clan system. Coats of arms that are registered are required to pay a fee to the Crown and must adhere to specific rules concerning their shape, colour and imagery. The procurator fiscal is appointed under the Lyon King of Arms Act 1867, formerly by the Lord Lyon, but since changes were made by the Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act 2001, by the Scottish Ministers. If any of the rules concerning a coat of arms – also known as "an achievement" – are broken, it is the procurator fiscal's job, as the independent official prosecutor of the court, to determine whether they should initiate criminal proceedings. See also Lord Advocate's Reference Staatsanwaltschaft - The German State Prosecutor, who exercises a similar role Crown Prosecutor - equivalent in England and Wales Sutherland's Law – a 1970s drama series made by BBC Scotland Notes References External links Scots law general titles Criminal law Coroners Region-specific legal occupations