The High Court of Justiciary Fees Amendment Order 1999

Made: 8th March 1999

Laid before Parliament: 11th March 1999

Coming into force: 1st April 1999

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2 of the Courts of Law Fees (Scotland) Act 1895¹ and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the High Court of Justiciary Fees Amendment Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.

Amendment of Fees Order

2

For the Table of Fees in the Schedule to the High Court of Justiciary Fees Order 1984² there shall be substituted the Table of Fees set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Revocation

3

Article 2 of the High Court of Justiciary Fees Amendment Order 1996³ is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE — TABLE OF FEES

1

Petitions to the Nobile Officium and applications for criminal letters (inclusive fee covering all steps in procedure)

2

Extract convictions, per sheet or part thereof

3

Certified copy of any other document

4

Copying – all documents

• (a) by manuscript or typescript per sheet or part thereof

5

Searches – for any search of records or archives:

• (a) for first half hour of time taken

Signed

Henry B McLeish — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 4th March 1999

We concur,

Clive Betts — Bob Ainsworth — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 8th March 1999

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases from 1st April 1999 certain of the fees payable to the Principal Clerk of Justiciary or any officer acting for him in relation to proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary. The increases average 2.5%.

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