Court of the Lord Lyon

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Scottish public body court of law heraldic authority

The Court of the Lord Lyon is Scotland’s heraldic authority and court of law responsible for regulating coats of arms and matters of genealogy and heraldry.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lord Lyon Court	1
Scottish pursuivants	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish public body ⓘ court of law ⓘ heraldic authority ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Lyon Court ⓘ
appealsTo	Court of Session (in peerage matters) ⓘ surface form: Court of Session
appoints	Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records ⓘ
associatedWith	College of Arms ⓘ Court of Chivalry ⓘ
authorityType	heraldic authority of Scotland ⓘ
canImpose	fines for unlawful use of arms ⓘ
canOrder	destruction of unlawfully borne arms ⓘ
confirms	existing coats of arms ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
employs	heralds ⓘ pursuivants ⓘ
enforces	heraldic law in Scotland ⓘ
field	genealogy ⓘ heraldry ⓘ vexillology ⓘ
grants	new coats of arms ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	arms used by Scottish corporations ⓘ arms used by Scottish local authorities ⓘ arms used by Scottish public bodies ⓘ arms used by private individuals domiciled in Scotland ⓘ
hasOfficial	Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms
hasWebsite	https://www.courtofthelordlyon.scot/ ⓘ
headOfCourt	Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms
historicalPrecursor	medieval Scottish heraldic practice ⓘ
jurisdiction	Scotland ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
legalBasis	Acts of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ Scottish common law ⓘ
legalStatus	court of law of public record ⓘ
locatedInBuilding	New Register House, Edinburgh ⓘ
location	Edinburgh ⓘ
maintains	Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland ⓘ Public Register of All Genealogies and Birthbrieves in Scotland ⓘ
oversees	Scottish clan chiefs recognition ⓘ official recognition of Scottish tartans ⓘ
partOf	Scottish legal system ⓘ
regulates	Scottish heraldic matters ⓘ coats of arms in Scotland ⓘ public use of arms in Scotland ⓘ
subordinateTo	Scottish Government ⓘ surface form: Scottish Government (in administrative matters)

Referenced by (15)

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

Court of Session (in peerage matters) → distinctFrom → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord Lyon Court

Pursuivant → employer → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

Flags of the United Kingdom → governedBy → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

Scottish heraldry → governedBy → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

heraldry of the United Kingdom → governedBy → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

Murray of Atholl arms → governingAuthority → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom → governingAuthority → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

The Most Honourable → governingBody → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

Royal Arms of England and Scotland quarterly → governingHeraldicAuthority → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

UK heraldic and flag authorities → hasPart → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) → heads → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

subject surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms

Clan Kirkpatrick → isRecognizedBy → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) → oversees → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

subject surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms

this entity surface form: Scottish pursuivants

Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland → regulatedBy → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) → subordinateBody → Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

subject surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms