The Justice of the Peace Court Fees (Scotland) Order 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision for the fees payable to Justice of the Peace courts in Scotland. JP courts were established by virtue of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007, which Act also abolished districts courts.

Articles 1 and 2 and Schedules 1 to 3 specify fee levels payable to the JP court in respect of certain matters.

• The fee levels for the period from 1st December 2012 until 31st March 2013 are given effect by the Table of Fees in Schedule 1.

• The fee levels for the period from 1st April 2013 until 31st March 2014 are given effect by substituting the Table of Fees in Schedule 1 with the Table of Fees in Schedule 2.

• The fee levels from 1st April 2014 onwards are given effect by substituting the Table of Fees in Schedule 2 with the Table of Fees in Schedule 3.

Article 2(3) provides that fees are not to be payable by the Crown or any other government body that requests information in the enforcement of the criminal law or in the exercise of their powers or the performance of their duties arising out of or relating to that enforcement.

Article 2(4) provides that the JP court is not required to do any act in connection with the matter specified in relation to that fee without either prior payment of the fee or entering into an arrangement for payment of the fee.

Article 3 exempts certain persons from payment of fees.

Article 4 revokes the District Court Fees Order 1984.