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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland canonical | 5 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heraldic register
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records
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responsibleFor
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Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
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Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon
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relatedTo
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Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
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