Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2001

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) 2001 and shall come into force on 1st May 2001.

(2) This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

Increase in fees

2.—(1) The table of fees set out in Schedule 2 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Witnesses and Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) 1992(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1 (attendance), for the amounts of £27.83 and £111.30 there are substituted the amounts of £28.82 and £115.25 respectively.

(3) In paragraph 4 (transcripts), for the amounts of £4.56 and £5.57 there are substituted the amounts of £4.72 and £5.77 respectively.

(4) In paragraph 5 (copies), for the amount of £0.38 there is substituted the amount of £0.39.

Saving

3.  Paragraph 2 does not affect such fees as are chargeable for work done before 1st May 2001.

Rodger of Earlsferry

Lord President, I.P.D.

Edinburgh

30th March 2001