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The Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian´s Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008

Made

6th June 2008

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

6th June 2008

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(2) of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000(1) and of other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement

1.–(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian´s Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 and, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), shall come into force on 1st August 2008.

(2) Regulation 2(3)(b) and Schedule 2 shall come into force, and regulation 2(3)(a) and Schedule 1 shall cease to have effect, on 1st April 2009.

(3) Regulation 2(3)(c) and Schedule 3 shall come into force, and regulation 2(3)(b) and Schedule 2 shall cease to have effect, on 1st April 2010.

Amendment of the Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian´s Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

2.–(1) The Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian´s Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2008(2) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) For regulation 2 (fees payable to Public Guardian), substitute-

"2. The fees payable to the Public Guardian in respect of matters specified in column 1 of the Table of Fees in the Schedule shall be the fees specified in relation to those matters in column 2 of that Table (the previous fees payable being shown in column 3 of that Table)."

(3) The Table of Fees in the Schedule(3) shall be substituted by-

(a) the Table of Fees in Schedule 1 to these Regulations on 1st August 2008;

(b) the Table of Fees in Schedule 2 to these Regulations on 1st April 2009; and

(c) the Table of Fees in Schedule 3 to these Regulations on 1st April 2010.

KENNY MACASKILL

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew´s House,

Edinburgh

6th June 2008

Regulation 2(3)(a), as read with regulation 1

SCHEDULE 1 TABLE OF FEES PAYABLE TO PUBLIC GUARDIAN

Fees payable from 1st August 2008

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
(Matters) (Fee payable)£ (Fee formerly payable)(4)
£ £

1. Search of registers under section 6(2)(b) of the Act (per half hour or any part thereof)

15 8

2. Submission of a document conferring a continuing or welfare power of attorney under section 19 of the Act

65 60

3. Provision of a duplicate or replacement of a certificate issued under section 19(2) of the Act

10 11

4. Audit of accounts submitted by a continuing attorney under section 20(2)(b) of the Act

95 87

5. Processing of an application for authorisation to obtain information about the adult´s funds under section 24C of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate authorising any fundholder to provide the applicant with such information

65 60

6. Where there is no application under section 24C or where the certificate granted under section 24C is more than 4 months old, processing of an application for authorisation to intromit with funds under section 25 of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate of authority to the withdrawer

65 60

7. Processing of an application for appointment as a joint withdrawer under section 26B of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate of authority to the joint withdrawer

10 11

8. Processing of an application for appointment as a reserve withdrawer under section 26D

10 11

9. Provision of a certificate of authority to the reserve withdrawer under section 26E(3)(b) where the certificate is not applied for at the same time as the application under section 26D is made

10 11

10. Processing of an application for variation of a withdrawal certificate under section 26F of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a varied withdrawal certificate to the withdrawer

10 11

11. Where an application for authority to transfer a specified sum under section 26G of the Act is not made at the same time as an application under section 25, processing of an application under section 26G, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate to the applicant

10 11

12. Provision of a duplicate or replacement of a certificate of authority issued under sections 24C(3), 24D(3), 25(4)(b), 26B(4)(b), 26E(3)(b), 26F(3)(b) or 26G(4)(b)

10 11

13. Processing of an application for renewal of authority to intromit with funds under section 31B of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate of authority to the joint withdrawer

40 35

14. Provision of a copy of any document-

(a) up to 10 pages

5 -

(b) each page thereafter

0.50 0.20

(c) on a computer disc or in other electronic form per document

5 3

15. Registration under section 6(2) of the Act of-

65 60

(a) a guardianship order;

(b) an intervention order;

(c) a variation of a guardianship order;

(d) a variation of an intervention order; or

(e) a renewal of a guardianship order,

made under Part 6 of the Act (including, where appropriate, checking caution or other security and issuing certificates)

16. Authorisation of a gift out of the adult´s estate under section 66(1) of the Act, where the gift has a value in excess of £2,500

45 41

17. Recall of the powers of a guardian under section 73 of the Act-

(a) for an estate with no heritable property

45 41

(b) for an estate with heritable property

95 87

18. Approval of guardian´s management plan and inventory, in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3 of schedule 2 to the Act-

Estate value (excluding heritable property)
£0 to £30,000 45 41
£30,001 to £50,000 190 174
£50,001 to £100,000 375 348
£100,001 to £500,000 630 580
£500,001 and over 945 870

19. Granting an application for consent made in accordance with paragraph 6 of schedule 2 to the Act

125 116

20. Audit (except final audit) of accounts submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to the Act-

Estate value (excluding heritable property)
£0 to £30,000 65 58
£30,001 to £50,000 160 145
£50,001 to £100,000 440 406
£100,001 to £250,000 565 522
£250,001 to £750,000 755 696
£750,001 to £2,000,000 1,510 1,392
£2,000,001 and over 2,200 2,030

21. Final audit of accounts submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to the Act-

Estate value (excluding heritable property)
£0 to £30,000 115 108
£30,001 to £50,000 210 195
£50,001 to £100,000 495 456
£100,001 to £250,000 620 572
£250,001 to £750,000 810 746
£750,001 to £2,000,000 1,565 1,442
£2,000,001 and over 2,255 2,080

Regulation 2(3)(b), as read with regulation 1

SCHEDULE 2 TABLE OF FEES PAYABLE TO PUBLIC GUARDIAN

Fees payable from 1st April 2009

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
(Matters) (Fee payable) (Fee formerly payable)(5)
£ £

1. Search of registers under section 6(2)(b) of the Act (per half hour or any part thereof)

15 15

2. Submission of a document conferring a continuing or welfare power of attorney under section 19 of the Act

65 65

3. Provision of a duplicate or replacement of a certificate issued under section 19(2) of the Act

10 10

4. Audit of accounts submitted by a continuing attorney under section 20(2)(b) of the Act

95 95

5. Processing of an application for authorisation to obtain information about the adult´s funds under section 24C of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate authorising any fundholder to provide the applicant with such information

65 65

6. Where there is no application under section 24C or where the certificate granted under section 24C is more than 4 months old, processing of an application for authorisation to intromit with funds under section 25 of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate of authority to the withdrawer

65 65

7. Processing of an application for appointment as a joint withdrawer under section 26B of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate of authority to the joint withdrawer

10 10

8. Processing of an application for appointment as a reserve withdrawer under section 26D

10 10

9. Provision of a certificate of authority to the reserve withdrawer under section 26E(3)(b) where the certificate is not applied for at the same time as the application under section 26D is made

10 10

10. Processing of an application for variation of a withdrawal certificate under section 26F of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a varied withdrawal certificate to the withdrawer

10 10

11. Where an application for authority to transfer a specified sum under section 26G of the Act is not made at the same time as an application under section 25, processing of an application under section 26G, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate to the applicant

10 10

12. Provision of a duplicate or replacement of a certificate of authority issued under sections 24C(3), 24D(3), 25(4)(b), 26B(4)(b), 26E(3)(b), 26F(3)(b) or 26G(4)(b)

10 10

13. Processing of an application for renewal of authority to intromit with funds under section 31B of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate of authority to the joint withdrawer

40 40

14. Provision of a copy of any document-

(a) up to 10 pages

5 5

(b) each page thereafter

0.50 0.50

(c) on a computer disc or in other electronic form per document

5 5

15. Registration under section 6(2) of the Act of-

65 65

(a) a guardianship order;

(b) an intervention order;

(c) a variation of a guardianship order;

(d) a variation of an intervention order; or

(e) a renewal of a guardianship order,

made under Part 6 of the Act (including, where appropriate, checking caution or other security and issuing certificates)

16. Authorisation of a gift out of the adult´s estate under section 66(1) of the Act, where the gift has a value in excess of £2,500

45 45

17. Recall of the powers of a guardian under section 73 of the Act-

(a) for an estate with no heritable property

45 45

(b) for an estate with heritable property

95 95

18. Approval of guardian´s management plan and inventory, in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3 of schedule 2 to the Act-

Estate value (excluding heritable property)
£0 to £30,000 45 45
£30,001 to £50,000 195 190
£50,001 to £100,000 390 375
£100,001 to £500,000 650 630
£500,001 and over 970 945

19. Granting an application for consent made in accordance with paragraph 6 of schedule 2 to the Act

130 125

20. Audit (except final audit) of accounts submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to the Act-

Estate value (excluding heritable property)
£0 to £30,000 65 65
£30,001 to £50,000 160 160
£50,001 to £100,000 455 440
£100,001 to £250,000 580 565
£250,001 to £750,000 775 755
£750,001 to £2,000,000 1,555 1,510
£2,000,001 and over 2,265 2,200

21. Final audit of accounts submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to the Act-

Estate value (excluding heritable property)
£0 to £30,000 120 115
£30,001 to £50,000 220 210
£50,001 to £100,000 510 495
£100,001 to £250,000 640 620
£250,001 to £750,000 835 810
£750,001 to £2,000,000 1,610 1,565
£2,000,001 and over 2,320 2,255

Regulation 2(3)(c), as read with regulation 1

SCHEDULE 3 TABLE OF FEES PAYABLE TO PUBLIC GUARDIAN

Fees payable from 1st April 2010

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
(Matters) (Fee payable) (Fee formerly payable)(6)
£ £

1. Search of registers under section 6(2)(b) of the Act (per half hour or any part thereof)

15 15

2. Submission of a document conferring a continuing or welfare power of attorney under section 19 of the Act

70 65

3. Provision of a duplicate or replacement of a certificate issued under section 19(2) of the Act

15 10

4. Audit of accounts submitted by a continuing attorney under section 20(2)(b) of the Act

100 95

5. Processing of an application for authorisation to obtain information about the adult´s funds under section 24C of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate authorising any fundholder to provide the applicant with such information

70 65

6. Where there is no application under section 24C or where the certificate granted under section 24C is more than 4 months old, processing of an application for authorisation to intromit with funds under section 25 of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate of authority to the withdrawer

70 65

7. Processing of an application for appointment as a joint withdrawer under section 26B of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate of authority to the joint withdrawer

15 10

8. Processing of an application for appointment as a reserve withdrawer under section 26D

15 10

9. Provision of a certificate of authority to the reserve withdrawer under section 26E(3)(b) where the certificate is not applied for at the same time as the application under section 26D is made

15 10

10. Processing of an application for variation of a withdrawal certificate under section 26F of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a varied withdrawal certificate to the withdrawer

15 10

11. Where an application for authority to transfer a specified sum under section 26G of the Act is not made at the same time as an application under section 25, processing of an application under section 26G, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate to the applicant

15 10

12. Provision of a duplicate or replacement of a certificate of authority issued under sections 24C(3), 24D(3), 25(4)(b), 26B(4)(b), 26E(3)(b), 26F(3)(b) or 26G(4)(b)

15 10

13. Processing of an application for renewal of authority to intromit with funds under section 31B of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate of authority to the joint withdrawer

40 40

14. Provision of a copy of any document-

(a) up to 10 pages

5 5

(b) each page thereafter

0.50 0.50

(c) on a computer disc or in other electronic form per document

5 5

15. Registration under section 6(2) of the Act of-

70 65

(a) a guardianship order;

(b) an intervention order;

(c) a variation of a guardianship order;

(d) a variation of an intervention order; or

(e) a renewal of a guardianship order,

made under Part 6 of the Act (including, where appropriate, checking caution or other security and issuing certificates)

16. Authorisation of a gift out of the adult´s estate under section 66(1) of the Act, where the gift has a value in excess of £2,500

45 45

17. Recall of the powers of a guardian under section 73 of the Act-

(a) for an estate with no heritable property

45 45

(b) for an estate with heritable property

100 95

18. Approval of guardian´s management plan and inventory, in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3 of schedule 2 to the Act-

Estate value (excluding heritable property)
£0 to £30,000 45 45
£30,001 to £50,000 200 195
£50,001 to £100,000 400 390
£100,001 to £500,000 665 650
£500,001 and over 1000 970

19. Granting an application for consent made in accordance with paragraph 6 of schedule 2 to the Act

135 130

20. Audit (except final audit) of accounts submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to the Act-

Estate value (excluding heritable property)
£0 to £30,000 65 65
£30,001 to £50,000 165 160
£50,001 to £100,000 465 455
£100,001 to £250,000 600 580
£250,001 to £750,000 800 775
£750,001 to £2,000,000 1,600 1,555
£2,000,001 and over 2,335 2,265

21. Final audit of accounts submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to the Act-

Estate value (excluding heritable property)
£0 to £30,000 125 120
£30,001 to £50,000 225 220
£50,001 to £100,000 525 510
£100,001 to £250,000 660 640
£250,001 to £750,000 860 835
£750,001 to £2,000,000 1,660 1,610
£2,000,001 and over 2,395 2,320

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian´s Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 ("the 2008 Regulations"). New fee levels payable to the Public Guardian from 1st August 2008 are specified and reflect on average an increase of 8%. Fee levels were prescribed by the 2008 Regulations on 1st April 2008. The new fees are found in the Table of Fees in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

These Regulations also specify new fee levels which will be applicable from 1st April 2009 and reflect on average an increase of 3%. These fees are found in the Table of Fees in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

These Regulations further specify new fee levels which will be applicable from 1st April 2010 and reflect on average an increase of 3%. These fees are found in the Table of Fees in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

(1)

2000 asp 4 as amended by the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 10). See section 87(1) and (1A) for the definition of "prescribe" and section 86(1) as to power to make regulations. Back [1]

(2)

S.S.I. 2008/52. Back [2]

(3)

The Schedule in S.S.I. 2008/52. Back [3]

(4)

Column 3 shows the fees which were payable under S.S.I. 2008/52 immediately before the coming into force of this Schedule. Where there is no entry in column 3 but an entry in column 2 the matter is new or has been amended such that no direct comparison can be made with the fee formerly payable. Back [4]

(5)

Column 3 shows the fees which were payable by virtue of Schedule 1 to these Regulations immediately before the coming into force of this Schedule. Back [5]

(6)

Column 3 shows the fees which were payable by virtue of Schedule 2 to these Regulations immediately before the coming into force of this Schedule. Back [6]



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