The Sheriff Court Fees Amendment Order 1989

• Citation: S.I. 1989/259
• Sections: 37

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Sheriff Court Fees Amendment Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st April 1989.

Section 2

For the Table of Fees in the Schedule to the Sheriff Court Fees Order 1985 there shall be substituted the Table of Fees set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Section 1

Petition for (a) appointment of executor, (b) restriction of caution. (c)special warrant, (d) sealing up repositories or the like, or (e) appointment of Commissary factor

Section 2

Sealing up repositories or the like, per hour

Section 3

(a) Receiving and examining inventory of estate, except where sub-paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of this paragraph applies—

(i) where the amount of the estate vested in or belonging beneficially to the deceased, of which confirmation is required, or for which resealing under the Colonial Probates act 1892 is required, does not exceed

£3,000

Section 4

Issuing each certificate of confirmation

Section 5 Ordinary actions and various other proceedings

Initial writ in any proceedings not being proceedings for which any other paragraph of this Table prescribes a fee

Section 6

First writ, responding note or attendance to state a defence, in proceedings to which paragraph 5 of this Table applies, each defender or compearer

Section 7 Bankruptcy proceedings

Petition for sequestration of estates

Section 8

Act and warrant of trustee

Section 9

Writing minute of meeting, per hour

Section 10

Application (written or oral) for discharge of trustee

Section 11

Petition for discharge of bankrupt or application for approval of composition or deed of arrangement

Section 12

Sheriff clerk acting as commissioner

Section 12A

Miscellaneous applications including appeals under the bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985

Section 13 Service of heirs

Petition for general or special service or completion of title, or note for a Crown or Prince’s charter, writ or precept

Section 14 Enforcement of UK judgements

Any proceedings under sections 12 or 18 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgements Act 1982

Section 15 Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975

Complaint

Section 16 Summary cause

Summons—Summary Cause (including small claim)

(1) Action for payment of money less than £50

Section 17 Action of divorce (other than simplified divorce application)

Initial writ in an action of divorce other than a simplified divorce application

Section 18

First writ or attandance to state a defence, each defender or compearer in an action of divorce other than a simplified divorce application

Section 19 Simplified divorce application

Simplified divorce application (inclusive of all procedures other than those specified in paragraphs 20 and 21 of this Table)

Section 20

In relation to a simplified divorce application, citation of, or intimation to, any person or persons by sheriff officerr

Section 21

Subsequent application upon change of circumstances by party to simplified divorce application

Section 22 Miscellaneous

Note in a liquidation or judicial factory

Section 23

Caveat

Section 24

Summary warrant for recovery of rates

Section 25

Summary warrant for recovery of community charges

Section 26

Summary warrant for recovery of taxes

Section 27

Recording protest of a bill or promissory note.

NOTE: Extract to be charged as in paragraph 32 of this Table.

Section 28

Lodging each set of plans or other Parliamentary deposit

Section 29

Preservation of deeds, each deed

Section 30

Inspection of report of sale and the auditor of court report

NOTE: Recording and extracting to be charged under paragraph 32 of this Table.

Section 31

Inspection by a trade protection society, licensed credit reference agency or trade publication of protests, Act Book and Court rolls—

(a) Weekly for twelve months (payable in advance)

Section 32

Recording, engrossing, extracting or copying all documents—

(a) By manuscript or tyhpescript per sheet of 250 words

Section 33

Searches: for each search of records or archives—

(a) For first half hour of time taken

Section 34

For taxing accounts of expenses incurred in judicial proceedings remitted to the auditor of court for taxation:

(a) Under £50