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<Number>2021 No. 225</Number>
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<Title>Court Of Session</Title>
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<Title>Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers) (Amendment) 2021</Title>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2013/3" id="c00001" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2013" Number="0003">2013 asp 3</Citation>. Section 4 was amended by the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2014/18" id="c00002" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2014" Number="0018">2014 (asp 18)</Citation>, schedule 5, paragraph 31(3) and by the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/2" id="c00003" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2016" Number="0002">2016 (asp 2)</Citation>, schedule 1, paragraph 1(4).</Text></Para>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2014/18" id="c00004" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2014" Number="0018">2014 asp 18</Citation>.</Text></Para>
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