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which legally designated the territories and commands of The Salvation Army. This list has been continually updated since then by the General of the day executing a new deed poll whenever there is a change, however minor, to the name or status of a territory or command. Only the leaders of the territories (not commands) listed in the deed poll qualify for attendance at the High Council. The Salvation Army Act 1980 No chronological survey of criteria for High Council membership would be complete without mention of the Salvation Army Act of 1980, even though the Act did not change the membership of the Council. This major piece of legislation revoked the Foundation Deed of 1878 and the Supplementary Deed of 1904 together with the 1930 Variation Deed. It also repealed or amended certain provisions of the Salvation Army Acts 1931 to 1968. With respect to the High Council, the Salvation Army Act 1980 started virtually from scratch and it is now the legislative bedrock on which everything to do with the High Council rests. The details are set out in Schedule 4 of the Act. The General, with the agreement of more than two thirds of the commissioners, has the power to amend Schedule 4 without reference to Parliament. The Salvation Army Act 1980 retained in Schedule 4 the High Council membership criteria decided by the 1930 Commissioners Conference, namely, the Chief of the Staff, all commissioners and all territorial commanders holding the rank of colonel for two or more years. 1995 – Membership criteria adapted to match a new situation A major change to the composition of the High Council took place in the 1990s – and it happened without the criteria for membership changing! This remarkable and unexpected development deserves closer examination. Anyone who has studied the photos of High Councils that adorn the walls of Sunbury Court will have noticed the dramatic difference in the pictures from the 1999 Council onwards. The pictures of 19