Legal Status of Private Officers of Arms
Posted: 10 Jun 2013, 23:53
Do private officers of arms have legal status? or require any recognition?
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Ryan Shuflin wrote:Do private officers of arms have legal status? or require any recognition?
There are those who would argue that the College of Arms are private officers.
Chris Green wrote:There are those who would argue that the College of Arms are private officers.
Enlighten us.
Chas Charles-Dunne wrote:There are those who would argue that the College of Arms are private officers.
Publication Date: Thursday, 8 April 2010
Notice Code: 1108
Crown Office
House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW
1 April 2010
The Queen has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 1 April 2010 to appoint Thomas Woodcock, Esquire, LVO, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms, to the office of Garter Principal King of Arms, vacant by the retirement of Sir Peter Llewellyn Gwynn-Jones, KCVO.
Lord Lyon is a civil servant; is paid a wage; and collects revenues for the Crown. Whereas the College is self financing and the monies it collects go to the Kings, Heralds and Pursuivants and to maintain the building and its fabric.
Chris Green wrote:Lord Lyon is a civil servant; is paid a wage; and collects revenues for the Crown. Whereas the College is self financing and the monies it collects go to the Kings, Heralds and Pursuivants and to maintain the building and its fabric.
True. But "private" in this case means "not royal". The Pursuivants in question were appointed by the Chiefs...