The Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian’s Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations set out the fees for certain services provided by the Public Guardian in connection with the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (“the Act”). The Schedule to the Regulations introduces charges for the registration of certain documents, the issue of certain certificates, and other miscellaneous charges.

The fees chargeable are as follows:–

(1) The fee for a search of the Public Guardian’s registers under section 6 of the Act shall be £5 per half hour or any part thereof.

(2) The fee for the registration of a document conferring a continuing or welfare power of attorney under section 19 of the Act shall be £35.

(3) The fee for the provision of a duplicate or replacement of a certificate issued under that section shall be £10.

(4) The fee for an audit by the Public Guardian of an account submitted by a continuing attorney shall be £75.

(5) The fee for processing an application for authorisation to intromit with funds under section 26 of the Act, including the issue of a certificate of authority to a withdrawer where such an application is granted, shall be £35.

(6) The fee for the provision of a duplicate or replacement of a certificate issued under that section shall be £10.

(7) The fee for copying shall be £1 per page for each of the first 10 pages of the first copy, then £0.30 per page after the first 10.

(8) The fee for each subsequent copy shall be £0.30 per page.