Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland

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The Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland is the official national record of legally granted and recorded coats of arms and heraldic bearings in Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heraldic register
public register
access publicly accessible under certain conditions
administeredBy Court of the Lord Lyon
authority Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects)
surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms
category Scottish legal register
heraldic authority record
contains blazons of arms
dates of grants or matriculations
names of armigers
pictorial representations of arms
country Scotland
enforcedBy Court of the Lord Lyon
function to document lawful armorial bearings in Scotland
to prevent unlawful assumption of arms in Scotland
governedBy Scottish heraldic law
jurisdiction Scotland
language Scots law context
legalEffect constitutes official proof of entitlement to arms in Scotland
legalStatus statutory register
maintainedBy Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects)
surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms
medium illustrated armorial entries
manuscript volumes
officialStatus official national record of coats of arms in Scotland
purpose evidence in legal disputes over arms
public record of armorial bearings
regulation of heraldry in Scotland
records coats of arms
heraldic bearings
legally granted arms
legally recorded arms
regionServed Scotland
relatedTo Court of the Lord Lyon
Lyon King of Arms Act 1672
surface form: Lyon King of Arms Act

Scottish heraldry
scope arms granted by the Lord Lyon King of Arms
arms recorded for clans and families
arms recorded for corporate bodies
arms recorded for individuals
heraldic arms used in Scotland

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Court of the Lord Lyon maintains Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
Scottish heraldry maintainsRegister Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records responsibleFor Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon relatedTo Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
Lyon Court maintains Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland