2004 No. 480
LANDS TRIBUNAL

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland Amendment (Fees) Rules 2004

Made
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(6) and (12)(e) of the Lands Tribunal Act 19491, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with the Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 19922 hereby make the following Rules:

Citation and commencement1.

These Rules may be cited as the Lands Tribunal for Scotland Amendment (Fees) Rules 2004 and shall come into force on 28th November 2004.

Amendments2.

In the Table of Fees contained in Schedule 2 to the Lands Tribunal for Scotland Rules 19713–

(a)

omit item 16;

(b)

for item 17 substitute–

“17.

On an application under sections 90 or 91 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 20034

£150”;

(c)

for item 21 substitute–

“21.

On the making of an order under the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 20005, the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 20036 or the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003

£88 plus 100 per cent of the cost of registering the order where the Tribunal is obliged to do so.”;

(d)

for item 22 substitute–

“For placing an advertisement in connection with applications under section 20 of the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 and sections 90 and 91 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003

100 per cent of the cost of the advertisement in an appropriate newspaper (charge is restricted to the cost of one advertisement irrespective of the number of advertisements placed)”; and

(e)

after item 22 insert–

“23.

On making representations as respects an application under section 90(1) or 91 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003

£25

24.

On a referral under section 102 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003

£150”.

HUGH HENRY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Rules)

The Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 introduces new procedures for application to the Lands Tribunal as respects title conditions and for referral to the Lands Tribunal of disputes over notices of preservation under section 50 and notices of converted servitude under section 80 of that Act. These rules set new fees in respect of applications and procedure at the Lands Tribunal in connection with these items.