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He raises proceedings, when necessary, against those who improperly usurp armorial bearings. The punishment for this offence is set out in several Scottish statutes acts. The court has the power to fine and to ensure items bearing the offending Arms are removed, destroyed or forfeited. In lieu of the financial interests of the Treasury, the [[High Court of Justiciary]] will therefore sometimes regard cases brought by the Procurator Fiscal similarly to those of the [[Inland Revenue]]. Accordingly, an armorial offender was viewed as sternly as any other evading national taxation.<ref name="Innes 8"/> This is in contrast to the [[Court of Chivalry]] in [[England]], which has similar powers to the Lyon Court, but is a civil court, and has met only once in the last 230 years, in 1954, and is unlikely to sit again unless for a substantial cause.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>The Lyon Court, like all Scottish courts has a [[public prosecutor]]; styled '[[Procurator Fiscal#Court of the Lord Lyon|Procurator Fiscal to Lyon Court]]', who is independently appointed by the [[Scottish Ministers]]. He raises proceedings, when necessary, against those who improperly usurp armorial bearings. The punishment for this offence is set out in several Scottish statutes acts. The court has the power to fine and to ensure items bearing the offending Arms are removed, destroyed or forfeited. In lieu of the financial interests of the Treasury, the [[High Court of Justiciary]] will therefore sometimes regard cases brought by the Procurator Fiscal similarly to those of the [[Inland Revenue]]. Accordingly, an armorial offender was viewed as sternly as any other evading national taxation.<ref name="Innes 8"/> This is in contrast to the [[Court of Chivalry]] in [[England]], which has similar powers to the Lyon Court, but is a civil court, and has met only once in the last 230 years, in 1954, and is unlikely to sit again unless for a substantial cause.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Historically the punishment for the usurpation of arms were severe. In the [[Lyon King of Arms Act 1592]] and the [[Lyon King of Arms Act 1672]], the court was given the full power to fine and imprison offenders.<ref name="Innes 8"/><ref>Lyon King of Arms Act 1592, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Section</del> 1</ref> In the [[Lyon King of Arms Act 1669]] the court was given the power to issue [[letters of horning]]. As well as the full power: to erase unwarranted arms, to 'dash them furth of' stained-glass windows and to break unwarranted seals. Where the cases involve forfeiture, the Court could grant a warrant for the seizure of movable goods and gear where unwarranted arms are found.<ref name="Innes 8"/></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>Historically the punishment for the usurpation of arms were severe. In the [[Lyon King of Arms Act 1592]] and the [[Lyon King of Arms Act 1672]], the court was given the full power to fine and imprison offenders.<ref name="Innes 8"/><ref><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>Lyon King of Arms Act 1592<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">section</ins> 1</ref> In the [[Lyon King of Arms Act 1669]] the court was given the power to issue [[letters of horning]]. As well as the full power: to erase unwarranted arms, to 'dash them furth of' stained-glass windows and to break unwarranted seals. Where the cases involve forfeiture, the Court could grant a warrant for the seizure of movable goods and gear where unwarranted arms are found.<ref name="Innes 8"/></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>==Judges and office holders==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>==Judges and office holders==</div></td> </tr> </table><hr class='diff-hr' id='mw-oldid' /> <h2 class='diff-currentversion-title'>Revision as of 10:58, 20 November 2024</h2> <div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Court which regulates heraldry in Scotland</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #Ededed;">Court of the Lord Lyon</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; 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-3.190</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Composition method</th><td class="infobox-data">Appointed by <a href="/wiki/Monarch_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Monarch of the United Kingdom">Monarch of the United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Authorised by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rps.ac.uk/trans/1592/4/47">Lyon King of Arms Act 1592</a> and subsequent statutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Appellate_court" title="Appellate court">Appeals to</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Civil: <a href="/wiki/Inner_House" title="Inner House">Inner House</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Session" title="Court of Session">Court of Session</a><br /> Criminal: <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Justiciary" title="High Court of Justiciary">High Court of Justiciary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.courtofthelordlyon.scot/">www<wbr />.courtofthelordlyon<wbr />.scot</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1137768#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #Ededed;"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms" title="Lord Lyon King of Arms">Lord Lyon King of Arms</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Currently</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Morrow_(officer_of_arms)" title="Joseph Morrow (officer of arms)">Joseph Morrow CVO CBE KStJ KC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Since</th><td class="infobox-data">17 January 2014</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Court of the Lord Lyon</b>, or <b>Lyon Court</b>, is a standing <a href="/wiki/Courts_of_Scotland" title="Courts of Scotland">court</a> of law, based in <a href="/wiki/New_Register_House" title="New Register House">New Register House</a> in Edinburgh, which regulates <a href="/wiki/Heraldry" title="Heraldry">heraldry</a> in <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>. The Lyon Court maintains the register of grants of <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">arms</a>, known as the <a href="/wiki/Public_Register_of_All_Arms_and_Bearings_in_Scotland" title="Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland">Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland</a>, as well as records of <a href="/wiki/Genealogy" title="Genealogy">genealogies</a>. </p><p>The Lyon Court is a <a href="/wiki/Public_body" class="mw-redirect" title="Public body">public body</a>, and the fees for grants of arms are paid to <a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Treasury" class="mw-redirect" title="His Majesty's Treasury">His Majesty's Treasury</a>. It is headed by the Right Honourable the <a href="/wiki/Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms" title="Lord Lyon King of Arms">Lord Lyon King of Arms</a>, who must be legally qualified, as he has criminal jurisdiction in heraldic matters, and the court is fully integrated into the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_legal_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish legal system">Scottish legal system</a>, including having a dedicated <a href="/wiki/Prosecutor" title="Prosecutor">prosecutor</a>, known in Scotland as a <a href="/wiki/Procurator_fiscal" title="Procurator fiscal">procurator fiscal</a>. </p><p>Its equivalent in <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>, in terms of awarding arms, is the <a href="/wiki/College_of_Arms" title="College of Arms">College of Arms</a>, which is a royal <a href="/wiki/Corporation" title="Corporation">corporation</a> and not a court of law. 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/New_Register_House.jpg/600px-New_Register_House.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2046" data-file-height="1335" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/New_Register_House" title="New Register House">New Register House</a> in <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, home of the Lyon Court</figcaption></figure> <p>The Lyon Court is directly responsible for the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Armiger" title="Armiger">rights to arms</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pedigree_chart" title="Pedigree chart">pedigree</a>. These can include the granting and regranting of armorial bearings by <a href="/wiki/Letters_Patent" class="mw-redirect" title="Letters Patent">Letters Patent</a> and various Birthbrieves, such as Diplomas of Nobility or of the Chiefship (<i>Diploma Stemmatis</i>). All of these actions must begin with a formal petition to the Court.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_8_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_8-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When sufficient evidence is attested to these rights, a judicial 'Interlocutor' or warrant will be issued by the Lord Lyon.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_8_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_8-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This power of the Lord Lyon is derived from the monarch's royal prerogatives, which has been delegated to the office by law.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_9_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_9-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The warrant will then authorise the <a href="/wiki/Lyon_Clerk_and_Keeper_of_the_Records" title="Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records">Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records</a> to prepare Letters Patent of the particular <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">coat of arms</a> or <a href="/wiki/Genealogy" title="Genealogy">genealogy</a> to be recorded in the: <i>Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland</i> or in the <i>Public Register of All Genealogies and Birthbrieves in Scotland</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_8_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_8-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fees on all of these procedures are payable to the Exchequer.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_9_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_9-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is in contrast to the <a href="/wiki/College_of_Arms" title="College of Arms">College of Arms</a> in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, which, being an independent corporate body rather than a government department, reinvests all fees into itself. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jurisdiction">Jurisdiction</h3></div> <p>The Court does not have universal jurisdiction and usually cannot accept applications (petitions) from abroad. According to the Court's official publication on its website, "the governing factor in the case of an original Grant of Arms is the domicile of the petitioner or the ownership of property in Scotland." In the second case, when the petitioner is not able to reside on the land, e.g. forestry land, the land is usually not able to bring the owner into the Lord Lyon's jurisdiction. One major exception from this principle applies to <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_citizen" title="Commonwealth citizen">Commonwealth citizens</a> if their local jurisdiction does not have its own heraldic office. "Commonwealth citizens, in particular those of Scottish descent - save for Canada and South Africa which have their own heraldic authorities - can apply to the Lord Lyon King of Arms."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Protection_of_arms">Protection of arms</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Seal_of_the_Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms.svg/220px-Seal_of_the_Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Seal_of_the_Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms.svg/330px-Seal_of_the_Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Seal_of_the_Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms.svg/440px-Seal_of_the_Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200" /></a><figcaption>Seal of the Lord Lyon King of Arms that is used to seal on all grants of arms.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Criminal_justice" title="Criminal justice">penal aspect</a> of the Court is concerned with the protection of the rights of both private individuals and of <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">the Crown</a> (in the form of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Government" title="Scottish Government">Scottish Government</a>) in Scottish armorial bearings.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_8_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_8-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lord Lyon also has control over <a href="/wiki/Messenger-at-arms" title="Messenger-at-arms">messengers-at-arms</a>, judicial officers responsible for serving documents and enforcing legal orders throughout Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_8_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_8-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The protection of the rights to arms is of signal importance because persons and corporation have paid fees to the Crown in return for exclusive rights to use those armorial bearings. A coat of arms can only belong to one particular person at a time. Without such protection, a coat of arms would be useless as a form of identification and worthless as a piece of private property.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_8_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_8-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, a misappropriation or unauthorised use (displaying or usurping) of a man's coat of arms is still considered a 'real injury' under Scottish common law.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_8_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_8-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Accordingly, an owner of a Scottish coat of arms may obtain a <a href="/wiki/Court_order" title="Court order">judicial order</a> in the Court against anybody using his arms. The Crown and the public have an interest in these cases: the Crown has such an interest because, in Scotland, all fees on the registration of armorial bearings and pedigrees are payable to <a href="/wiki/HM_Treasury" title="HM Treasury">HM Treasury</a>; the public has an interest in terms of the prevention of fraud and of the misappropriation of property. Individual coats of arms are also considered <a href="/wiki/Evidence_(law)" title="Evidence (law)">legal evidence</a>, which means that they could be used in legal cases concerning the establishment of succession or identity.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_8_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_8-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Punishment">Punishment</h3></div> <p>The Lyon Court, like all Scottish courts has a <a href="/wiki/Public_prosecutor" class="mw-redirect" title="Public prosecutor">public prosecutor</a>; styled '<a href="/wiki/Procurator_Fiscal#Court_of_the_Lord_Lyon" class="mw-redirect" title="Procurator Fiscal">Procurator Fiscal to Lyon Court</a>', who is independently appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Ministers" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Ministers">Scottish Ministers</a>. He raises proceedings, when necessary, against those who improperly usurp armorial bearings. The punishment for this offence is set out in several Scottish statutes acts. The court has the power to fine and to ensure items bearing the offending Arms are removed, destroyed or forfeited. In lieu of the financial interests of the Treasury, the <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Justiciary" title="High Court of Justiciary">High Court of Justiciary</a> will therefore sometimes regard cases brought by the Procurator Fiscal similarly to those of the <a href="/wiki/Inland_Revenue" title="Inland Revenue">Inland Revenue</a>. Accordingly, an armorial offender was viewed as sternly as any other evading national taxation.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_8_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_8-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is in contrast to the <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Chivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="Court of Chivalry">Court of Chivalry</a> in <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, which has similar powers to the Lyon Court, but is a civil court, and has met only once in the last 230 years, in 1954, and is unlikely to sit again unless for a substantial cause. </p><p>Historically the punishment for the usurpation of arms were severe. In the <a href="/wiki/Lyon_King_of_Arms_Act_1592" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyon King of Arms Act 1592">Lyon King of Arms Act 1592</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Lyon_King_of_Arms_Act_1672" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyon King of Arms Act 1672">Lyon King of Arms Act 1672</a>, the court was given the full power to fine and imprison offenders.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_8_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_8-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/Lyon_King_of_Arms_Act_1669" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyon King of Arms Act 1669">Lyon King of Arms Act 1669</a> the court was given the power to issue <a href="/wiki/Letters_of_horning" title="Letters of horning">letters of horning</a>. As well as the full power: to erase unwarranted arms, to 'dash them furth of' stained-glass windows and to break unwarranted seals. Where the cases involve forfeiture, the Court could grant a warrant for the seizure of movable goods and gear where unwarranted arms are found.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_8_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_8-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Judges_and_office_holders">Judges and office holders</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Officers_of_the_Lyon_Court">Officers of the Lyon Court</h3></div> <p>The only judge of the Lyon Court is the Lord Lyon King of Arms. The Lord Lyon is part of the <a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Scotland" title="Judiciary of Scotland">judiciary of Scotland</a> but is not subject to the discipline of the <a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Court_of_Session" title="Lord President of the Court of Session">Lord President of the Court of Session</a>. The Lord President's powers of discipline are outlined in the <a href="/wiki/Judiciary_and_Courts_(Scotland)_Act_2008" title="Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008">Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Courts_Reform_(Scotland)_Act_2014" title="Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014">Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014</a> – the Lord Lyon is included in neither act. The administration of the court is also separate from the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Courts_and_Tribunals_Service" title="Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service">Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-judiciaryact_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-judiciaryact-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-independence_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-independence-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-courtsact_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-courtsact-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The other officers of the Lyon Court are the <a href="/wiki/Lyon_Clerk_and_Keeper_of_the_Records" title="Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records">Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records</a> whose appointments are made by <a href="/wiki/Royal_sign-manual" title="Royal sign-manual">royal sign-manual</a>, and the Procurator Fiscal who is independently appointed by the Scottish Ministers. Both officers are registered in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Edinburgh_Gazette" title="The Edinburgh Gazette">The Edinburgh Gazette</a></i>. There is also a Macer to the Lord Lyon who is a senior <a href="/wiki/Messenger-at-Arms" class="mw-redirect" title="Messenger-at-Arms">Messenger-at-Arms</a>. The Macer appears when the court is sitting in public and when proclamations are made by the Lord Lyon. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lord_Lyon">Lord Lyon</h4></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_Innes_of_Learney.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Thomas_Innes_of_Learney.jpg/200px-Thomas_Innes_of_Learney.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="305" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Thomas_Innes_of_Learney.jpg/300px-Thomas_Innes_of_Learney.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Thomas_Innes_of_Learney.jpg/400px-Thomas_Innes_of_Learney.jpg 2x" data-file-width="555" data-file-height="846" /></a><figcaption>Sir <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Innes_of_Learney" title="Thomas Innes of Learney">Thomas Innes of Learney</a> in his <a href="/wiki/Tabard" title="Tabard">tabard</a> of the Royal Arms, He held the office of the Lord Lyon from 1945 to 1969.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms" title="Lord Lyon King of Arms">Lord Lyon King of Arms</a> is the chief heraldic officer of Scotland and <a href="/wiki/Great_Officers_of_State_(Scotland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Officers of State (Scotland)">Great Officer of State</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Judge" title="Judge">judge</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Scotland" title="Judiciary of Scotland">judiciary of Scotland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_7_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_7-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lord Lyon's judicial duties concerning <a href="/wiki/Scottish_heraldry" title="Scottish heraldry">Scottish heraldic</a> business and heraldic laws are conducted through the machinery of the Court of the Lord Lyon. The court exercises both <a href="/wiki/Scots_law" title="Scots law">civil and penal</a> jurisdiction under the old common law of Scotland and many <a href="/wiki/Act_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Act of Parliament">acts of Parliament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_7_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_7-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Lord Lyon has administrative functions, and is responsible for granting commissions to <a href="/wiki/Messenger-at-arms" title="Messenger-at-arms">messengers-at-arms</a>. The power to appoint the Lord Lyon is vested in the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">monarch of the United Kingdom</a> by section 3 of the <a href="/wiki/Lyon_King_of_Arms_Act_1867" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyon King of Arms Act 1867">Lyon King of Arms Act 1867</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Act_of_1867_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Act_of_1867-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-messengerscouncil_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-messengerscouncil-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lyon_Clerk_and_Keeper_of_Records">Lyon Clerk and Keeper of Records</h4></div> <p>The Lyon Clerk is responsible for the administration of the Lyon Court. With every submission of application for a <a href="/wiki/Grant_of_arms" title="Grant of arms">grant of arms</a>, a matriculation of arms or the recording of genealogy must be made through the Lyon Clerk. This submission must be done either personally, by an intermediary agent or by correspondence, the Lyon Clerk is required to personally interview and reply to each applicant.<sup id="cite_ref-Stevenson_51_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stevenson_51-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As such the Lyon Clerk must take receipt of all documents and evidence submitted by the applicant in each case. Finally after the grant or matriculation has been made the Lyon Clerk must ensure that the resulting patent of arms is properly illuminated and emblazoned for the applicant and for the Lyon Court's register.<sup id="cite_ref-Stevenson_52_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stevenson_52-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As Keeper of the Records, the Lyon Clerk is responsible for the maintenance of the <a href="/wiki/Public_Register_of_All_Arms_and_Bearings_in_Scotland" title="Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland">Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland</a>. This is done through the regular addition of new grants and matriculations. The Lyon Clerk must ensure that members of the public have access to the register by facilitating searches and studies of the records.<sup id="cite_ref-Stevenson_52_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stevenson_52-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Lyon Clerk's salary is paid for by the Crown. This has been the case since the <a href="/wiki/Lyon_King_of_Arms_Act_1867" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyon King of Arms Act 1867">Lyon King of Arms Act 1867</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Act_of_1867_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Act_of_1867-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Procurator_Fiscal">Procurator Fiscal</h4></div> <p>The Procurator Fiscal to the Court of the Lord Lyon is responsible for investigating complaints about usurpation of <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">coats of arms</a> (someone using arms to which they are not entitled) or the use of unregistered homemade coats of arms. The Procurator Fiscal can either issue a letter or warning, and where needed initiate a prosecution before the Lyon Court. The Procurator Fiscal undertakes these prosecutions on behalf of the Lord Advocate.<sup id="cite_ref-fiscal_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fiscal-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Procurator Fiscal is <a href="/wiki/Legal_education" title="Legal education">legally qualified</a>, must either be an <a href="/wiki/Faculty_of_Advocates" title="Faculty of Advocates">advocate</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Law_Society_of_Scotland" title="Law Society of Scotland">solicitor</a>, and is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Ministers" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Ministers">Scottish Ministers</a>. Until 2001 the Procurator Fiscal was appointed by the Lord Lyon, but in order to ensure compliance with <a href="/wiki/Article_6_of_the_European_Convention_on_Human_Rights" title="Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights">Article 6</a> of the <a href="/wiki/European_Convention_on_Human_Rights" title="European Convention on Human Rights">European Convention on Human Rights</a>, the power to appoint the Procurator Fiscal was transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Ministers" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Ministers">Scottish Ministers</a> by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Convention_Rights_(Compliance)_Scotland_Act_2001&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Convention Rights (Compliance) Scotland Act 2001 (page does not exist)">Convention Rights (Compliance) Scotland Act 2001</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Act_of_1867_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Act_of_1867-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-compliance_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-compliance-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-policymem_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-policymem-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_officers">Current officers</h3></div> <p>The composition of the Lyon Court as of September 2021 is:<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table width="90%" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ccccff" align="center"><b>Court of the Lord Lyon</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width: 100px;">Insignia </th> <th style="width: 45%;">Office </th> <th style="width: 100px;">Arms </th> <th style="width: 40%;">Name<br />(Date of appointment) </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_and_Crown_of_the_Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Arms_and_Crown_of_the_Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms.svg/75px-Arms_and_Crown_of_the_Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Arms_and_Crown_of_the_Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms.svg/113px-Arms_and_Crown_of_the_Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Arms_and_Crown_of_the_Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms.svg/150px-Arms_and_Crown_of_the_Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1146" data-file-height="1572" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms" title="Lord Lyon King of Arms">Lord Lyon King of Arms</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_Joseph_John_Morrow.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Arms_of_Joseph_John_Morrow.svg/70px-Arms_of_Joseph_John_Morrow.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Arms_of_Joseph_John_Morrow.svg/105px-Arms_of_Joseph_John_Morrow.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Arms_of_Joseph_John_Morrow.svg/140px-Arms_of_Joseph_John_Morrow.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="541" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Morrow_(officer_of_arms)" title="Joseph Morrow (officer of arms)">Joseph Morrow, CVO, CBE, KStJ, KC, DL</a><br />(17 January 2014)<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_the_Lyon_Clerk_and_Keeper_of_the_Records.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Arms_of_the_Lyon_Clerk_and_Keeper_of_the_Records.svg/70px-Arms_of_the_Lyon_Clerk_and_Keeper_of_the_Records.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Arms_of_the_Lyon_Clerk_and_Keeper_of_the_Records.svg/105px-Arms_of_the_Lyon_Clerk_and_Keeper_of_the_Records.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Arms_of_the_Lyon_Clerk_and_Keeper_of_the_Records.svg/140px-Arms_of_the_Lyon_Clerk_and_Keeper_of_the_Records.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="452" data-file-height="537" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lyon_Clerk_and_Keeper_of_the_Records" title="Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records">Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records</a></td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Hunter_Esq.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Russell Hunter Esq. (page does not exist)">Russell Hunter Esq.</a><br />(25 June 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-About_the_Court_and_Office_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_the_Court_and_Office-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_the_Procurator_Fiscal_to_Lyon_Court.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Arms_of_the_Procurator_Fiscal_to_Lyon_Court.svg/70px-Arms_of_the_Procurator_Fiscal_to_Lyon_Court.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Arms_of_the_Procurator_Fiscal_to_Lyon_Court.svg/105px-Arms_of_the_Procurator_Fiscal_to_Lyon_Court.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Arms_of_the_Procurator_Fiscal_to_Lyon_Court.svg/140px-Arms_of_the_Procurator_Fiscal_to_Lyon_Court.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="452" data-file-height="537" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Procurator_Fiscal" class="mw-redirect" title="Procurator Fiscal">Procurator Fiscal to the Court of the Lord Lyon</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_Alexander_Green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Arms_of_Alexander_Green.svg/70px-Arms_of_Alexander_Green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Arms_of_Alexander_Green.svg/105px-Arms_of_Alexander_Green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Arms_of_Alexander_Green.svg/140px-Arms_of_Alexander_Green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="541" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Alexander_M._S._Green" title="Alexander M. S. Green">Alexander M. S. Green Esq.</a>,<br />M.Theol (Hons), LL.B, LL.M, M.Litt. FSA Scot<br />(3 August 2010)<sup id="cite_ref-Officers_of_Arms_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Officers_of_Arms-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ccccff" align="center"><b>Other officials</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Herald_Painter_to_the_Court_of_the_Lord_Lyon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Badge_of_the_Herald_Painter_to_the_Court_of_the_Lord_Lyon.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Herald_Painter_to_the_Court_of_the_Lord_Lyon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Badge_of_the_Herald_Painter_to_the_Court_of_the_Lord_Lyon.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Herald_Painter_to_the_Court_of_the_Lord_Lyon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Badge_of_the_Herald_Painter_to_the_Court_of_the_Lord_Lyon.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Herald_Painter_to_the_Court_of_the_Lord_Lyon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="356" data-file-height="356" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Herald_Painter_to_the_Court_of_the_Lord_Lyon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Herald Painter to the Court of the Lord Lyon (page does not exist)">Herald Painter to the Court of the Lord Lyon</a></td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clare_McCrory&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clare McCrory (page does not exist)">Ms. Clare McCrory</a><br />(1 September 2021)<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Lyon_Macer.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Badge_of_the_Lyon_Macer.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Lyon_Macer.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Badge_of_the_Lyon_Macer.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Lyon_Macer.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Badge_of_the_Lyon_Macer.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Lyon_Macer.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1194" data-file-height="1359" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lyon_Macer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lyon Macer (page does not exist)">Lyon Macer</a></td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Walker_Esq.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Walker Esq. (page does not exist)">David Walker Esq.</a><br />(1 May 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-About_the_Court_and_Office_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_the_Court_and_Office-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Office Manager</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Ms Jacqueline Higginson<br /> </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Ceremonial & Development Officer</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Ms Fiona Mackay<br /> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Honorary_Vexillologist_of_the_Lord_Lyon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Badge_of_the_Honorary_Vexillologist_of_the_Lord_Lyon.svg/120px-Badge_of_the_Honorary_Vexillologist_of_the_Lord_Lyon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Badge_of_the_Honorary_Vexillologist_of_the_Lord_Lyon.svg/180px-Badge_of_the_Honorary_Vexillologist_of_the_Lord_Lyon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Badge_of_the_Honorary_Vexillologist_of_the_Lord_Lyon.svg/240px-Badge_of_the_Honorary_Vexillologist_of_the_Lord_Lyon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="679" data-file-height="318" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honorary_Vexillologist_to_the_Court_of_the_Lord_Lyon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Honorary Vexillologist to the Court of the Lord Lyon (page does not exist)">Honorary Vexillologist to the Court of the Lord Lyon</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Philip_Tibbetts_shield_of_arms.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Philip_Tibbetts_shield_of_arms.svg/70px-Philip_Tibbetts_shield_of_arms.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Philip_Tibbetts_shield_of_arms.svg/105px-Philip_Tibbetts_shield_of_arms.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Philip_Tibbetts_shield_of_arms.svg/140px-Philip_Tibbetts_shield_of_arms.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="420" data-file-height="490" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Philip_Tibbetts" title="Philip Tibbetts">Philip Tibbetts Esq.</a> <p><br /><i>(also March Pursuivant Extraordinary)</i><br />(1 August 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Honorary Photographer</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Edward Mallinson Esq.<br /> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Officers_of_arms">Officers of arms</h2></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Adam_Bruce_Finlaggan_and_Charles_Burnett_Ross.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Adam_Bruce_Finlaggan_and_Charles_Burnett_Ross.jpg/300px-Adam_Bruce_Finlaggan_and_Charles_Burnett_Ross.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Adam_Bruce_Finlaggan_and_Charles_Burnett_Ross.jpg/450px-Adam_Bruce_Finlaggan_and_Charles_Burnett_Ross.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Adam_Bruce_Finlaggan_and_Charles_Burnett_Ross.jpg/600px-Adam_Bruce_Finlaggan_and_Charles_Burnett_Ross.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Charles Burnett, Ross Herald at the installation ceremony of the Honourable <a href="/wiki/Adam_Bruce" title="Adam Bruce">Adam Bruce</a> as <a href="/wiki/Finlaggan_Pursuivant" title="Finlaggan Pursuivant">Finlaggan Pursuivant of Arms</a>, a private herald, to <a href="/wiki/Clan_MacDonald" class="mw-redirect" title="Clan MacDonald">Clan MacDonald</a> in 2006.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Officer_of_arms" title="Officer of arms">HM Officers of Arms</a> come under the control of the Lord Lyon and are members of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Households_of_the_United_Kingdom#Scotland" title="Royal Households of the United Kingdom">Royal Household in Scotland</a>, however they are not officers of the Court of the Lord Lyon. They carry out many ceremonial duties in Scotland, such as on state and royal occasions and those in connection with Scottish public life. They may act as professional consultants in the realms of heraldry and genealogy, like an advocate or a law agent for members of the public and could appear for their clients before the Lyon Court as well as in the English Court of Chivalry.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_6_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_6-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Formerly there were: six <a href="/wiki/Herald" title="Herald">Heralds of Arms</a> and six <a href="/wiki/Pursuivant" title="Pursuivant">Pursuivant of Arms</a> in Ordinary (full-time members) and at various times any number of Extraordinary officers. In 1867 an Act of Parliament reduced the number of Ordinary officers to just three of each rank.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_6_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_6-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Act also set out their salaries and reaffirmed their rights and duties. These officers of arms wear the <a href="/wiki/Tabard" title="Tabard">tabard</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom">Royal Arms of the United Kingdom</a>, with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_coat_of_arms_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal coat of arms of Scotland">Scottish quarter</a> taking precedence.<sup id="cite_ref-Innes_7_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Innes_7-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They frequently appear in this uniform, when accompanying the monarch in royal ceremonies whilst he is in Scotland. </p><p>Other ceremonies in which the HM Officers of Arms take part include; the announcement of the <a href="/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Dissolution of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">dissolution of Parliament</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Mercat_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercat Cross">Mercat Cross</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mile" title="Royal Mile">Royal Mile</a> in Edinburgh, the inauguration of the governors of <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Castle" title="Edinburgh Castle">Edinburgh Castle</a>, and the ceremonial opening of the annual meeting of the <a href="/wiki/General_Assembly_of_the_Church_of_Scotland" title="General Assembly of the Church of Scotland">General Assembly of the Church of Scotland</a>. </p><p>Currently there are three Heralds of Arms in Ordinary and three Pursuivants of Arms in Ordinary.<sup id="cite_ref-Officers_of_Arms_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Officers_of_Arms-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This brings the number of the Ordinary officers to six. </p><p>From time to time, others can be appointed temporarily or as a recognition of their work. These are styled Heralds or Pursuivants <i>Extraordinary</i>. Currently there are two Heralds of Arms Extraordinary and three Pursuivants of Arms Extraordinary. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> there are also four <a href="/wiki/Private_Officer_of_Arms" class="mw-redirect" title="Private Officer of Arms">private pursuivants</a> who are independent of Lyon Court. These officers are employed by Scottish <a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_Scotland" title="Peerage of Scotland">nobles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scottish_clan_chief" title="Scottish clan chief">chiefs</a> and perform duties relating to genealogical, heraldic, and ceremonial matters of clan members. </p><p>His Majesty's Officers of Arms as of September 2022 are:<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table width="90%" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ccccff" align="center"><b>Heralds of Arms in Ordinary</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width: 100px;">Insignia </th> <th style="width: 45%;">Office </th> <th style="width: 100px;">Arms </th> <th style="width: 40%;">Name<br />(Date of appointment) </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Marchmont_Herald.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Badge_of_the_Marchmont_Herald.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Marchmont_Herald.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Badge_of_the_Marchmont_Herald.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Marchmont_Herald.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Badge_of_the_Marchmont_Herald.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Marchmont_Herald.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Marchmont_Herald" title="Marchmont Herald">Marchmont Herald of Arms</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_Adam_Bruce.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Arms_of_Adam_Bruce.svg/70px-Arms_of_Adam_Bruce.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Arms_of_Adam_Bruce.svg/105px-Arms_of_Adam_Bruce.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Arms_of_Adam_Bruce.svg/140px-Arms_of_Adam_Bruce.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="541" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Adam_Bruce" title="Adam Bruce">The Hon. Adam Bruce, WS</a><br />(2 April 2012)<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette_2012_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette_2012-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Rothesay_Herald.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Badge_of_the_Rothesay_Herald.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Rothesay_Herald.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Badge_of_the_Rothesay_Herald.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Rothesay_Herald.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Badge_of_the_Rothesay_Herald.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Rothesay_Herald.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Rothesay_Herald" title="Rothesay Herald">Rothesay Herald of Arms</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_George_Way_of_Plean.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Arms_of_George_Way_of_Plean.svg/70px-Arms_of_George_Way_of_Plean.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Arms_of_George_Way_of_Plean.svg/105px-Arms_of_George_Way_of_Plean.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Arms_of_George_Way_of_Plean.svg/140px-Arms_of_George_Way_of_Plean.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="541" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/George_Way_of_Plean" title="George Way of Plean">George Way of Plean</a><br />(1 August 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Ross_Herald.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Badge_of_the_Ross_Herald.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Ross_Herald.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Badge_of_the_Ross_Herald.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Ross_Herald.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Badge_of_the_Ross_Herald.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Ross_Herald.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Ross_Herald" title="Ross Herald">Ross Herald of Arms</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_John_Stirling.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Arms_of_John_Stirling.svg/70px-Arms_of_John_Stirling.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Arms_of_John_Stirling.svg/105px-Arms_of_John_Stirling.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Arms_of_John_Stirling.svg/140px-Arms_of_John_Stirling.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="541" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Stirling,_WS&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Stirling, WS (page does not exist)">John Stirling, WS</a><br />(1 August 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ccccff" align="center"><b>Pursuivants of Arms in Ordinary</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Unicorn_Pursuivant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Badge_of_the_Unicorn_Pursuivant.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Unicorn_Pursuivant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Badge_of_the_Unicorn_Pursuivant.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Unicorn_Pursuivant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Badge_of_the_Unicorn_Pursuivant.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Unicorn_Pursuivant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Unicorn_Pursuivant" title="Unicorn Pursuivant">Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_Roderick_Alexander_Macpherson.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Arms_of_Roderick_Alexander_Macpherson.svg/70px-Arms_of_Roderick_Alexander_Macpherson.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Arms_of_Roderick_Alexander_Macpherson.svg/105px-Arms_of_Roderick_Alexander_Macpherson.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Arms_of_Roderick_Alexander_Macpherson.svg/140px-Arms_of_Roderick_Alexander_Macpherson.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="541" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roderick_Alexander_Macpherson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roderick Alexander Macpherson (page does not exist)">Roderick Alexander Macpherson, Esq.</a><br />(1 September 2021)<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Carrick_Pursuivant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Badge_of_the_Carrick_Pursuivant.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Carrick_Pursuivant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Badge_of_the_Carrick_Pursuivant.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Carrick_Pursuivant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Badge_of_the_Carrick_Pursuivant.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Carrick_Pursuivant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Carrick_Pursuivant" title="Carrick Pursuivant">Carrick Pursuivant of Arms</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gillian_Black&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gillian Black (page does not exist)">Prof. Gillian Black</a><br />(1 August 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Bute_Pursuivant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Badge_of_the_Bute_Pursuivant.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Bute_Pursuivant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Badge_of_the_Bute_Pursuivant.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Bute_Pursuivant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Badge_of_the_Bute_Pursuivant.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Bute_Pursuivant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Bute_Pursuivant" title="Bute Pursuivant">Bute Pursuivant of Arms</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_Colin_Caldwell_Russell.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Arms_of_Colin_Caldwell_Russell.svg/70px-Arms_of_Colin_Caldwell_Russell.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Arms_of_Colin_Caldwell_Russell.svg/105px-Arms_of_Colin_Caldwell_Russell.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Arms_of_Colin_Caldwell_Russell.svg/140px-Arms_of_Colin_Caldwell_Russell.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="541" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_C._Russell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Colin C. Russell (page does not exist)">Colin C. Russell</a><br />(1 August 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ccccff" align="center"><b>Heralds of Arms Extraordinary</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Angus_Herald.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Badge_of_the_Angus_Herald.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Angus_Herald.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Badge_of_the_Angus_Herald.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Angus_Herald.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Badge_of_the_Angus_Herald.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Angus_Herald.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="211" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Angus_Herald" title="Angus Herald">Angus Herald of Arms Extraordinary</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_Robin_Orr_Blair.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Arms_of_Robin_Orr_Blair.svg/70px-Arms_of_Robin_Orr_Blair.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Arms_of_Robin_Orr_Blair.svg/105px-Arms_of_Robin_Orr_Blair.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Arms_of_Robin_Orr_Blair.svg/140px-Arms_of_Robin_Orr_Blair.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="541" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Robin_Blair" title="Robin Blair">Robin O. Blair, Esq., CVO, WS</a><br />(17 March 2008)<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette_2008_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette_2008-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Albany_Herald.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Badge_of_the_Albany_Herald.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Albany_Herald.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Badge_of_the_Albany_Herald.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Albany_Herald.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Badge_of_the_Albany_Herald.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Albany_Herald.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Albany_Herald" title="Albany Herald">Albany Herald of Arms Extraordinary</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_Sir_Crispin_Agnew_of_Lochnaw.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Arms_of_Sir_Crispin_Agnew_of_Lochnaw.svg/70px-Arms_of_Sir_Crispin_Agnew_of_Lochnaw.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Arms_of_Sir_Crispin_Agnew_of_Lochnaw.svg/105px-Arms_of_Sir_Crispin_Agnew_of_Lochnaw.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Arms_of_Sir_Crispin_Agnew_of_Lochnaw.svg/140px-Arms_of_Sir_Crispin_Agnew_of_Lochnaw.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="541" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Sir_Crispin_Agnew,_11th_Baronet" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Crispin Agnew, 11th Baronet">Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, Bt., LVO, KC</a><br />(1 September 2021)<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ccccff" align="center"><b>Pursuivants of Arms Extraordinary</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_March_Pursuivant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Badge_of_the_March_Pursuivant.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_March_Pursuivant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Badge_of_the_March_Pursuivant.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_March_Pursuivant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Badge_of_the_March_Pursuivant.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_March_Pursuivant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/March_Pursuivant" title="March Pursuivant">March Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Philip_Tibbetts_shield_of_arms.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Philip_Tibbetts_shield_of_arms.svg/70px-Philip_Tibbetts_shield_of_arms.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Philip_Tibbetts_shield_of_arms.svg/105px-Philip_Tibbetts_shield_of_arms.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Philip_Tibbetts_shield_of_arms.svg/140px-Philip_Tibbetts_shield_of_arms.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="420" data-file-height="490" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Philip_Tibbetts" title="Philip Tibbetts">Philip Tibbetts Esq.</a><br /><i>(also Honorary Vexillologist)</i><br />(1 September 2021)<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Falkland_Pursuivant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Badge_of_the_Falkland_Pursuivant.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Falkland_Pursuivant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Badge_of_the_Falkland_Pursuivant.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Falkland_Pursuivant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Badge_of_the_Falkland_Pursuivant.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Falkland_Pursuivant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="211" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Falkland_Pursuivant" title="Falkland Pursuivant">Falkland Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Major <a href="/w/index.php?title=Neil_Kilpatrick_Cargill&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Neil Kilpatrick Cargill (page does not exist)">Neil Kilpatrick Cargill</a><br />(1 August 2024) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vacant_offices">Vacant offices</h3></div> <table width="90%" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ccccff" align="center"><b>Heralds of Arms</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width: 100px;">Insignia </th> <th style="width: 45%;">Office </th> <th style="width: 40%;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Islay_Herald.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Badge_of_the_Islay_Herald.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Islay_Herald.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Badge_of_the_Islay_Herald.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Islay_Herald.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Badge_of_the_Islay_Herald.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Islay_Herald.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Islay_Herald" title="Islay Herald">Islay Herald of Arms</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Orkney_Herald.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Badge_of_the_Orkney_Herald.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Orkney_Herald.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Badge_of_the_Orkney_Herald.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Orkney_Herald.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Badge_of_the_Orkney_Herald.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Orkney_Herald.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="211" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Orkney_Herald" title="Orkney Herald">Orkney Herald of Arms</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Snawdoun_Herald.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Badge_of_the_Snawdoun_Herald.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Snawdoun_Herald.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Badge_of_the_Snawdoun_Herald.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Snawdoun_Herald.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Badge_of_the_Snawdoun_Herald.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Snawdoun_Herald.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Snawdoun_Herald" title="Snawdoun Herald">Snawdoun Herald of Arms</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ccccff" align="center"><b>Pursuivants of Arms</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Ormond_Pursuivant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Badge_of_the_Ormond_Pursuivant.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Ormond_Pursuivant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Badge_of_the_Ormond_Pursuivant.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Ormond_Pursuivant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Badge_of_the_Ormond_Pursuivant.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Ormond_Pursuivant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Ormond_Pursuivant" title="Ormond Pursuivant">Ormond Pursuivant of Arms</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Kintyre_Pursuivant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Badge_of_the_Kintyre_Pursuivant.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Kintyre_Pursuivant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Badge_of_the_Kintyre_Pursuivant.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Kintyre_Pursuivant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Badge_of_the_Kintyre_Pursuivant.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Kintyre_Pursuivant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="211" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Kintyre_Pursuivant" title="Kintyre Pursuivant">Kintyre Pursuivant of Arms</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Dingwall_Pursuivant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Badge_of_the_Dingwall_Pursuivant.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Dingwall_Pursuivant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Badge_of_the_Dingwall_Pursuivant.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Dingwall_Pursuivant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Badge_of_the_Dingwall_Pursuivant.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Dingwall_Pursuivant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Dingwall_Pursuivant" title="Dingwall Pursuivant">Dingwall Pursuivant of Arms</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Linlithgow_Pursuivant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Badge_of_the_Linlithgow_Pursuivant.svg/75px-Badge_of_the_Linlithgow_Pursuivant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Badge_of_the_Linlithgow_Pursuivant.svg/113px-Badge_of_the_Linlithgow_Pursuivant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Badge_of_the_Linlithgow_Pursuivant.svg/150px-Badge_of_the_Linlithgow_Pursuivant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linlithgow_Pursuivant" title="Linlithgow Pursuivant">Linlithgow Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Private_Pursuivants">Private Pursuivants</h3></div> <table width="90%" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ccccff" align="center"><b>Private Pursuivants of Arms</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width: 10%;">Arms of Chief </th> <th style="width: 45%;">Office </th> <th style="width: 40%;">Names </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_Hay,_Earl_of_Erroll.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Arms_of_Hay%2C_Earl_of_Erroll.svg/70px-Arms_of_Hay%2C_Earl_of_Erroll.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Arms_of_Hay%2C_Earl_of_Erroll.svg/105px-Arms_of_Hay%2C_Earl_of_Erroll.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Arms_of_Hay%2C_Earl_of_Erroll.svg/140px-Arms_of_Hay%2C_Earl_of_Erroll.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="541" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Slains_Pursuivant" title="Slains Pursuivant">Slains Pursuivant of Arms</a><br /> of <a href="/wiki/Clan_Hay" title="Clan Hay">Clan Hay</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Malden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Malden (page does not exist)">Reginald John Malden</a><br />(2016) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_the_Earl_of_Mar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Arms_of_the_Earl_of_Mar.svg/70px-Arms_of_the_Earl_of_Mar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Arms_of_the_Earl_of_Mar.svg/105px-Arms_of_the_Earl_of_Mar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Arms_of_the_Earl_of_Mar.svg/140px-Arms_of_the_Earl_of_Mar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="541" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Garioch_Pursuivant" title="Garioch Pursuivant">Garioch Pursuivant of Arms</a><br /> of the <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Mar" title="Earl of Mar">Earl of Mar</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laurence_of_Mar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Laurence of Mar (page does not exist)">Lt-Cmdr Laurence of Mar, MA, FSA Scot, ATCL, RN</a><br />(2013) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_Lindsay,_Earl_of_Crawford.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Arms_of_Lindsay%2C_Earl_of_Crawford.svg/70px-Arms_of_Lindsay%2C_Earl_of_Crawford.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Arms_of_Lindsay%2C_Earl_of_Crawford.svg/105px-Arms_of_Lindsay%2C_Earl_of_Crawford.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Arms_of_Lindsay%2C_Earl_of_Crawford.svg/140px-Arms_of_Lindsay%2C_Earl_of_Crawford.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="541" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Endure_Pursuivant" class="mw-redirect" title="Endure Pursuivant">Endure Pursuivant of Arms</a><br /> of <a href="/wiki/Clan_Lindsay" title="Clan Lindsay">Clan Lindsay</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Walter_Lindsay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alexander Walter Lindsay (page does not exist)">The Hon. Alexander Walter Lindsay</a><br />(2006) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_MacDonald_of_MacDonald.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Arms_of_MacDonald_of_MacDonald.svg/70px-Arms_of_MacDonald_of_MacDonald.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Arms_of_MacDonald_of_MacDonald.svg/105px-Arms_of_MacDonald_of_MacDonald.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Arms_of_MacDonald_of_MacDonald.svg/140px-Arms_of_MacDonald_of_MacDonald.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="541" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Finlaggan_Pursuivant" title="Finlaggan Pursuivant">Finlaggan Pursuivant of Arms</a><br /> of <a href="/wiki/Clan_Donald" title="Clan Donald">Clan Donald</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Miers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Miers (page does not exist)">Thomas Miers</a><br />(2009) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Heraldry_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bureau of Heraldry (South Africa)">Bureau of Heraldry (South Africa)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Heraldic_Authority" title="Canadian Heraldic Authority">Canadian Heraldic Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_Arms" title="College of Arms">College of Arms</a> (London)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Heraldry_and_Vexillology" title="Council of Heraldry and Vexillology">Council of Heraldry and Vexillology</a> (Belgium)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flemish_Heraldic_Council" title="Flemish Heraldic Council">Flemish Heraldic Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Chief_Herald_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Chief 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