Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2012

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 101

Sheriff Court

Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2012

Made

20th March 2012

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

22nd March 2012

Coming into force

21st May 2012

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred upon them by section 40(1) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2012 and comes into force on 21st May 2012.

(2) A certified copy of this Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

Increase in fees of shorthand writers

2.—(1) The Act of Sederunt (Fees of Witnesses and Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) 1992(2) is amended in accordance with the following subparagraph.

(2) In Schedule 2 (shorthand writers’ fees)(3)—

(a) in paragraph 1 (attendance), for the amounts of £39.25 and £156.85 substitute the amounts of £40.75 and £162.80 respectively;

(b) in paragraph 4 (transcripts), for the amounts of £6.40 and £7.85 substitute the amounts of £6.65 and £8.15 respectively; and

(c) in paragraph 5 (copies), for the amount of £0.52 substitute the amount of £0.55.

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3.  Paragraph 2 of this Act of Sederunt shall not affect fees chargeable for work done, or outlays incurred, before 21st May 2012.

A.C. HAMILTON

Lord President

I.P.D.

Edinburgh

20th March 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)

This Act of Sederunt increases the fees payable to shorthand writers in the Sheriff Court by 3.8%. The last increase was effected by the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/166).

This Act of Sederunt does not apply to fees chargeable for work done before it comes into force.

(1)

1907 c.51; section 40 was amended by the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1913 (c.28), Schedule 1; the Secretaries of State Act 1926 (c.18), section 1(3); the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933 (c.41), Schedule; the Divorce Jurisdiction, Court Fees and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1983 (c.12). Section 40 was renumbered as section 40(1), words were repealed and section 40(2) was inserted by S.S.I. 2011/396.

(2)

S.I. 1992/1878, last amended by S.S.I. 2011/403.

(3)

Schedule 2 was last amended by S.S.I. 2011/166.