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Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2009
Made
11th March 2009
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
13th March 2009
Coming into force
4th May 2009
The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred upon them by section 40 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:
Citation and commencement
1.–(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2009 and shall come into force on 4th May 2009.
(2) This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
Increase in fees of shorthand writers
2.–(1) The Table of Fees set out in the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Witnesses and Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) 1992(2) is amended in accordance with the following sub-paragraph.
(2) In Schedule 2 (shorthand writers' fees) -
(a) in paragraph 1 (attendance), for the amounts of £36.29 and £145.08 substitute the amounts of £37.87 and £151.39 respectively;
(b) in paragraph 4 (transcripts), for the amounts of £5.94 and £7.27 substitute the amounts of £6.20 and £7.59 respectively; and
(c) in paragraph 5 (copies), for the amount of £0.48 substitute the amount of £0.50.
Saving
3. Paragraph 2 of this Act of Sederunt shall not affect fees chargeable for work done, or outlays incurred, before 4th May 2009.
A.C. Hamilton
Lord President, I.P.D
Edinburgh
11th March 2009
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 4.35%. The last increase was effected by the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2008 (S.S.I.
2008/118).
This Act of Sederunt does not apply to fees chargeable for work done before it comes into force.
1907 c. 51; section 40 was amended by the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1913 c. 28, Schedule 1; the Secretaries of State Act 1926 c. 18, section 1(3); the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933 c. 41, Schedule; the Divorce Jurisdiction, Court Fees and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1983 c. 12, Schedule 1, paragraph 7 and Schedule 2; and the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 c. 40, Schedule 9, paragraph 1. Back [1]