The Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian’s Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 131

ADULTS WITH INCAPACITY

The Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian’s Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002

Made

14th March 2002

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

14th March 2002

Coming into force

22nd April 2002

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(2) and 86(2) of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian’s Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 22nd April 2002.

Amendment of the principal regulations

2.—(1) The Schedule to the Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian’s Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2001(2) is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In paragraph 3, for “certificate of registration issued under section 19(2) of the Act” there is substituted “certificate issued under the Act”.

(3) At the end, there are inserted the paragraphs set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

JAMES R WALLACE

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

14th March 2002

Regulation 2(3)

SCHEDULE AMENDMENT OF TABLE OF FEES PAYABLE TO PUBLIC GUARDIAN

Column 1	Column 2
9.  Registration under section 6(2) of the Act of– (a) a guardianship order; (b) an intervention order; (c) a variation of a guardianship order; (d) a variation of an intervention order; or (e) a renewal of a guardianship order, made under Part 6 of the Act (including, where appropriate, checking caution and issuing certificates)	£35
10.  Authorisation of a gift out of the adult’s estate under section 66(1) of the Act, where the gift has a value in excess of £2,500	£35
11.  Grant of discharge of a guardian under section 72(1) of the Act–
(a) for an estate with no heritable property	£35
(b) for an estate with heritable property	£75
12.  Recall of the powers of a guardian under section 73 of the Act–
(a) for an estate with no heritable property	£35
(b) for an estate with heritable property	£75
13.  Approval of guardian’s management plan and inventory, in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3 of schedule 2 to the Act–
Estate value (excluding heritable property)
£0 to £30,000	£35
£30,001 to £50,000	£150
£50,001 to £100,000	£300
£100,001 to £500,000	£500
£500,001 and over	£750
14.  Granting an application for consent made in accordance with paragraph 6 of schedule 2 to the Act	£100
15.  Audit of accounts submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to the Act–
Estate value (excluding heritable property)
£0 to £30,000	£50
£30,001 to £50,000	£125
£50,001 to £100,000	£350
£100,001 to £250,000	£450
£250,001 to £750,000	£600
£750,001 to £2,000,000	£1,200
£2,000,001 and over	£1,750

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian’s Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 to make provision for the fees which may be charged by the Public Guardian for providing certain services under Part 6 of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (regulation 2 and Schedule).

(1)

2000 asp 4. See section 87(1) for the definition of “prescribe” and section 86(1) as to power to make regulations.

(2)

S.S.I. 2001/75.