1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Sheriff Court Fees Amendment Order 2012 and, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), comes into force on 10th December 2012.
(2) Article 2(11)(b) and Schedule 2 come into force, and article 2(11)(a) and Schedule 1 cease to have effect, on 1st April 2013.
(3) Article 2(11)(c) and Schedule 3 come into force, and article 2(10)(b) and Schedule 2 cease to have effect, on 1st April 2014.
2.—(1) The Sheriff Court Fees Order 1997(1) is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In article 2(3), for “26, 27 and 30” substitute “24, 25 and 28”.
(3) After article 3 insert—
“3A. No act is required of the sheriff clerk or the auditor of court in connection with a matter specified in relation to any fee prior to the payment of that fee or an arrangement being entered into for payment of that fee.”.
(4) In article 4(1) for “7, 18 and 25” substitute “8, 16 and 23”.
(5) For article 4(2) substitute—
“(2) The matter specified in paragraph 13 of the Table of Fees includes, where appropriate, the issue of extracts and the issue of an abbreviate.”.
(6) In article 5 for “25” in each place it occurs, substitute “23”.
(7) In article 7(2)(b) for “20” substitute “18”.
(8) In article 9(2) for “36” substitute “34”.
(9) In article 10 for “18(d), 26 to 29, 30 and 32” substitute “16(c), 24 to 28 and 30”.
(10) In Schedule 1, the Table of Fees is substituted by—
(a)the Table of Fees in Schedule 1 to this Order on 10th December 2012;
(b)the Table of Fees in Schedule 2 to this Order on 1st April 2013; and,
(c)the Table of Fees in Schedule 3 to this Order on 1st April 2014.
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
30th October 2012