Crown in right of Scotland

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The Crown in right of Scotland is the legal embodiment of the British monarch in their capacity as the sovereign authority of Scotland, distinct from their roles in other parts of the United Kingdom.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown
legal concept
public authority
affectedByEvent Acts of Union 1707
appliesToJurisdiction Scots law (to a limited extent)
surface form: Scots law
associatedWithOffice Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
surface form: Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
cameUnderSameMonarchAs Crown of England
constitutionalDoctrine the Crown never dies
constitutionalForm constitutional monarchy
continuesLegalIdentityOf crown of Scotland
surface form: Crown of Scotland
country Scotland
distinctFrom Crown in right of Australia
Crown in right of Canada
Crown in right of England
Crown in right of Northern Ireland
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
event Union of the Crowns
eventStartDate 1603
exercisesPowerThrough Scottish Government
Scottish Parliament
Judiciary of Scotland
surface form: Scottish courts
governedBy Scotland Act 1998
Scotland Act 2012
Scotland Act 2016
hasAttribute perpetual succession
hasCapital Edinburgh
hasPowerOver Crown Estate
surface form: Crown Estate in Scotland (subject to devolution arrangements)
hasRole formal party to many Scottish legal proceedings
holder of certain property rights in Scotland
source of executive authority in Scotland
headOfState British monarch
historicallyPrecededBy crown of Scotland
surface form: Crown of Scotland
languageUsed English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
legalPersonality separate from the United Kingdom government
separate from the monarch as a natural person
legalSystem Scots law (to a limited extent)
surface form: Scots law
partOf Crown in right of the United Kingdom
surface form: Crown in the United Kingdom
representedBy Advocate General for Scotland
surface form: Advocate General for Scotland (in UK matters)

Lord Advocate
surface form: Lord Advocate (in many legal proceedings)
retained distinct legal system after 1707
seatOfGovernment Edinburgh
sovereign British monarch
symbolOf continuity of the Scottish state
sovereignty of Scotland
usesSymbol Great Seal of Scotland
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (Scottish version)

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Crown in right of Wales distinguishedFrom Crown in right of Scotland
Kelso Abbey ownership Crown in right of Scotland
this entity surface form: Crown (on behalf of the Scottish people)
Scottish heralds employer Crown in right of Scotland
this entity surface form: Crown in Scotland
Scottish crown legalConceptContinuesAs Crown in right of Scotland
Crown in right of Northern Ireland distinctFrom Crown in right of Scotland
Crown in right of Northern Ireland relatedLegalConcept Crown in right of Scotland
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service legalAuthority Crown in right of Scotland
this entity surface form: Crown in Scotland
LA legalRoleFor Crown in right of Scotland
subject surface form: Lord Advocate
this entity surface form: the Crown in Scotland
LA chiefLegalOfficerOf Crown in right of Scotland
subject surface form: Lord Advocate
this entity surface form: the Crown in Scotland
St Andrews Cathedral ruins ownedBy Crown in right of Scotland
this entity surface form: Crown (on behalf of the Scottish people)