Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) (Amendment) (No. 2) 2012

Made: 10th December 2012

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 12th December 2012

Coming into force: 28th January 2013

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], section6 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) (Amendment) (No.2) 2012 and comes into force on 28th January 2013.

• (2) A certified copy of this Act of Sederunt is to be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

Amendment of fees

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• (1) Subject to subparagraph(2) below, for the Table of Fees in Schedule1 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) (No.2) 2002[^f00003] substitute the Table of Fees in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt.

• (2) Subparagraph(1) shall apply only to work carried out by a sheriff officer on or after 28thJanuary 2013 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 and antisocial behaviour orders under the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004)

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Attachments

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Attachment of motor vehicles, heavy plant or machinery

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Money attachments under the Act of 2007

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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

BRIAN GILL — Lord President — I.P.D. — 10th December 2012

Explanatory note

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Act of Sederunt amends Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) (No.2) 2002, by substituting a new Table of Fees.

The fee levels in the new Table of Fees represent an increase of 2.45% on the existing fees. This increase takes effect from 28th January 2013.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1907 c.51. Section40 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; section40 was renumbered as section40(1), words were repealed and section40(2) was inserted by S.S.I. 2011/396.

[^f00002]: 1926 c.16.

[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2002/567, amended by S.S.I. 2003/538, 2004/513, 2005/583, 2006/539, 2007/550, 2008/430, 2009/379, 2011/47 and 2011/432.