The lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants, the monarch's representatives, in Scotland. The lord-lieutenants' titles chosen by the monarch and his legal advisers are mainly based on placenames of the traditional counties of Scotland. In 1794 permanent lieutenancies were established by Royal Warrant. By the Militia Act 1797 (37 Geo.3, C.103), the lieutenants appointed "for the Counties, Stewartries, Cities, and Places" were given powers to raise and command County Militia Units.
While in their lieutenancies, lord lieutenants are among the few individuals in Scotland officially permitted to fly a banner of the Royal Arms of Scotland, the "Lion Rampant" as it is more commonly known.
Each Lord-Lieutenant of a county holding office immediately prior to the local government reorganisation of Scotland on 16 May 1975 was appointed to an area (usually the traditional county area or something very similar to it) within the regions and districts which were established on that date. The lieutenancy areas were not given names in the 1975 order transferring the lieutenancies.[1] When local government was reorganised again on 1 April 1996, the lieutenancy areas remained essentially the same, with minor border adjustments in some based on new council area boundaries. The order transferring the lieutenancies in 1996 gave each lieutenancy a name, usually taken from the names of the pre-1975 counties which roughly correspond to the lieutenancy areas. Some lieutenancy names differ though, with the pre-1975 county of Peeblesshire now corresponding to a lieutenancy of Tweeddale.[2]
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The lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord lieutenants the monarch s representatives in Scotland The lord lieutenants titles chosen by the monarch and his legal advisers are mainly based on placenames of the traditional counties of Scotland In 1794 permanent lieutenancies were established by Royal Warrant By the Militia Act 1797 37 Geo 3 C 103 the lieutenants appointed for the Counties Stewartries Cities and Places were given powers to raise and command County Militia Units While in their lieutenancies lord lieutenants are among the few individuals in Scotland officially permitted to fly a banner of the Royal Arms of Scotland the Lion Rampant as it is more commonly known Lieutenancy areas are different from the current local government council areas and their committee areas They also differ from other subdivisions of Scotland including sheriffdoms and former regions and districts The Lord Provosts of Aberdeen Dundee Edinburgh and Glasgow also act ex officio as lord lieutenants This is a unique right in the United Kingdom all other lord lieutenants are appointed by the monarch rather than being elected politicians Contents 1 List 2 Definition of the areas 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksList EditLieutenancy areas of Scotland Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Angus Argyll and Bute Ayrshire and Arran Banffshire Berwickshire Caithness Clackmannan Dumfries Dunbartonshire Dundee East Lothian Edinburgh Fife Glasgow Inverness Kincardineshire Lanarkshire Midlothian Moray Nairn Perth and Kinross Renfrewshire Ross and Cromarty Roxburgh Ettrick and Lauderdale Stirling and Falkirk Sutherland Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Tweeddale West Lothian Western Isles WigtownNot shown Orkney Shetland Definition of the areas EditEach Lord Lieutenant of a county holding office immediately prior to the local government reorganisation of Scotland on 16 May 1975 was appointed to an area usually the traditional county area or something very similar to it within the regions and districts which were established on that date The lieutenancy areas were not given names in the 1975 order transferring the lieutenancies 1 When local government was reorganised again on 1 April 1996 the lieutenancy areas remained essentially the same with minor border adjustments in some based on new council area boundaries The order transferring the lieutenancies in 1996 gave each lieutenancy a name usually taken from the names of the pre 1975 counties which roughly correspond to the lieutenancy areas Some lieutenancy names differ though with the pre 1975 county of Peeblesshire now corresponding to a lieutenancy of Tweeddale 2 Pre 1975 lieutenancy County Current Lieutenancy area Former region DefinitionAberdeen Aberdeenshire Grampian The County of Aberdeen as existing before 16 May 1975 except that part in the City of AberdeenAngus Angus Tayside District of AngusArgyll Argyll and Bute Strathclyde District of Argyll and ButeAyr Ayrshire and Arran Strathclyde Districts of Cunninghame Kilmarnock and Loudoun Kyle and Carrick and Cumnock and Doon ValleyBanff Banffshire Grampian The county of Banff as existing before 16 May 1975Berwick Berwickshire Borders District of BerwickshireCaithness Caithness Highland District of CaithnessClackmannan Clackmannan Central District of ClackmannanDumfries Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway Districts of Nithsdale and Annandale and EskdaleDunbarton Dunbartonshire a Strathclyde Districts of Dumbarton Clydebank Bearsden and Milngavie Strathkelvin and Cumbernauld and KilsythEast Lothian East Lothian Lothian District of East LothianFife Fife Fife Entire regionInverness Inverness Highland Districts of Lochaber Inverness and Badenoch and StrathspeyKincardine Kincardineshire Grampian The county of Kincardine as existing before 16 May 1975 except that part in the City of AberdeenKinross held jointly with Perth Perth and Kinross Tayside District of Perth and KinrossStewartry of Kirkcudbright Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Dumfries and Galloway District of StewartryLanark Lanarkshire Strathclyde Districts of Monklands Motherwell Hamilton East Kilbride and LanarkMidlothian Midlothian Lothian District of MidlothianMoray Moray Grampian Such part of the county of Moray as existing before 16 May 1975 as lies within the RegionNairn Nairn Highland District of NairnOrkney Orkney Orkney Islands Area Entire areaPeebles Tweeddale Borders District of TweeddalePerth held jointly with Kinross Perth and Kinross Tayside District of Perth and KinrossRenfrew Renfrewshire Strathclyde Districts of Eastwood Renfrew and InverclydeRoss and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty Highland Districts of Ross and Cromarty and Skye and LochalshRoxburgh held jointly with Selkirk Roxburgh Ettrick and Lauderdale Borders District of RoxburghSelkirk held jointly with Roxburgh Roxburgh Ettrick and Lauderdale Borders District of Ettrick and LauderdaleStirling Stirling and Falkirk Central Districts of Stirling and FalkirkSutherland Sutherland Highland District of SutherlandWest Lothian West Lothian Lothian District of West Lothian Western Isles Western Isles Islands Area Entire areaWigtown Wigtown Dumfries and Galloway District of WigtownZetland Shetland Shetland Islands Area Entire areaSee also EditSubdivisions of Scotland List of burghs in Scotland List of places in ScotlandReferences Edit The county and lieutenancy area is spelt with N Dunbartonshire and the town with M Dumbarton The Lord Lieutenants Order 1975 legislation gov uk The National Archives SI 1975 428 retrieved 25 November 2022 The Lord Lieutenants Scotland Order 1996 legislation gov uk The National Archives SI 1996 731 retrieved 25 November 2022External links Edit Media related to Maps of traditional counties of Scotland at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lieutenancy areas of Scotland amp oldid 1124553639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
