The Court of the Lord Lyon is Scotland’s Heraldic Authority.

This body maintains the "Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland". ^*

This body is listed as a court on the Scottish Court Service website. ^*

We understand the body us not subject to the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2000, but we list it on WhatDoTheyKnow as it performs a public regulatory function.

We note the body states it is subject to judicial review^* which, if true, would indicate it is considered a public body, albeit in a context other than access to information legislation.