2012 No. 101
Sheriff Court

Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2012

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 40(1) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 19071 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:

Citation and commencement1.

(1)

This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2012 and comes into force on 21st May 2012.

(2)

A certified copy of this Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

Increase in fees of shorthand writers2.

(1)

The Act of Sederunt (Fees of Witnesses and Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) 19922 is amended in accordance with the following subparagraph.

(2)

In Schedule 2 (shorthand writers’ fees)3—

(a)

in paragraph 1 (attendance), for the amounts of £39.25 and £156.85 substitute the amounts of £40.75 and £162.80 respectively;

(b)

in paragraph 4 (transcripts), for the amounts of £6.40 and £7.85 substitute the amounts of £6.65 and £8.15 respectively; and

(c)

in paragraph 5 (copies), for the amount of £0.52 substitute the amount of £0.55.

Savingsc3.

Paragraph 2 of this Act of Sederunt shall not affect fees chargeable for work done, or outlays incurred, before 21st May 2012.

A.C. HAMILTON
Lord President
I.P.D.

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)

This Act of Sederunt increases the fees payable to shorthand writers in the Sheriff Court by 3.8%. The last increase was effected by the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/166).

This Act of Sederunt does not apply to fees chargeable for work done before it comes into force.