The Sheriff Court Fees Amendment Order 1993

Statutory Instruments

1993 No. 428 (S.48)

SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND

The Sheriff Court Fees Amendment Order 1993

Made

2nd March 1993

Laid before Parliament

11th March 1993

Coming into force

1st April 1993

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2 of the Courts of Law Fees (Scotland) Act 1895((1)) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Sheriff Court Fees Amendment Order 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.

2.  In the Table of Fees in the Schedule to the Sheriff Court Fees Order 1985((2)) there shall be inserted after the entry at paragraph 25 the entry set out in the Schedule to this Order, as paragraph 25A.

Fraser of Carmyllie

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St. Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th February 1993

We concur,

T.J.R. Wood

Nicholas Baker

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

2nd March 1993

Article 2

SCHEDULE TABLE OF FEES

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
(Matters)	(Fee Payable)	(Fee Formerly Payable)
25A  Summary warrant for recovery of council tax, council water charge and related penalties	£30.00	—

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends, from 1st April 1993, the Sheriff Court Fees Order 1985 as a consequence of the provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. It inserts into the Table of Fees set out in the Schedule to that Order an additional paragraph, 25A, relating to the fee payable to the Sheriff Clerk in respect of a summary warrant for the recovery of arrears of council tax, council water charge and related penalties.

(1)

1895 c. 14; section 2 was substituted by section 4 of the Divorce Jurisdiction, Court Fees and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1983 (c. 12).

(2)

S.I. 1985/827, amended by S.I. 1992/413.