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24-669: The act was replaced in its role of governing the bequest by a 2019 declaration of trust and the trustees now comprise the bishop, dean, diocesan secretary and two others. It continues to provide funds for the church. As part of Mary Walker's bequest the trustees became vested with the hereditary office of Gentleman Usher of the White Rod , a historic office of the Parliament of Scotland . This originally granted an income from fees on honours granted to Scottish people but this ceased in 1911. The trustees have successfully petitioned that

48-584: A declaratory judgment . Less commonly, where declaratory relief is awarded by an arbitrator , it is normally called a declaratory award . Declaratory relief is most commonly seen in two particular circumstances: Applications for declaratory relief in other areas have become more widespread, particularly in Europe. A key feature in relation to this development has been the Brussels and Lugano Conventions on civil jurisdiction and judgments relating to members of

72-416: A representative play a role at coronations of British monarchs and the current bishop, John Armes , participated in the 2023 coronation of Charles III and Camilla . The trusteeship was founded following the deaths of sisters Barbara and Mary Walker of Coates , Midlothian . The pair were wealthy spinsters who descended from William Walker, the son of a Scottish Episcopal Church clergyman and grandson of

96-450: A tailor and burgess of Aberdeen . Walker had, in 1805, purchased the hereditary office of Gentleman Usher of the White Rod , an officer of the Parliament of Scotland with mediaeval origins but whose duties had lapsed since the Acts of Union 1707 . Walker's son Patrick reinvigorated the office, reasserting many of its ancient rights and assuming some new duties. On Patrick's death in 1837

120-419: A valid bond of marriage, but it is merely a factual declaration of the nullity of the bond. In common law , a declaration ordinarily refers to a judgment of the court or an award of an arbitration tribunal that is a binding adjudication of the rights or other legal relations of the parties which does not provide for or order enforcement. Where the declaration is made by a court, it is usually referred to as

144-526: Is declaratory if it purports to state authoritatively what is the current state of affairs. By contrast, most statutes are positive law , purporting to order a future state of affairs. In linguistic terms, declaratory legislation is indicative whereas positive law is performative . Two acts of the Parliament of Great Britain asserting its right to legislate for other jurisdictions are commonly called "the Declaratory Act": one in 1719 relating to

168-808: Is headed by a Secretary, who is assisted by an Assistant Secretary. Since 1991, the Secretary of the Central Chancery has been the same individual who serves as Assistant Comptroller to the Lord Chamberlain's Office , and currently serves ex-officio as the registrar of the Royal Victorian Order and of the Order of the British Empire . Since 1931, the office has been held by retired and active duty officers of

192-466: Is now governed by a 2019 declaration of trust which superseded the 1877 act. Under the new arrangements the trustees are Bishop of Edinburgh, the Dean of the diocese and the diocesan secretary plus two others. The management of the trust is delegated to administrators and the trustees meet annually to review the accounts. The new arrangements give the trust four activities: payment of administration costs,

216-770: The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood ended the payment of fees for all but knights bachelor. The fees were contentious and in 1908 the Society of Knights Bachelor was founded as a body to represent knights bachelor. The society brought a case before the Outer House of the Court of Session in March 1909 disputing the right of the trustees to collect fees when knights were appointed. The court found in favour of

240-747: The Coronation Claims Office confirmed that the Episcopal Bishop of Edinburgh, John Armes , would attend the coronation of Charles III and Camilla as a representative of the Walker Trustees, in honour of the role of White Rod. The trust owns the regalia associated with the office of White Rod and since 2009 has loaned it to the National Museum of Scotland, the regalia were valued at the time as being worth £176,000 (equivalent to £298,185 in 2023). The trust

264-501: The European Economic Area (EEA). In certain circumstances, jurisdiction is awarded under the conventions to the courts first seised of the matter. This has led to a rise in defendants taking pre-emptive action by seeking "declarations of non-liability" in a race to the courthouse to ensure that they choose the court first seized rather than waiting for the claimant to do so. An act of parliament or other statute

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288-659: The Kingdom of Ireland , and another in 1766 relating to the Thirteen Colonies . The " Declaratory Articles " of the Church of Scotland likewise mean to define a status that already existed. Declaration is used (sometimes rendered as a verb) in other ways in certain legal systems. Chisholm, Hugh , ed. (1911). "Declaration"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 913–914. Central Chancery of

312-615: The United Kingdom Parliament , the Walker Trust Act 1877, was passed which allowed some of the estate to be mortgaged to provide capital to construct the cathedral. The act created a body politic and corporate , "The Walker Trustees", from the holders of the offices specified in the Walkers' disposition who became trustees. The estate was valued at £178,586 12s (equivalent to £212,316,997 in 2023) at

336-476: The canon law of the Catholic Church , a declaration of nullity, (commonly called an annulment and less commonly a decree of nullity) is authoritative judgment on the part of an ecclesiastical tribunal juridically establishing the fact that a marriage was invalidly contracted or, less frequently, a judgment juridically establishing the fact that an ordination was invalidly conferred. It does not dissolve

360-769: The Episcopal Bishop of Edinburgh , the Episcopal Dean of Edinburgh, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh , the Deputy Keeper of Her Majesty's Signet for Scotland and the Treasurer of the Bank of Scotland and their successors in those offices. After paying for funeral and administration costs the Walkers directed that the lands of the estate be let and capital invested to produce an income to be spent by

384-615: The Orders of Knighthood The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood , or simply the Central Chancery , is an office of the Lord Chamberlain 's department within the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom . It is responsible for the administration of orders of chivalry and some aspects of honours in general. It does not deal with nominations or decisions on appointments, but rather administers

408-528: The administrators. The first £20,000 (equivalent to £2,378,120 in 2023) produced was directed to be spent to erect a 1,500-capacity Episcopal Church at Coates or Drumseugh which was to be "in a handsome and substantial style of architecture". Further sums were allocated to pay for ministers and officers of the new church, to support other ministers of the Episcopal church in Edinburgh, for bursaries for

432-493: The advancement of the Scottish Episcopal Church (and particularly that church's Edinburgh diocese), the advancement of the cathedral and any other charitable purposes. In 2021 the trust had net assets of £848,612 and reported an income of £18,545. Declaration of trust In law, a declaration is an authoritative establishment of fact. Declarations take various forms in different legal systems. In

456-470: The appointment procedures and investitures, and provides the insignia. It is a small office, with eight staff in 2019. The office was established by King Edward VII in April 1904 in response to the recommendations of a committee set up in 1902 to consider changes to the administration of the honours system . The new office replaced the ad hoc arrangements which had evolved over time. The Central Chancery

480-758: The education of three young Episcopalian men "distinguished for talent, industry and good conduct", for the relief of the poor "inflicted with incurable disease", and for the maintenance of the vestry at the Episcopalian chapel in Oldmeldrum , Aberdeenshire. The remaining income was to be used for the "maintenance and support" of the Episcopal Church. The new church planned by the Walkers became St Mary's Cathedral . It proved more expensive to construct than expected, with costs estimated as £75,000 (equivalent to £8,917,952 in 2023). A private act of

504-468: The office of White Rod as well as a large estate of land at Coates, Drumseugh and in the City of Edinburgh had come to Barbara and Mary Walker, daughters of William. With no descendants, the pair drew up a joint disposition which set out what would happen to the estate after their deaths. Barbara Walker died 23 March 1859 and Mary on 4 March 1870. Their disposition gave the administration of their estate to

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528-589: The time of the act. The office of White Rod also vested with the trustees on Mary's death, it was valued at £250 (equivalent to £29,727 in 2023) and its right to extract a fee from Scottish recipients of honours was valued at £150 (equivalent to £17,836 in 2023). The office of White Rod received fees from all Scottish people granted the Scottish honours of duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron, baronet or knight bachelor wherever they resided and from English people granted Scottish titles. The 1902 establishment of

552-590: The trustees but the society won the case on appeal to the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary in 1911 and no from that point the office ceased to collect fees. The holder of the office of White Rod had a historic role as usher to the monarch in Scottish coronations. This fell away after the Acts of Union, though the holder did attend the 1761 coronation of George III and Charlotte and the 1821 coronation of George IV . In 1902

576-500: The trustees successfully petitioned the Court of Claims to play a role in the coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra . The claim was first disallowed, as the role had no duty other than to "stand and wait". When the court found that the Lord Lyon King of Arms also had no real duties at the coronation beyond standing and waiting the decision was reversed and a representative of the trustees granted permission to attend. In 2023

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