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The Hallmark Regulations
The Hallmark Regulations are the rules of the mark: who may apply it, on what conditions, and how it may be withdrawn. This page summarises what they govern and offers the full document.
Who may apply the Hallmark
The Hallmark may be applied only to an Engagement that has passed an Assay against a Stewarded Standard, and only by a party entitled to apply it — the Platform that holds the Engagement, acting on the certification of an Accredited Assayer. It is not a mark a Practitioner or Platform may self-award.
The conditions it carries
A Hallmark attests to a specific Engagement, assayed against a specific version of the Standard, by a named Accredited Assayer, on a date. It does not transfer to other work, survive a material change of scope, or imply anything beyond what was assayed. The Engagement is entered on the public Register, which is the authoritative record of its status.
Withdrawal
The Regulations set out the grounds on which a Hallmark may be withdrawn — for example, a material change of scope that takes the Engagement outside the conditions of its Assay, or a finding that the conditions were not met — and the procedure for doing so. A withdrawn or superseded Engagement remains on the Register, visibly marked; integrity requires permanence.
The Hallmark Regulations are being finalised and are not yet published. The full document is available on request in the meantime. The Regulations sit alongside the constitutional documents and govern the application of the Hallmark in detail.