Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 2016

Made: 12th February 2016

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 16th February 2016

Coming into force: 1st April 2016

The Lord Lyon King of Arms has concurred in the making of this Act of Sederunt.

Citation and commencement, etc.

1

• (1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 2016.

• (2) It comes into force on 1st April 2016.

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

Amendment of fees

2

For the Table of Fees in Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) (No. 2) 2002[^f00003] substitute the Table of Fees in the Schedule.

Savings

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Paragraph 2 does not affect the fees payable as respects any work carried out before 1st April 2016.

SCHEDULE — TABLE OF FEES

1

Service or intimation of a document

2

Inhibitions

3

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

4

Attachments

5

Attachment of motor vehicles, heavy plant or machinery

6

Money attachments under the Act of 2007

7

Auctions

8

Ejections

9

Taking possession of effects

10

Apprehensions

11

Uplifting children

12

Arresting vessels, aircraft and cargo

13

Miscellaneous

Signed

CJM SUTHERLAND — Lord President — I.P.D. — 12th February 2016

Explanatory note

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Act of Sederunt substitutes a new Table of Fees for the Table of Fees in Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) (No. 2) 2002.

The fee levels in the new Table of Fees represent an increase of 1.3% on the existing fees. This increase takes effect from 1st April 2016.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2013 asp 3. Section 4 was amended by the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), schedule 5, paragraph 31(3).

[^f00002]: 2014 asp 18.

[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2002/566, last amended by S.S.I. 2013/346.