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The
Council of Scottish Armigerous Clans and Families is an organisation to
support those Armigerous Clans who are descended or accepting themselves
as descendants of a common ancestor, and where the head of each
individual armigerous family is in lawful possession of a coat of arms,
granted or rematriculated by the Lord Lyon, King of Arms of Scotland,
but for whatever reason, each Armigerous Clan does not have a Chief
recognised by the Lord Lyon. Please refer to the About the Council pages
for more information.
The
primary aims of the Council, as outlined in our draft Constitution, are
as follows:
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• To
unite and represent Scots Armigers of Scottish Armigerous Clans and
Families which do not have a Chief recognised by the Lord Lyon, King
of Arms of Scotland for whatever reason.
• To
support and advise those Scots Armigers of Armigerous Scottish Clans
and Families and are actively seeking recognition as a Clan from the
Lord Lyon, King of Arms through due legal process and to enter into
dialogue with other bodies, such as the Standing Council of Scottish
Chiefs and the Lyon Court, on the process relating to the recognition
of clans where required.
• To
consult and lobby on all matters affecting the official recognition of
Scottish Clans.
• To
take steps to protect the titles, honours, territorial designations,
armorial bearings or other insignia of council members from misuse.
• To
set standards of best practice amongst Council Members relating to
adherence to the Law of Arms of Scotland, Clan customs and traditions
and the promotion of active and well organised Clan and Family
organisations. |
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The
Council is in the process of forming into an organised body and we are
currently consulting on our draft Constitution and welcome the views,
comments and suggestions of all interested parties. The Consultation
period is due to end on 31 March 2010. Thereafter, our first Annual
General Meeting will be held to ratify the Constitution and the first
Council will be appointed.
We look forward to hearing your views. |
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