Crown in right of Scotland

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The Crown in right of Scotland is the legal embodiment of the British monarch in their capacity as the sovereign authority of Scotland, distinct from their roles in other parts of the United Kingdom.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown ⓘ
legal concept ⓘ
public authority ⓘ
affectedByEvent Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Scots law ⓘ
associatedWithOffice Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland ⓘ
cameUnderSameMonarchAs Crown of England ⓘ
constitutionalDoctrine the Crown never dies ⓘ
constitutionalForm constitutional monarchy ⓘ
continuesLegalIdentityOf Crown of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: crown of Scotland
country Scotland ⓘ
distinctFrom Crown in right of Australia ⓘ
Crown in right of Canada ⓘ
Crown in right of England ⓘ
Crown in right of Northern Ireland ⓘ
Crown in right of the United Kingdom ⓘ
event Union of the Crowns ⓘ
eventStartDate 1603 ⓘ
exercisesPowerThrough Scottish Government ⓘ
Scottish Parliament ⓘ
Scottish courts ⓘ
governedBy Scotland Act 1998 ⓘ
Scotland Act 2012 ⓘ
Scotland Act 2016 ⓘ
hasAttribute perpetual succession ⓘ
hasCapital Edinburgh ⓘ
hasPowerOver Crown Estate in Scotland (subject to devolution arrangements) ⓘ
linked to: Crown Estate
hasRole formal party to many Scottish legal proceedings ⓘ
holder of certain property rights in Scotland ⓘ
source of executive authority in Scotland ⓘ
headOfState British monarch ⓘ
historicallyPrecededBy Crown of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: crown of Scotland
languageUsed English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
legalPersonality separate from the United Kingdom government ⓘ
separate from the monarch as a natural person ⓘ
legalSystem Scots law ⓘ
partOf Crown in the United Kingdom ⓘ
representedBy Advocate General for Scotland (in UK matters) ⓘ
Lord Advocate (in many legal proceedings) ⓘ
linked to: Lord Advocate
retained distinct legal system after 1707 ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Edinburgh ⓘ
sovereign British monarch ⓘ
symbolOf continuity of the Scottish state ⓘ
sovereignty of Scotland ⓘ
usesSymbol Great Seal of Scotland ⓘ
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (Scottish version) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

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

Crown in right of Wales → distinguishedFrom → Crown in right of Scotland ⓘ
Kelso Abbey → ownership → Crown (on behalf of the Scottish people) ⓘ
linked to: Crown in right of Scotland
Scottish heralds → employer → Crown in Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Crown in right of Scotland
Scottish crown → legalConceptContinuesAs → Crown in right of Scotland ⓘ
Crown in right of Northern Ireland → distinctFrom → Crown in right of Scotland ⓘ
Crown in right of Northern Ireland → relatedLegalConcept → Crown in right of Scotland ⓘ
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service → legalAuthority → Crown in Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Crown in right of Scotland
Lord Advocate → legalRoleFor → the Crown in Scotland ⓘ
subject linked to: LA
linked to: Crown in right of Scotland
Lord Advocate → chiefLegalOfficerOf → the Crown in Scotland ⓘ
subject linked to: LA
linked to: Crown in right of Scotland
St Andrews Cathedral ruins → ownedBy → Crown (on behalf of the Scottish people) ⓘ
linked to: Crown in right of Scotland
Scottish pursuivants → employer → Crown in Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Crown in right of Scotland
Crown in right of England → distinctFrom → Crown in right of Scotland ⓘ
Great Seal of Scotland → hasAuthorityFrom → Crown in right of Scotland ⓘ