United Kingdom
The holder of the letters patent has the nearly exclusive right of printing, publishing and importing the King James Bible and Book of Common Prayer within the United Kingdom's jurisdiction. There are three exceptions which apply to this right. One is that the office of Queen's Printer only extends to England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Within Scotland the rights to the King James Bible are administered for the Crown by the Bible Board, which holds the office of Her Majesty's sole and only Master Printers and which licenses the printing of the Bible, New Testament and Book of Psalms. The other two exceptions are that separate sets of letters patent grant the Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press the right to print and distribute the King James Bible and Book of Common Prayer regardless of who holds the office of Queen's Printer.
The current holder of the office of Queen's Printer is Cambridge University Press.
The Controller of HMSO is appointed by Letters Patent to the office of Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.
Section 92 of the Scotland Act 1998 establishes the office of Queen's Printer for Scotland, and provides for it to be held by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament. The Queen's Printer for Scotland is responsible for administering Crown copyright in Acts of the Scottish Parliament, Scottish subordinate legislation and works made by the Scottish Administration.
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