https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/501eea85f4d12cf372cb9e5cf8422623.pdf ca4529b2b407bb9dd7925be38d10254a Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document.  Page 1 <div style="text-align:right;">(Sgd.) Elizabeth R</div> ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to Our Trusty and Well-beloved Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon. GREETING! Whereas the said Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon has been nominated by the Scottish Parliament from among the members of the Parliament to be the First Minister of the Scottish Government; NOW/  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div>  Page 2 NOW, therefore, We, in accordance with the provisions of section 45(1) of the Scotland Act 1998, hereby appoint the said Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon to the office of the First Minister of the Scottish Government during Our pleasure; And We ordain this Warrant to be extended in the most useful and best form and to pass under the Seal appointed by the Treaty of Union to be kept and made use of in Scotland in place of the Great Seal of Scotland; and For/  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div>  Page 3 For doing whereof these Presents shall be a sufficient warrant to the Keeper of the Register of Scotland for writing the same in the Chancery Department in Edinburgh and to the Keeper of the said Seal for causing the same to be appended hereto. Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace this Nineteenth day of November 2014 in the sixty-third year of Our Reign. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. None. This a rare example of a Royal Warrant that is not countersigned. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Times New Roman. "Specimen" watermark. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - For Sealing a Warrant Appointing the First Minister of Scotland [2014-11-19] Subject The topic of the resource Scottish Seal Ministerial Appointments Scottish Government Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing that a Warrant pass the Scottish Seal appointing Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister of Scotland. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014-11-19 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/327">Final Warrant under the Scottish Seal</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Ann/6/11/part/17">Union with Scotland Act 1706</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aosp/1707/7/section/XXIV">Union with England Act 1707</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/45">Scotland Act 1998</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Scotland First Minister of Scotland Ministerial Appointments Monarch Scottish Government Scottish Seal Statutory Power