposed and balloted for at regular meetings. A ballot can only be taken at an emergency meeting under special conditions affecting the candidate, and strictly following the procedure set out under the governing rules.