Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/2669
• Sections: 14

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act o.f Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.

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

Section 2 Amendment of fees

(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the Table of Fees in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt shall be substituted for the Table in Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 1994 and shall apply to work carried out by a sheriff officer on or after the date on which this Act of Sederunt comes into force.

(2) Sub-paragraph (i) above does not affect the fees payable as respects any work so carried out before the date mentioned in that sub-paragraph.

Section 1 Service or intimation of a document

(a) Service

(i) each person at a different address

Section 2 Interdicts

(a) Interdict only

(i) each person at a different address

Section 3 Poindings

(a) Serving notice of entry

Section 4 Poindings of motor vehicles, heavy plant or machinery

(a) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is

(i) £431 or under

Section 5 Sequestrations for rent, poinding of ground

(a) Arranging for the sequestration or poinding of the ground and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason

Section 6 Sales

(a)

(i) Application for warrant of sale or variation of a warrant of sale

Section 7 Ejections

(a) Arranging ejection

Section 8

Taking possession of effects

(a) Arranging possession

Section 9 Apprehensions

(a) Arranging apprehension

Section 10 Taking possession of children

(a) Arranging to take possession

Section 11 Arresting vessels, aircraft and cargo

(a) Arranging to arrest

Section 12 Miscellaneous

(a) Making any report or application under the Act of 1987 with the exception of reporting a poinding