Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/1118
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court)(Amendment) 1997 and shall come into force on 1st May 1997.

(2) This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

Section 2 Amendment of Fees

(1) For Schedule 2 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Witnesses and Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) 1992( substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt.

(2) The fees substituted by the said Schedule shall apply to work, for which those fees are chargeable, done on or after the date on which this Act of Sederunt comes into force.

Section 3 Saving

The fees set out in column 3 of the table in paragraph 2 of the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court)(Amendment) 1996( shall continue to apply to work done before the date on which this Act of Sederunt comes into force.

Section 1 Attendance

Attending at proofs or commissions– £

(a) per hour

Section 2 Cancellation

Where intimation of cancellation of attendance is made to the shorthand writer–

(a) more than 21 days prior to the date of attendance no fee shall be charged;

(b) 21 days or less prior to, and before 4 p.m. on the day prior to the date of attendance 75% of the minimum daily fee in paragraph 1(b) shall be charged;

(c) on or after 4 p.m. on the day prior to the date of attendance the minimum daily fee in paragraph 1(b) shall be charged.

Section 3 Subsistence Allowance

A shorthand writer shall be allowed a subsistence allowance appropriate to civil servants entitled to class 2 rates.

Section 4 Transcripts

Extending Notes of Evidence– £

(a) subject to (b) below, per sheet of 25 lines

Section 5 Copies

Copies of notes of evidence by carbon or any other means per sheet