Royal Warrant - Appointing the First Minister of Scotland [2014-11-19]

Royal Warrant - Appointing the First Minister of Scotland [2014-11-19]

Ministerial Appointments

Scottish Government

Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II under the Scottish Seal appointing Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister of Scotland.

Queen Elizabeth II

Scottish Government, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

2014-11-19

Jason Loch

Scotland

E LIZABETH · 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, 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; IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have ordered the Seal appointed by the Treaty of Union to be kept and made use of in place of the Great Seal of Scotland to be appended hereto. Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace this Nineteenth day of November Two Thousand and Fourteen in the Sixty-third Year of Our Reign.

PER · SIGNATURAM · MANU · S D N · REGINAE · SUPRA · SCRIPTAM

(L. S.)

Scottish Seal

Document displays light ornamentation. There's a large ornamental E in the margins, and the Queen's name is in red with interpuncts. Incipits are also in red. The appointee's name is written larger and it is centered. The warranty has interpuncts between the words.

In Scotland, the term "Royal Warrant" can also refer to instruments that would be considered Letters Patent at Westminster.