2011 No. 431
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) (No. 2) 2011
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred upon them by section 6 of the Execution of Diligence (Scotland) Act 19261, section 5 of the Court of Session Act 19882 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the concurrence of the Lord Lyon King of Arms, do hereby enact and declare:
Citation and commencement1
1
This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) (No. 2) 2011 and comes into force on 23rd January 2012.
2
A certified copy of this Act of Sederunt is to be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
Amendment of fees2
1
Subject to subparagraph (6), Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) (No. 2) 20023 is amended in accordance with the following subparagraphs.
2
For General Regulation 3 substitute—
3
Fees in relation to service or intimation of a document, citation of a person or diligence which is executed in a remote rural area shall be surcharged by the levying of an additional fee of 30 per cent of the fee specified in the Table of Fees.
3
After General Regulation 3 insert—
3A
Where the value of an action is over £100,000 the fees specified in the Table of Fees at Item 1(a), 2, 3(b), 3(c) and 12 shall be surcharged by the levying of an additional fee of 0.01 percent of the value of the action.
4
In General Regulation 15, after the definition of “postal service” insert—
“remote rural area” means a settlement with a population of less than 3,000 people, and with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a settlement with a population of 10,000 people or more4.
5
For the Table of Fees substitute the Table of Fees in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt.
6
Subparagraphs (2) to (5) shall apply only to work carried out by a messenger-at-arms on or after 23rd January 2012 but shall not affect the fees payable as respects any work so carried out before that date.
SCHEDULETABLE OF FEES
Item | £ | |
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| 95.40 | |
| 18.85 | |
| 27.15 | |
| 41.35 | |
| ||
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| 95.40 | |
| 30.70 | |
| ||
| 113.90 | |
| 49.50 | |
| ||
| 189.20 | |
| 80.45 | |
| ||
| ||
| 139.45 | |
| 30.70 | |
| ||
| 158.40 | |
| 49.50 | |
| ||
| 189.20 | |
| 80.45 | |
| ||
| 10.55 | |
| 79.00 | |
| ||
| 92.50 | |
| 143.40 | |
| ||
| ||
| ||
| 8.80 | |
| ||
| ||
| 92.50 | |
| 143.40 | |
| ||
| ||
| 8.80 | |
| ||
| 79.00 | |
| ||
| 92.50 | |
| 143.40 | |
| ||
| ||
| ||
| 8.80 | |
| ||
| 22.90 | |
| ||
| 75.50 | |
| 139.45 | |
| ||
| 75.50 | |
| 117.20 | |
| ||
| 75.50 | |
| 139.45 | |
| ||
| 75.50 | |
| 139.45 | |
| ||
| 75.50 | |
| 139.45 | |
| ||
| 75.50 | |
| 230.70 | |
| ||
| 17.50 | |
| 8.80 | |
| 5.60 | |
| 17.50 | |
| 17.50 | |
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(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)