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2004-04-302004-05-21Adoption and Children Act 2002Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978TSO (The Stationery Office), St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 1PD, 01603 622211, customer.services@tso.co.uk5729510111011

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 Right Trusty and Well-beloved Robin Orr Blair, Lieutenant of Our Royal Victorian Order, Our Lyon King of Arms. Greeting! WHEREAS We have taken into Our Royal Consideration that children adopted within the meaning of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 or adopted within the meaning of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 by Peers of the Realm are not accorded the styles and courtesy titles proper to the children of Peers: Now We are graciously pleased to ordain and declare that such styles and courtesy titles, but excepting always the Scottish titles “Master of” and “Mistress of”, as are proper to the younger children of Peers of the Realm shall be accorded to the children of Peers adopted within the meaning of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 or the Adoption and Children Act 2002 notwithstanding that no right of succession to any dignity or title of honour nor any precedence is thereby conferred upon them: OUR WILL AND PLEASURE therefore is that you Our Lyon King of Arms, to whom the cognizance of matters of this nature in Scotland doth properly belong, do see this Our Order observed and kept and that you do also cause these Presents to be recorded in the Lyon Office in Edinburgh to the end that Our Officers of Arms and all others upon occasion may take due notice and have knowledge thereof; AND for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given at Our Court at Saint James’s The 30th day of April 2004 In the fifty-third Year of Our Reign. By Her Majesty’s Command. (Signed) FALCONER OF THOROTON  C