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Statutory Instruments
COURT OF SESSION, SCOTLAND
Made
8th December 1994
Laid before Parliament
20th December 1994
Coming into force
1st February 1995
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2 of the Courts of Law Fees (Scotland) Act 1895(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Court of Session etc. Fees Amendment Order 1994 and shall come into force on 1st February 1995.
2. For the Table of Fees in the Schedule to the Court of Session etc. Fees Order 1984(2) there shall be substituted the Table of Fees set out in the Schedule to this Order.
3. The Court of Session etc. Fees Amendment Order 1993(3) is hereby revoked.
Fraser of Carmyllie
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
5th December 1994
We concur,
Timothy Kirkhope
T J R Wood
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
8th December 1994
Article 2
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| (Matters) | (Fee payable) | (Fee formerly payable)(4) |
SIGNETINGA. Signeting of any writ or summons, if attendance is necessary outwith the normal office hours | £ 52.00 | £ 45.00 |
GENERAL DEPARTMENTB.- 1. Appeal, summons, or other writ or step by which any cause or proceeding, other than a family action, is originated in either the Inner or Outer House-fee (to comprehend signeting in normal office hours and all work up to closed record or, where no closed record is lodged, the determination of the mode of enquiry but excluding items B17 and B18 of this Table) | £ 89.00 | £ 77.00 |
2. Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes an appearance in a cause or proceeding other than a family action | £ 89.00 | £ 77.00 |
3. Writ by which a family action is originated (other than a simplified divorce application)-inclusive fee (to comprehand signeting within normal office hours and, if applicable, issue to the pursuer of an extract in terms of item G5(a) of this Table, and to the defender, if appropriate, of a duplicate thereof) | £ 70.00 | £ 40.00 |
4. Simplified divorce application (inclusive of all procedure other than that specified in item B5 of this Table) | £ 55.00 | £ 40.00 |
5. In relation to a simplified divorce aplication, citation of any person under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) as applied by rule 49.76, of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994(5), or intimation to any person or persons under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) as applied by rule 49.76 of those Rules, where such intimation is required by the court | £ 36.00 | £ 31.00 |
6. Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment of or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a family action | £ 70.00 | £ 40.00 |
6A. Fee for initial lodging of affidavits in a family action where proof by affidavit evidence has been allowed | £ 30.00 | - |
7. Special case-
| £ 44.50 | £77.00 where two parties only and £38.50 for each additional party |
| £178.00 | £154.00 |
8. Application by Minute or Motion for variation of an order in a family action | £ 17.00 | £ 15.00 |
8A. Answers or opposition to an application under item B8 of this Table | £ 17.00 | £ 15.00 |
9. Letter of request to a foreign court | £ 22.00 | £ 19.00 |
10. Citation of each jury, to include outlays incurred in citing and countermanding-payable on receipt of instructions for issue of precept | £125.00 | £100.00 |
11. Reclaiming motion-fee payable by party enrolling motion | £ 89.00 | £ 77.00 |
12. Closed record-fee payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, where no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined | £ 44.50 | £ 38.50 |
13. Fixing proof-fee payable by each party on diet of proof or jury trial being fixed | £ 23.00 | £ 20.00 |
14. Proof, Procedure Roll, Summar Roll-Fee payable by each party appearing at the proof or hearing for every 30 minutes or part thereof | £ 12.00 | - |
15. Jury Trial-
| £ 12.00 | - |
16. Hearing other than items B14, B15, B17 and B18 of this Table-
| £ 12.00 | - |
17. Motion Roll hearing-fee payable by each party appearing at the hearingafter first 30 minutes-for every 30 minutes or part thereof | £ 12.00 | - |
18. Hearing out of hours-fee payable by each party appearing at the hearing for every 30 minutes or part thereof | £ 23.00 | - |
PETITION DEPARTMENTC.- 1. Petition of whatever nature presented to Inner or Outer House other than a petition under item C3 or C3A of this Table, whether in respect of the first or any subsequent step of process, and any application for registration or recognition of a judgment under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982(6) | £ 89.00 | £ 77.00 |
2. Additional fee payable when a petition in terms of item C1 of this Table is presented outwith normal office hours | £52.00 | £ 45.00 |
3. Petition to be admitted as a notary public:
| £ 66.00 | £57.00 where one applicant and £57.00 for each additional applicant |
3A. Petition to be admitted as a solicitor:
| £ 66.00 | £57.00 where one applicant and £57.00 for each additional applicant |
4. Answers, objections or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a proceeding to which item C1 of this Table applies | £ 89.00 | £ 77.00 |
5. Caveat | £ 22.00 | £ 19.00 |
6. Fiat | £ 22.00 | £ 19.00 |
7. Registering office copies of orders of courts in England and Wales or Northern Ireland | £ 9.00 | £ 8.00 |
8. Authentication by judge of act of warrant in terms of section 70 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913(7) | £ 9.00 | £ 8.00 |
9. Issue of an abbreviate in sequestration | £ 9.00 | £ 8.00 |
10. Reclaiming motion-fee payable by party enrolling motion | £ 89.00 | £ 77.00 |
11. Closed record-fee payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, when no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined | £ 44.50 | £ 38.50 |
12. Fixing proof-fee payable by each party on diet of proof being fixed | £ 23.00 | £ 20.00 |
13. Application by Minute or Motion for variation of an order in a petition for custody, aliment or access | £ 17.00 | £ 15.00 |
14. Answers or opposition to a motion under item C13 of this Table | £ 17.00 | £ 15.00 |
15. Registering orders for enforcement under section 426 of the Insolvency Act 1986(8) | £ 9.00 | £ 8.00 |
16. Proof, Procedure Roll, Summar Roll-fee payable by each party appearing at the proof or hearing for every 30 minutes or part thereof | £ 12.00 | - |
17. Hearing other than items C16, C18 and C19 of this Table-fee payable by each party appearing at the hearing for every 30 minutes or part thereof | £ 12.00 | - |
18. Motion Roll Hearing-fee payable by each party appearing at the hearingafter first 30 minutes-for every 30 minutes or part thereof | £ 12.00 | - |
19. Hearing out of hours-fee payable by each party appearing at the hearing for every 30 minutes or part thereof | £ 23.00 | - |
COURT FOR HEARING APPEALS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORSD. Appeal-inclusive fee | £ 89.00 | £ 77.00 |
ELECTION COURTE.- 1. Parliamentary election petition | £ 89.00 | £ 77.00 |
2. Statement of matters | £ 9.00 | £ 8.00 |
3. Any other petition, application, answers or objections submitted to the court | £ 22.00 | £ 19.00 |
4. Certificate of judgment | £ 22.00 | £ 19.00 |
LANDS VALUATION APPEAL COURTF.- 1. Appeal-inclusive fee | £ 89.00 | £ 77.00 |
2. Amswers-inclusive fee | £ 89.00 | £ 77.00 |
EXTRACTS DEPARTMENTG.- 1. Extract decree following upon a summons, petition or appeal, or after protestation of note, and whether in absence or otherwise | £ 21.00 | £ 18.00 |
2. Extract of admission as a solicitor | £ 21.00 | £ 18.00 |
3. Extract of protestation | £ 21.00 | £ 18.00 |
4. Certificate under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 | £ 21.00 | £ 18.00 |
5. Documentation evidencing divorce, nullity or dissolution of marriage: (a)Extract from Consistorial Register of Decrees of decree pronounced on or after 23rd September 1975 if not issued in terms of item B3 or B4 of this Table | £ 13.00 | £ 11.00 |
(b)Certificate of divorce in decree pronounced prior to 23rd September 1975 | £ 13.00 | £ 11.00 |
(c)Certified copy interlocutor in decree pronounced prior to 23rd September 1975 | £ 13.00 | £ 11.00 |
6. Extract from the Register of Acts and Decrees-per sheet or part thereof | £ 13.00 | £ 11.00 |
7. Sealing and certifying any document for exhibition in a foreign jurisdiction ot otherwise | £ 13.00 | £ 11.00 |
8. Acknowledgement of receipt of a notice under section 19(6) or 21(2) of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970(9) | £ 21.00 | £ 18.00 |
9. Acknowledgment of receipt of an offer under section 9 of the Conveyancing Amendment (Scotland) Act 1938(10) | £ 21.00 | £ 18.00 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| (Matters) | (Fee payable) | (Fee formerly payable)(4) |
OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURTH.- In Factories and CuratoriesI.- 1. For registering case and receiving and delivering up bond of caution-
| £ 21.00 | £ 18.00 |
| £ 15.00 | £ 13.00 |
2. For examining factor's inventory-0.333% of the value of the estate as disclosed
| £ 16.00 | £ 14.00 |
| £390.00 | £340.00 |
3. For auditing each account-
| £ 9.00 | £ 8.00 |
| 17.5% | 17.5% |
4. For reportingredischarge, special powers or on other special matters | £ 26.00 to £120.00 | £ 23.00 to £105.00 |
4A. For granting consent in terms of section 2(4) of the Trusts (Scotland) Act 1961(11) and rule 61.14 of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 | £ 63.00 | £ 55.00 |
5. For report on scheme of division-
| £ 15.00 | £ 13.00 |
| £ 9.00 | £ 8.00 |
| £273.00 | £237.00 |
6. For certificate under seal | £ 16.00 | £ 14.00 |
In ConsignationsII.- 7. For lodging consignation | £ 12.00 | £ 10.00 |
8. For producing or delivering up-
| £ 12.00 | £ 10.00 |
| £ 1.00 | £ 1.00 |
| £ 41.00 | £ 36.00 |
LiquidationsIII.- 9. For receiving and uplifting bond of caution | £ 4.00 | £ 3.00 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| (Matters) | (Fee payable) | (Fee formerly payable)(4) |
OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSIONI.- 1. Taxing accounts of expenses incurred in judicial proceedings (including proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary) remitted to the Auditor of the Court of Session for taxation: (a)Auditor's fee on lodging account for taxation | £ 12.00 | - |
(b)Auditor's fee for taxing accounts of expenses etc. (i)under £300 | £ 12.00 | Under £50-£2.00, thereafter £2.00 for every additional £50 or part thereof |
(ii)for every additional £100 or part thereof | £ 4.00 | |
| Note:fee to be determined by the Auditor of the Court of Session on amount of account as submitted |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| (Matters) | (Fee payable) | (Fee formerly payable)(4) |
MISCELLANEOUSJ.- 1. Certified copy of proceedings for appeal to the House of Lords | £ 89.00 | £ 77.00 |
2. Certifying of any other document (plus copying charges if necessary) | £ 9.00 | £ 8.00 |
3. Recording, engrossing, extracting or copying-all documents: (a)By manuscript or typescript-per sheet or part thereof | £ 6.00 | £ 5.00 |
(b)By copying by any other means-
| £ 1.00 | £ 1.00 |
| £ 0.30 | £ 0.25 |
| £ 0.30 | £ 0.25 |
4. Searches-for any search of records or archives: (a)For first half hour of time taken | £ 9.00 | £ 8.00 |
(b)For more than one half hour up to a maximum of two hours | £ 21.00 | £ 18.00 |
(c)For each half hour or part thereof in excess of two hours | £ 6.00 | £ 5.00 |
(d)Correspondence fee where applicable | £ 6.00 | £ 5.00 |
5. Captions: (a)Marking caption when ordered | £ 5.00 | £ 4.00 |
(b)Warrant for caption when issued | £ 5.00 | £ 4.00 |
6. Rolls of Court-annual subscription fee per copy including delivery of same | £600.00 | £600.00 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order increases from 1st February 1995 most of the fees payable to the Principal Clerk of Session, to the Accountant of Court and to the Auditor of the Court of Session or to any officer acting for any of them respectively in relation to proceedings in the Court of Session and specialised courts and offices. A new structure for the charging of audit fees is introduced at paragraph I1. A new fee is introduced (at paragraph B6A) for the lodging of affidavit evidence. New fees are introduced (at paragraphs B14 to B18 and paragraphs C16 to C19) for certain procedures in defended causes. The Order also provides in paragraphs B1, B12 and C11 for a fee to be payable either on the lodging of a closed record, or, if no closed record is lodged, when the mode of enquiry is determined.
1895 c. 14; section 2 was substituted by the Divorce Jurisdiction, Court Fees and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1983 (c. 12), section 4.
S.I. 1993/427.
Column 3 shows the fees which were payable under S.I. 1984/256 as amended by S.I. 1993/427 before the coming into force of the Court of Session etc. Fees Amendment Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/3265) on 1st February 1995.
Contained in S.I. 1994/1443.
1938 c. 24; section 9; was amended by Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 (c. 35), section 46, and by the Land Tenure Reform (Scotland) Act 1974 (c. 38), section 13.
1961 c. 57; section 2 was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 55), section.
