This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.S.I. 2004/152 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.
2004 No. 196
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors and Witnesses in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment No. 2) 2004
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
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 19071 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:
Citation and commencement1
1
This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors and Witnesses in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment No. 2) 2004 and shall come into force on 3rd May 2004.
2
This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
Amendment of the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors and Witnesses in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 20042
1
The Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors and Witnesses in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 20042 shall be amended in accordance with the following sub-paragraph.
2
For paragraph 3(e) there shall be substituted the following:–
e
for paragraph 6 (options hearing or child welfare hearing) there shall be substituted the following:–
6
Options Hearing or Child Welfare Hearing – To include preparation for and conduct of (each of) an Options Hearing or a Child Welfare Hearing and noting interlocutor–
a
where initial hearing does not exceed one half hour;
£209.80
b
where initial hearing exceeds one half hour – for every extra quarter hour;
£ 31.30
c
where hearing continued, for each continued hearing that does not exceed one half hour;
£105.00
d
where continued hearing exceeds one half hour – for every extra quarter hour; and
£ 31.30
e
for lodging and intimating or for considering note of the basis of preliminary plea – for each note lodged;
£ 52.60
(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)