an organising scheme for every County Association, which would define its membership and name. These schemes were to be approved by Parliament. The Act anticipated that such schemes would have the lord-lieutenant of the county as the president, and required at least half of the membership would consist of officers drawn from all branches of the Territorial Force (or, preceding that, the Yeomanry and Volunteers). "Where desirable", members were also to include representatives of the county councils, county borough councils, and universities within the area of the Association, as well as co-opted members representative "of the interests of employers and workmen". The scheme would also lay down general administrative issues, such as the appointment of an initial chairman and officers and the rules of procedure. The schemes could permit general officers (or their deputies) to attend the meetings and speak, but not vote. Each association was to cover a single county (corresponding to the lieutenancy counties created by the Local Government Act 1888, Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 and Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898). Where the county was sufficiently large, the scheme could divide it into multiple parts and assign these to sub-associations. Duties of Associations Section 2 of the Act provided the duties of County Associations. They were primarily constituted to organise the Territorial Force within their county, but it was explicitly stipulated that they "shall not have any powers of training over any part of His Majesty's military forces". The Act permitted that virtually any relevant duties of the Crown could be assigned to the Associations, but particularly noted: Organisation and administration of Territorial Force units, except when called out for training or military service. Recruiting of the Force both in peacetime and wartime. Provision and maintenance of rifle ranges, buildings, magazines and sites of camps, the organisation of areas for manoeuvres, and secure storage for weapons and equipment. Arrangement with employers of holidays for training, and the timings of training camps. Establishment and support of cadet battalions and rifle clubs, with the caveat that no funding could be provided out of the Parliamentary grant in respect of any person under the age of sixteen. This caveat was a compromise introduced on the third reading of the bill; the Commons had provided that no support could be given for a person under sixteen at all, and the Lords wished to remove this restriction. The compromise was to state