Editing Order of precedence in Scotland (section)

{{Short description|Relative preeminence of officials for ceremonial purposes}}
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The [[order of precedence]] in [[Scotland]] was fixed by [[Warrant (law)|Royal Warrant]] in 1905.<ref name="1905Warrant">{{London Gazette |issue=27774 |date=14 March 1905 |page=2012}}</ref> Amendments were made by further Warrants in 1912,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28600|page=2787|date=19 April 1912}}</ref> 1952, 1958,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=17630|page=425|date=25 July 1958|city=e}}</ref> 1999 (to coincide with the establishment of the [[Scottish Parliament]] and [[Scottish Government]]) and most recently in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-18 |title=Table of Precedence, Ladies in Scotland - Debrett's Forms of Address, Scottish Women |url=http://www.debretts.com/forms-of-address/hierarchies/precedence-ladies-scotland.aspx |access-date=2024-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018040154/http://www.debretts.com/forms-of-address/hierarchies/precedence-ladies-scotland.aspx |archive-date=18 October 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Burke">{{Cite web |date=2010-12-24 |title=Burke's Peerage - Article Library |url=http://www.burkespeerage.com/articles/scotland/page31a.aspx |access-date=2024-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224203929/http://www.burkespeerage.com/articles/scotland/page31a.aspx |archive-date=24 December 2010 }}</ref>

The relative precedence of [[peers of Scotland]] is determined by the [[Act of Union 1707]].