High Sheriff of South Yorkshire

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The High Sheriff of South Yorkshire is a ceremonial judicial and civic officer appointed annually to represent the British monarch in matters of law and order within the county of South Yorkshire.

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Label Occurrences
High Sheriff of South Yorkshire canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf High Sheriff
ceremonial office
appliesToJurisdiction South Yorkshire
appointedBy British monarch
associatedWith Crown Court in South Yorkshire
magistrates’ courts in South Yorkshire
police and emergency services in South Yorkshire
ceremonialFunction attendance at royal visits in South Yorkshire
participation in civic and community events
support for the Crown and the judiciary
coatOfArmsStatus may use personal arms of the office holder rather than a fixed institutional coat of arms
country United Kingdom
differsFrom Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire
follows High Sheriff of Yorkshire
hasHierarchyPosition one of the oldest secular offices in the county
hasRole ceremonial judicial officer
civic officer
representative of the British monarch
hasSeat varies with office holder
honours may present awards and certificates for community service
inception 1974
isPartOf ceremonial county structure of South Yorkshire
jurisdiction matters of law and order in South Yorkshire
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalStatus independent non‑political royal appointment
legalTradition English law
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity South Yorkshire
officeEstablishedUnder historic office of High Sheriff in England and Wales
officeHoldersGender can be male or female
officeHolderTermLength 1 year
officeIsNonPolitical true
officeIsUnpaid true
partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
primaryFocus law and order
reasonForInception creation of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire in 1974
replaces High Sheriff of Yorkshire
surface form: High Sheriff of Yorkshire (for the area now in South Yorkshire)
scope ceremonial rather than executive
secondaryFocus community and voluntary sector support
selectionProcess nomination and pricking by the monarch
subdivisionOf High Sheriff of England and Wales
surface form: High Sheriff of England and Wales system
traditionalDuty proclamation of the accession of a new monarch in the county
supporting the welfare of judges

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Yorkshire hasHighSheriff High Sheriff of South Yorkshire
Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire hasPrecedenceOver High Sheriff of South Yorkshire
High Sheriffs of England and Wales hasPart High Sheriff of South Yorkshire