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Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 3) (Fees of Shorthand Writers) 2007 and shall come into force on 1st May 2007.

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

Increase in fees of shorthand writers

2.—(1) The Table of Fees in rule 42.16(3) of the Rules of the Court of Session(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following sub-paragraph.

(2) In Chapter IV (transcripts of evidence etc.)–

(i)in paragraph 1 (attendance), for the amounts of £33.81 and £135.17 there shall be substituted the amounts of £35.03 and £140.04 respectively; and

(ii)in paragraph 2 (notes of evidence: extension by shorthand writer or transcriber), for the amounts £5.53, £6.78 and £0.44 there shall be substituted the amounts of £5.73, £7.02 and £0.46 respectively.

Saving

3.  Paragraph 2 of this Act of Sederunt shall not affect fees chargeable for work done, or outlays incurred before 1st May 2007.

A C HAMILTON

Lord President I.P.D.

Edinburgh

2nd March 2007