Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) (Amendment) 1998

Made: 18th December 1998

Coming into force: 31st December 1998

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 6 of the Execution of Diligence (Scotland) Act 1926¹ section 5 of the Court of Session Act 1988(² 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) (Amendment) 1998 and shall come into force on 31st December 1998.

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

Amendment of fees

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• (1) The Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 1998³ shall be amended as follows.

• (2) In paragraph 6(a) of the Table of Fees set out in the Schedule to that Act of Sederunt, for each of the entries “£49.45” substitute “£49.95”.

Signed

Rodger of Earlsferry — Lord President I.P.D. — 18th December 1998.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Act of Sederunt corrects errors in the provision made by an earlier Act of Sederunt for a prospective increase in fees payable to messengers-at-arms in relation to an unexecuted sequestration or poinding of the ground.

Footnotes