This is the Declaration by which the people of the Sovereign Nation State of Shetland assert their sovereignty and their right to set up their own nation free from interference from such powers as would attempt to assert unlawful authority over them.

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I am me, myself Sovereign. I do hereby redeem and declare my Sovereignty, which is my birthright. I, a Sovereign Citizen of Shetland, do declare the right to the ownership of Shetland, and to the unfettered control of Shetland destinies, to be sovereign and indefeasible. I, a Sovereign Citizen of Shetland, declare that I owe no allegiance to any United Kingdom government and am not bound by any of its statutes. I, a Sovereign Citizen of Shetland, acknowledge the rights of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as being the same, and not more, than were granted to King James III in 1469. I hold Her Majesty to her oath to govern according to our laws and customs.