Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 2006

Made: 7th November 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 9th November 2006

Coming into force: 1st January 2007

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[^f00001], section 6 of the Execution of Diligence (Scotland) Act 1926[^f00002] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:

Citation and commencement

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• (1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 2006 and shall come into force on 1st January 2007.

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

Amendment of fees

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• (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[^f00003].

• (2) Sub-paragraph (1) shall apply to work carried out by a sheriff officer on or after 1st January 2007 but shall not affect the fees payable as respects any work so carried out before that date.

SCHEDULE — TABLE OF FEES

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Service or intimation of a document

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Interdicts (including non-harassment orders under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and anti-social behaviour orders under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998)

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Attachments

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Attachment of motor vehicles, heavy plant or machinery

• (a) Arranging and executing attachment where appraised value is –

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Sequestrations for rent, poinding of ground

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Auctions

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Ejections

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Taking possession of effects

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Apprehensions

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Taking possession of a child

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Arresting vessels, aircraft and cargo

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Miscellaneous

Signed

A C HAMILTON — Lord President I.P.D. — 7th November 2006

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 3.6% with effect from 1st January 2007.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 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.

[^f00002]: 1926 c. 16.

[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2002/567, amended by S.S.I. 2003/538; S.S.I. 2004/513 and S.S.I. 2005/583.