Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 2007

Made: 27th November 2007

Coming into force: 1st January 2008

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred upon them by section 6 of the Execution of Diligence (Scotland) Act 1926[^f00001], section 5 of the Court of Session Act 1988[^f00002] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the concurrence of the Lord Lyon King of Arms, 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 Messengers-at-Arms) 2007 and shall come into force on 1st January 2008.

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

Amendment of fees

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• (1) Subject to subparagraph (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 Messengers at Arms) (No. 2) 2002[^f00003].

• (2) Subparagraph (1) shall apply to work carried out by a messenger-at-arms on or after 1st January 2008 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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Inhibitions

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Interdicts (including non-harassment orders under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997)

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Attachments

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Attachment of motor vehicle, heavy plant or machinery

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Sequestrations for rent, poinding of the 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 children

12

Arresting vessels, aircraft and cargo

13

Miscellaneous

Signed

A C HAMILTON — Lord President I.P.D. — 27th November 2007

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 Messengers at Arms) (No. 2) 2002, by increasing the fees payable to messengers at arms by 3.6% with effect from 1st January 2008.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1926 c. 16. Section 6 will be amended by paragraph 7(4) of schedule 5 to the Bankrutpcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 when that provision is brought into force.

[^f00002]: 1988 c. 36.

[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2002/566, amended by S.S.I. 2003/536, S.S.I. 2004/515, S.S.I. 2005/582 and S.S.I. 2006/540.