Kilts and pleated tartan skirts may be worn as part of the appropriate uniform, subject to the following colour:
in Scotland, male Members who are entitled to wear uniform may wear the tartan kilt of any tartan;
elsewhere, male Members who are entitled by descent to wear tartan may wear the kilt;
in Scotland, female Members who are entitled to wear uniform may wear a pleated tartan skirt of any tartan;
elsewhere, female Members who are entitled to wear tartan may wear a pleated tartan skirt;
outside Scotland, where Members are entitled to wear tartan, male holders of appointments may wear the kilt of their own or Scout tartan and female holders of appointments may wear a pleated tartan skirt of their own or Scout tartan;
in Northern Ireland, male Members who are entitled to wear uniform may wear the saffron kilt;
elsewhere, male Members who are entitled by descent to do so may wear the saffron kilt;
in Northern Ireland, female Members who are entitled to wear uniform may wear a saffron pleated skirt;
Elsewhere, female Members who are entitled by descent to wear saffron may wear a saffron pleated skirt;
Outside Northern Ireland, where Members are entitled to wear saffron, male holders of appointments may wear a saffron kilt and female holders of appointments may wear a pleated saffron skirt.
The following items are correct wear with the tartan kilt: plain leather sporran, plain lovat green knee length socks and green garter tabs, black shoes, outer jacket tailored for wear with the kilt (optional).
The following items are correct wear with the saffron kilt: plain leather sporran, plain knee length socks of a traditional colour (eg, green, fawn or white), black or brown shoes, outer jacket tailored for wear with the kilt (optional).
Where a Section is wearing saffron, the sock and shoe colours must be the same for the whole Section. This decision is to be taken by the Section Leader after consensus has been sought.
