What happens with a new chief?

[ThistleDown]

The trouble with the Duke's, or any other chief's, pronouncement is that they can only state what they recognise should be used by their clansmen. Stating that there is no Dress, Hunting, Campbell-Simpson etc., tartan is factually incorrect and akin to saying that the sun doesn't rise in the morning. Life is far more nuanced.

Yes, of course, Peter. The OP's question, however, was about precedents regarding recognition of existing tartans by a chief. Argyll made his statement only in that respect. He said that the Scottish Tartans Authority (remember, this was a few years ago) and Lord Lyon were archivists and historians, but that recognition attached to a name fell only to the chief of that name.