▁also ▁has ▁authority ▁over ▁the ▁flying ▁of ▁flags ▁within ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁as ▁does ▁Lord ▁Lyon ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁The ▁Offic ers ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁maintain ▁the ▁only ▁official ▁registers ▁of ▁national ▁and ▁other ▁flags ▁and ▁they ▁advise ▁national ▁and ▁local ▁Government , ▁and ▁other ▁bodies ▁and ▁individuals , ▁on ▁the ▁flying ▁of ▁flags . ▁ ▁Court ▁of ▁Ch ival ry ▁ ▁The ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Ch ival ry ▁or ▁the ▁Earl ▁Marsh al ' s ▁Court ▁is ▁a ▁special ised ▁civil ▁court ▁in ▁England , ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Earl ▁Marsh al . ▁The ▁first ▁references ▁made ▁about ▁the ▁court ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 8 . ▁The ▁court ▁has ▁juris diction ▁over ▁all ▁matters ▁rel ating ▁to ▁her ald ry ▁as ▁it ▁legal ises ▁and ▁en force ▁dec isions ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms . ▁The ▁court ▁cons iders ▁all ▁cases ▁rel ating ▁to ▁questions ▁of ▁status , ▁including ▁disput es ▁over ▁social ▁rank ▁and ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁arms , ▁for ▁example ▁compla ints ▁on ▁the ▁in fr ing ement ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁another ▁individual ' s ▁coat ▁of ▁arms . ▁The ▁Court ▁of ▁Ch ival ry ▁meets ▁on ▁the ▁prem ises ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁however ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁it ▁met ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 3 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Her ald s ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁ ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms