I.   Introductory Provisions

Forms are the fourth of thirty-three (33) Administrative Elements of Trust being the model of certain Instruments prescribed in accord with these Canons or the constituting Instrument of the valid Trust, Estate or Fund and the manner by which they must be correctly completed, the method of their use and the matters to which they may apply.

Six classes of valid Forms are recognized in accord with these Canons being Scriptural, Traditional, Universal, Customary, Foreign and Private:

(i) Scriptural Forms all valid Forms prescribed in accord with these Canons and the most sacred Covenant Pactum de Singularis Caelum consistent with the standards of form originating from the 8th Century under the Sacred Law of the Carolingians and the Universal (Catholic) Church; and

(ii) Traditional Forms all valid Forms prescribed in accord with these Canons and the most sacred Covenant Pactum de Singularis Caelum consistent with the standards of form originating from traditional and indigenous cultures and people; and

(iii) Universal Forms are all valid Forms prescribed in accord with these Canons and the Ucadia Universal Standard Forms (USF) System; and

(iv) Customary Forms are all valid Forms prescribed in accord with these Canons that possess customary form by tradition, use and custom; and

(v) Foreign Forms are all valid Forms prescribed in accord with these Canons issued by a foreign entity; and

(vi) Private Forms are all valid Forms prescribed in accord with these Canons issued privately or according to the rules and ordinances of a valid Trust, Estate or Fund.

All valid Forms must possess validity pertaining to three (3) essential elements being Authority, Title and Body:

(i) Authority is the identification of claimed source of Authority by which a valid Form is issued before the Body or Title; and

(ii) Title is the identification of the unique name of the Form that distinguishes it from others before the Body; and

(iii) Body is the primary function and model text and elements that demonstrate the purpose of the Form consistent with its Title.

In respect of the essential elements of Forms:

(i) The valid source of Authority of a valid Form is the jurisdiction under which any determination of the validity of any Instrument created from it is determined; and

(ii) The creation of any Instrument from a valid Form is automatically an admission of being under the jurisdiction of the valid source of Authority listed on it; and

(iii) The immediate source of Authority and not the remote (or ultimate) source of Authority must be clear; and

(iv) A Form without a clear identification of the source of its Authority before the Title, has none; and

(v) A Form that claims more than two sources of Authority or conflicting Authority renders itself defective; and

(vi) A Form without a Title after the clear identification of the source of its Authority is invalid; and

(vii) A Form with a Title contrary to the precise name defined under the source of Authority that prescribed it, renders itself defective; and

(viii) A Form with a Body contrary to the precise words and format defined under the source of Authority that prescribed it, renders itself defective; and

(ix) A Form where the Title is contary to the purpose and function of the Body is a fraud and invalid.