The heraldic activities of The Augustan Society, Inc., include making referrals to governmental grant agencies where such exist. There is also a policy against registering arms to individuals or corporations located in countries with a valid heraldic grant agency. Thus a list of '''list of recognized grant government arms agencies''' is needed.
The following list has been recommended by the [[Justiciar General]]. It has not been reviewed by the [[Heraldry Committee]] nor has it been approved by the Board, both of which should be done before it is used for a basis of action.
His recommended list of Governmental Arms Agencies is:
* The heraldic activities of The Augustan Society, Inc[https://www., are gathered informally into the '''Heraldry Department''' under the nominal direction gg.ca Canadian Heraldic Authority] (Canada)* Cronista de Armas de Castilla y León (Castile and León in Spain)* [https://www.nli.ie/office-chief-herald Office of the [[Justiciar General]Chief Herald] (as Ireland)* [https://statelaw.go.ke/services-to-the Chairman -public/coat-of the -arms-and-blazens College of Arms] (Kenya)* [[Heraldry Committeehttps://maltaheraldry.mt/ Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta]] is styled(Malta)* [https://courtofthelordlyon. Web page is scot Court of the Lord Lyon] (Scotland)* [https://www.augustansocietynationalarchives.orggov.za The Bureau of Heraldry] (South Africa)* [https:/index/www.cfm?fuseaction=pagecollege-of-arms.viewPage&pageID=1478&nodeID=1 here]gov.uk College of Arms (UK except Scotland)]
The Committees of the Heraldry Department are: *[[Heraldry Committee]] The programs assigned to the Heraldry Department are: * UK (Scotland) - Lord Lyon King of Arms* UK (England / Wales / N Ireland) - College of Arms* Ireland - Chief Herald of Ireland* Canada - Canadian Heraldic Authority* South Africa - Bureau of Heraldry* Kenya - College of Arms (need to check exact nomenclature)* Spain (Castile and Leon) - Cronista Rey des Armas The jurisdiction of most of these is obvious, but there This may not be some quirksa complete list, and some (such as the latter), have yet quirks of jurisdiction may exist that need to be confirmed in law by our studiesdocumented.
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