2.—(1) The Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers (No. 2) 2011(1) is amended in accordance with the following subparagraphs.
(2) For paragraph 2(2) substitute —
“(2) For General Regulation 3 substitute—
“3. Where the service or intimation of a document or inhibition is executed in a remote rural area the fees specified in the Table of Fees at Item 1(a)(i), 2(a)(i) and 2(b)(i) shall be surcharged by the levying of an additional fee of 30 per cent of the fee specified in the Table of Fees.”.”.
(3) After paragraph 2(3) insert—
“(3A) In General Regulation 9 for “2, 4A(b), 5(c), 6(b)(i) and (ii), 7(b), 8(b), 9(b), 10(b), 11(b)” substitute “3, 6(b), 7(c) and (d), 8(b), 9(b), 10(b), 11(b), 12(b)”.”.
(4) For paragraph 2(4) substitute —
“(4) In General Regulation 17, after the definition of “postal service” insert—
““remote rural area” means an area classified as such in the Scottish Government’s Urban/Rural Classification 2009-2010.”.”.(2)
The Scottish Government Urban/Rural Classification 2009/2010 was published by the Office of the Chief Statistician, August 2010.