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Does the Crown own Shetland?

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On 27 January 2025, we wrote:

Dear Scottish Police Authority,

We are having difficulty finding proof that Shetland is part of Scotland.

According to The Laws of Scotland, Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia, Vol.18(42), "The Crown's sovereignty over Scotland and its dominium eminens, its ultimate tenurial superiority, are the same thing, are identical concepts”.

At Volume 18(47) it states that "The dominium eminens or ultimate superiority of the Crown is allodial, because not held of a higher lord, except of God". We want to know:

  1. Do you accept The Laws of Scotland, Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia as a binding authority in Scotland? and
  2. Are we correct in thinking that the Crown's sovereignty in Scotland is the same as its allodial ownership?
  3. Are we correct in thinking that, for the Crown to have sovereignty in Shetland, it must have allodial ownership of Shetland?
  4. If we are correct at 2) and 3) above, do you have proof that the Crown holds the allodial title of Shetland?

Yours faithfully,

The Sovereign Nation of Shetland

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They made an acknowledgement on 10 January 2025

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On 13 January 2025, they made a response, saying they do not hold the information

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