I was thinking more about a Scottish person.

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I dare say that Alex Salmond has assumed they can continue using UK even if they break away from the union...

An Independent Scotland cannot be prevented from using UK or the .uk TLD.

The definition of (the) UK would have to be revised.

Great Britain

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ALL currently held UK Passports would have to be reworded and re-issued!

Nothing has changed since 1920.

Scottish independence would mean the definition of the UK is revised - the UK will no longer include Scotland. The UK is a political creation not geographical and as soon as the political membership changes then so does the definition.

Nominet do not currently restrict who can apply for .uk or .co.uk domains. However, I would be surprised if companies in Scotland that are keen on independence would want to use UK domains as they will no longer be members of the UK. And Nominet could put restrictions on in future as some other countries do for their domains.

In reply to a post by ian72:

However, I would be surprised if companies in Scotland that are keen on independence would want to use UK domains as they will no longer be members of the UK.

Following a "yes" vote for independence, a lot of larger companies would just continue to use .com in both countries I suspect.

Smaller companies operating purely in Scotland with a .uk domain would most likely migrate to .ab or whatever ccTLD ICANN assigns (leaving the new .scot domain dead in the water just after it launches).

Edited by Oliver341 (Mon 16-Jun-14 12:05:07)

BT would almost certainly have to set up a separate BT Scotland Company. If Scotland gets a new currency then they exchange rate will fluctuate

As far as BDUK is concerned this is a UK government program so would cease to operate in Scotland unless Scotland took over the funding

Usually a Company cannot operate in another jurisdiction. It would require a separate BT Scotland Company registered in Scotland. It may operate as a subsidiary company of the BT Group company though

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Usually a Company cannot operate in another jurisdiction. It would require a separate BT Scotland Company registered in Scotland. It may operate as a subsidiary company of the BT Group company though

Really? Are you saying that people like Amazon/Microsoft/Apple/etc have separate subsidiaries in every country that they operate in? I am not saying you are wrong but that would really surprise me if it is the case.

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Really? Are you saying that people like Amazon/Microsoft/Apple/etc have separate subsidiaries in every country that they operate in?

In terms of Amazon UK, the registered trading company is in Luxembourg. I think the EU makes the location of the registered company somewhat irrelevant if both the customer location and registered address are within the EU.

If Scotland goes independent and does not immediately join the EU, it makes it more likely that companies will have to register new company addresses within Scotland.

If Scotland goes independent what rights does England have to remain within the EU?

Surely they must also apply to become a member.

England will remain part of the United Kingdom, which is the member of the European Union. Were England to leave the United Kingdom, then yes, it would have to re-apply in the same way.

The question is whether the United Kingdom exists as an entity that retains EU membership. The argument is that if the United Kingdom retains membership after the entity changes so significantly then Scotland should automatically get membership as well (as Scotland is as much a part of the ex UK as the rest of the entities that currently make up the UK).