https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/3c7a76471bd057c6510d05981e0e2b40.pdf c7812c50e6b9356e97210b31c6c25ae1 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. 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.) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Scottish Seal Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. 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. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. In Scotland, the term "Royal Warrant" can also refer to instruments that would be considered Letters Patent at Westminster. 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 - Appointing the First Minister of Scotland [2014-11-19] Subject The topic of the resource Ministerial Appointments Scottish Government Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II under 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 <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Minister_-_Great_Seal_donated_to_Glasgow_Womens_Library.jpg">Scottish Government</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons 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 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 Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/326">Warrant for Sealing</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/45">Scotland Act 1998</a> First Minister of Scotland Ministerial Appointments Monarch Scottish Government Statutory Power