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Lord Lieutenant of Caithness

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The Lord Lieutenant of Caithness is the British monarch's personal representative in an area defined since 1975 as consisting of the local government district of Caithness, in Scotland. This definition was renewed by the Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996.[1] Previously, the area of the lieutenancy was the county of Caithness, which was abolished as a local government area by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The district was created under the 1973 act as a district of the two-tier Highland region and abolished as a local government area under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994, which turned the Highland region into a unitary council area.

List of Lord-Lieutenants of Caithness

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Deputy lieutenants

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A deputy lieutenant of Caithness is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Caithness. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

19th Century

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References

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  • Sainty, J. C. (September 2005). "Lieutenants and Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (Scotland) 1794-". Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  1. ^ Text of the Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  2. ^ Edinburgh Gazette, issue 18277, published 4 September 1964
  3. ^ Edinburgh Gazette, issue 18413, published 21 December 1965
  4. ^ Edinburgh Gazette, issue 19240, published 11 May 1973
  5. ^ Lord Lieutenant for Caithness: Viscount Thurso
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "No. 19721". The London Gazette. 2 April 1839. p. 724.
  7. ^ a b c d "Edinburgh Gazette Issue 10542". 17 March 1848. Retrieved 6 August 2022.