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SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2005 No. 583

SHERIFF COURT

Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 2005

  Made 10th November 2005 
  Laid before the Scottish Parliament 18th November 2005 
  Coming into force 1st January 2006 

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred upon them by section 40 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907[1], section 6 of the Execution of Diligence (Scotland) Act 1926[2] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:

Citation and commencement
     1. —(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 2005 and shall come into force on 1st January 2006.

    (2) This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

Amendment of fees
     2. —(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the Table of Fees in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt shall be substituted for the Table in Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) (No. 2) 2002[3].

    (2) Sub-paragraph (1) shall apply to work carried out by a sheriff officer on or after 1st January 2006 but shall not affect the fees payable as respects any work so carried out before that date.


Cullen of Whitekirk
Lord President I.P.D.

Edinburgh
10th November 2005



SCHEDULE
Paragraph 2(1)


TABLE OF FEES


           Summary Cause Ordinary Cause
Item Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 1 Band 2 Band 3
           £ £ £ £ £ £
1. Service or intimation of a document
(a) Service

                                                                  
(i) each person at a different address

 25.75 39.70 51.50 42.10 61.90 80.75
(ii) each additional person at the same address or additional copy required to be served or intimated under the Act of 1987 and the Act of 2002

 8.65 8.65 8.65 14.05 14.05 14.05
(b) Postal service

 12.15 12.15 12.15 20.55 20.55 20.55
(c) Postal diligence

 18.80 18.80 18.80 30.95 30.95 30.95
2. Interdicts (including non-harassment orders under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997[4] and anti-social behaviour orders under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998[5])
(a) Interdict only

                                                                  
(i) each person at a different address

                                  115.85 115.85 115.85
(ii) each additional person at the same address

                                  25.50 25.50 25.50
(b) Interdict and service

                                                                  
(i) each person at a different address

                                  130.10 130.10 130.10
(ii) each additional person at the same address

                                  39.60 39.60 39.60
3. Attachments
(a) Serving notice of entry

 5.70 5.70 5.70 8.75 8.75 8.75
(b) Arranging attachment and endeavouring but being unable to execute the same for whatever reason

 44.85 44.85 44.85 65.60 65.60 65.60
(c) Arranging and executing attachment where appraised value is–

                                                                  
(i) £541 or under

 76.80 76.80 76.80 76.80 76.80 76.80
(ii) over £541 and up to £2,171

 119.05 119.05 119.05 119.05 119.05 119.05
(iii) over £2,171 and up to £21,869 – 10% of the appraised value

                                                                  
(iv) over £21,869 and up to £109,334 – 10% of the first £21,869, 5% thereafter

                                                                  
(v) over £109,334 –10% of the first £21,869, 5% thereafter up to £109,334 and 1% thereafter

                                                                  
(d) Reporting attachment

 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35
4. Attachment of motor vehicles, heavy plant or machinery
(a) Arranging and executing attachment where appraised value is–

                                                                  
(i) £541 or under

 76.80 76.80 76.80 76.80 76.80 76.80
(ii) over £541 and up to £2,402

 119.05 119.05 119.05 119.05 119.05 119.05
(iii) over £2,402 and up to £109,334 – 5% of the appraised value

                                                                  
(iv) over £109,334 – 5% of the first £109,334 and 1% thereafter

                                                                  
(b) Reporting attachment

 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35
5. Sequestrations for rent, poinding of ground
(a) Arranging for the sequestration or poinding of the ground and endeavouring but being unable to execute same for whatever reason

 41.75 41.75 41.75 62.65 62.65 62.65
(b) Arranging and effecting sequestration where the appraised value is–

                                                                  
(i) £541 or under

 73.75 73.75 73.75                                 
(ii) over £541 and up to £2,171

 115.85 115.85 115.85                                 
(iii) over £2,171 as 3(c)(iii) above

                                                                  
(c) arranging and effecting ordinary sequestrations or poinding of the ground

                                  115.85 115.85 115.85
(d) service – as in item 1(a) or (b) above, as the case may be

                                                                  
6. Auctions
(a)

    (i) Arranging auction, preparing advertisement and giving public notice

 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00
(ii) intimating the place and date of auction and if necessary the date of removal of attached effects – as in items 1(a) or (b) above, as the case may be

                                                                  
(b)

    (i) Officer and witness attending auction but auction not executed for whatever reason

 41.75 41.75 41.75 62.65 62.65 62.65
(ii) Officer and witness attending auction

 115.85 115.85 115.85 115.85 115.85 115.85
7. Ejections
(a) Arranging ejection

 41.75 41.75 41.75 62.65 62.65 62.65
(b) Arranging and executing ejection

 85.75 85.75 85.75 97.30 97.30 97.30
8. Taking possession of effects
(a) Arranging possession

 41.75 41.75 41.75 62.65 62.65 62.65
(b) Arranging and effecting possession

 85.75 85.75 85.75 115.85 115.85 115.85
9. Apprehensions
(a) Arranging apprehension

                                  62.65 62.65 62.65
(b) Arranging and apprehending

                                  115.85 115.85 115.85
10. Taking possession of a child
(a) Arranging to take possession

                                  62.65 62.65 62.65
(b) Arranging and taking possession of each child

                                  115.85 115.85 115.85
11. Arresting vessels, aircraft and cargo
(a) Arranging to arrest

 41.75 41.75 41.75 62.65 62.65 62.65
(b) Arranging and effecting arrestment

 105.35 105.35 105.35 191.55 191.55 191.55
12. Miscellaneous
(a) Making any report or application under the Act of 1987 or the Act of 2002 with the exception of reporting an attachment

 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50
(b) Granting any receipt required to be issued under the Act of 1987 or the Act of 2002

 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35 7.35
(c) Arranging locksmith or tradesman to be in attendance

 4.70 4.70 4.70 4.70 4.70 4.70
(d) Granting certificate of displenishment or providing any other certificate or report, registering any document or making any application to a court or the creditor

 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50
(e) Executing warrant to open lockfast places

 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50
(f) Time

                                                                  
(i) with witness –£23.30 per unit

                                                                  
(ii) without witness – £17.40 per unit

                                                                  
(g) Photocopies

                                                                  
(i) first page document – £1.65

                                                                  
(ii) subsequent pages – per page – £0.85

                                                                  


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)


This Act of Sederunt amends the Table of Fees in Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) (No. 2) 2002 by increasing the fees payable to sheriff officers by 3.45% with effect from 1st January 2006.

Notes:

 [1] 1907 c.51; section 40 was amended by the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1913 c.28, Schedule 1; the Secretaries of State Act 1926 c.18, section 1(3); the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933 c.41, Schedule; and the Divorce Jurisdiction, Court Fees and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1983 c.12, Schedule 1, paragraph 7 and Schedule 2.back

[2] 1926 c.16.back

[3] S.S.I. 2002/567, amended by S.S.I. 2003/538 and S.S.I. 2004/513.back

[4] 1997 c.40.back

[5] 1998 c.27.back


ISBN 0 11 069823 1


 © Crown copyright 2005

Prepared 23 November 2005

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