Advocate General for Scotland

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United Kingdom government position law officer ministerial office

The Advocate General for Scotland is a UK government minister who serves as the chief legal adviser to the UK Government on Scots law.

Aliases (1)

Office of the Advocate General for Scotland ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Kingdom government position → law officer → ministerial office →
advisesOn	Scots law →
appliesToLegalSystem	Scots law →
appointedBy	Monarch of the United Kingdom →
appointedOnAdviceOf	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
confersTitle	membership of the UK Government →
country	United Kingdom →
createdBy	Scotland Act 1998 →
domain	civil law (Scotland) → constitutional law → criminal law (Scotland) → public law →
formationYear	1999 →
hasCounterpartOffice	Attorney General for Ireland (historical) → Attorney General for Northern Ireland →
hasJurisdictionOver	Scots private law → Scots public law →
hasLegalSystem	Scots law →
includedIn	Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (as amended) →
isChiefLegalAdviserTo	UK Government on Scots law →
jurisdiction	Scotland →
languageOfWork	English → Scots law terminology →
legalAdviserTo	UK Government departments on Scots law →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	United Kingdom →
memberOf	UK Government Law Officers →
nativeLabel	Advocate General for Scotland →
officeHeldBy	UK government minister →
officeType	non‑cabinet ministerial post →
oversees	Office of the Advocate General for Scotland →
partOf	UK Government →
predecessor	Lord Advocate (as UK Government law officer before devolution) →
reportsTo	Cabinet of the United Kingdom → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
responsibleFor	instructing counsel in Scottish legal proceedings involving the UK Government → providing legal advice on devolution issues involving Scotland → representing the UK Government in Scottish courts →
seat	Edinburgh → London →
style	The Right Honourable →
subordinateTo	Parliament of the United Kingdom (through ministerial accountability) →
worksWith	Attorney General for England and Wales → Lord Advocate → Solicitor General for England and Wales → Solicitor General for Scotland →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Attorney General for England and Wales →	distinctFrom
Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom →	hasPart
Lord Advocate →	isSeparateFrom
Advocate General for Scotland →	nativeLabel
Advocate General for Scotland ("Office of the Advocate General for Scotland") →	oversees
Solicitor General for England and Wales →	relatedOffice
Treasury Solicitor →	worksWith