Citation and commencement1.

(1)

This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Witnesses and Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2002 and shall come into force on 1 July 2002.

(2)

This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

Amendment of tables of fees2.

(1)

The tables of fees set out in the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Witnesses and Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) 19922 shall be amended in accordance with the following sub-paragraphs.

(2)

For Schedule 1 (witnesses' fees) there shall be substituted the table of fees in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt.

(3)

In Schedule 2 (shorthand writers' fees)–

in paragraph 1 (attendance), for the amounts of £28.82 and £115.25 there shall be substituted the amounts of £29.76 and £119.00 respectively;

(a)

in paragraph 1 (attendance), for the amounts of £28.82 and £115.25 there shall be substituted the amounts of £29.76 and £119.00 respectively;

(b)

in paragraph 4 (transcripts), for the amounts of £4.72 and £5.77 there shall be substituted the amounts of £4.87 and £5.96 respectively;

(c)

in paragraph 5 (copies), for the amount of £0.39 there shall be substituted the amouint of £0.40.

Saving3.

Paragraph 2 shall not affect fees chargeable for work done, or outlays incurred, before 1 July 2002.

W DOUGLAS CULLEN
Lord President, I.P.D.

Edinburgh