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class="explanatoryNote"><heading>EXPLANATORY NOTE</heading><subheading>(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)</subheading><blockContainer ukl:Name="P"><p>This Act of Sederunt makes changes to the rules regulating the fees of Messengers-at-Arms and<span ukl:Name="EmSpace"> </span><span ukl:Name="EmSpace"> </span>sheriff officers.</p></blockContainer><blockContainer ukl:Name="P"><p>Paragraphs 2 and 3 substitute new Tables of Fees for Messengers-at-Arms and sheriff officers in Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) (No. 2) 2002 and Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) (No. 2) 2002.</p></blockContainer><blockContainer ukl:Name="P"><p>The fee levels in the new Tables of Fees represent an increase of 6% on the existing fees. 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