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Membership
At present no member has been elected as a full Council member. However,
following the ratification of our Constitution, the election process
outlined within it will be adopted to elect our first full Council. Each
Armigerous Clan will be represented by one Armiger, whom will be
nominated by the known living armigers of the Armigerous Clan.
Note: To
request Membership please
Contact the
Council by email, Membership forms will be created at a later stage.
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Full
Council Membership
Full membership of the Council is open to the following persons over
the age of 18 years who are: - |
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Scots Armigers, who have been proposed for membership of the Council
by the known living armigers of the Armigerous Clan and accepted by
the Council for membership and are in lawful possession of armorial
bearings granted or re-matriculated by the Lord Lyon, King of Arms of
Scotland, or legitimately borne by courtesy right; under the Lord Lyon
Act of 1672; and
The
Scots Armiger proposed for Council membership by the known living
Armigers is a member of an Armigerous Clan by virtue of the name and
arms they bear, which have a long and well established history in
Scotland; and
An
active Clan or Family Society or Association exists to support the
Armigerous Clan or Family; or
Where the Lord Lyon, King of Arms has appointed a Clan Commander of an
Armigerous Scottish Clan or Family on an interim basis, they alone
shall be admitted for membership of the Council for the duration of
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The
Clan Society must demonstrate to the Committee that they have taken all
reasonable steps to locate the known living armigers of each Armigerous
Clan. Once completed to the satisfaction of the Council, the armigers
will nominate a member to represent them at the Council.
Eligibility
In determining eligibility of an individual and their Armigerous Clan
for full Council membership, the committee will consider the following
factors:
An
Armigerous Clan is linked to Surname and Arms, it is in effect an
armorial group who all share actual or accepted descent from a common
ancestor and who may or may not all share the same surname, but where
their arms granted by Lyon are based roughly upon the same stem arms. It
is possible to have one surname with two or more distinct armorial
groups, which are completely unrelated. In such cases, there would be
two or more Armigerous Clans. Likewise, it is possible to have one
Armigerous Clan with more than one surname, providing they have actual
or accepted common descent and they form part of one armorial group.
Armigerous names which are are found in Scotland in reasonable numbers
and for some antiquity but which are predominantly non-Scottish, for
example, English or Irish surnames. Applicants will not automatically be
barred from Council Membership and can meet the membership criteria
above, providing a prima facie case can be made to the Committee to
demonstrate that (a) in the opinion of the Committee, those bearing the
name in Scotland are in sufficiently numerous (either historically or
presently) to constitute a Scottish Armigerous Clan (b) that they have a
sufficiently long and well documented history in Scotland to merit
Council Membership extending over several hundreds of years and (c) they
meet all other criteria for membership in this Constitution.
A non
Scottish Armigerous surname, which includes only a few members of the
name in Scotland is unlikely to constitute an Armigerous Clan. It is
essential to qualify that the Armigerous Clan Surname or name Group is
sufficiently numerous in Scotland, either presently or historically, to
constitute an Armigerous Clan.
The
last name of a compound surname Eg. BrownCheyne, shall be taken to be
the surname of the Scottish Armigerous Clan to which the Armiger is a
member, by virtue of the name and arms they bear.
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Associate Membership
Associate membership of the Council is open to the following persons
over the age of 18 years who are: |
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Scots Armigers, which do not qualify for full Council membership;
Scots Armigers of Armigerous Clans where a Council member has already
been appointed;
Advisers appointed to the Council by the Committee, whether armigerous
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Eligibility
The only criteria for Associate membership is for candidates to be in
possession of Scots arms or have rights in Scots arms by Courtesy right.
Armigers who are in possession of arms granted by foreign Heraldic
bodies, such as English and Canadian Heraldic Authorities, are not be
eligible for Associate membership but are eligible for Supporting
membership.
Associate members act as an advisory body to the Council and it is
accepted that some of the full Council members of tomorrow are likely to
be today's Associate members.
Associate members may apply to the Council to be granted full
membership, providing an application for membership has not been
submitted and refused within a five year period immediately preceding
the submission of the application.
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Supporting Membership
Individuals and corporations, who may or may not be in possession of
armorial bearings, and who support the work of the Council and have an
interest in its affairs, may join the Council as a supporter and be
kept informed of its activities. The following groups and individuals
are eligible for supporting membership:- |
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Scottish Interest and Cultural Groups;
Members of Clan and
Family Societies;
Private and public
corporations, academic institutions and heraldic bodies; and
Any other
individuals or groups who support the aims and objectives of the
Council. |
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