Circumstances where no expenses are due to or by either party
32Subject to paragraph 33 below, the debtor shall not be liable to the creditor nor the creditor to the debtor for any expenses incurred by the other party in connection with—
(a)an application by the debtor to the sheriff under any provision of this Schedule;
(b)any objections to such an application;
(c)a hearing held by virtue of paragraph 8(5) above.
33If—
(a)an application mentioned in paragraph 32(a) above is frivolous;
(b)such an application is opposed on frivolous grounds; or
(c)a party requires a hearing mentioned in paragraph 32(c) above to be held on frivolous grounds,
the sheriff may award a sum of expenses, not exceeding £25 or such amount as may be prescribed in regulations made by the Lord Advocate, against the party acting frivolously in favour of the other party.