Amendment of the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) (No. 2) 20022
1
The Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) (No. 2) 20023 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In paragraph 2 (fees of sheriff officers), for “causes in, or work authorised by the sheriff court” substitute “proceedings in, or work authorised by, the sheriff court or Sheriff Appeal Court”.
3
In schedule 1 (general regulations)—
a
in paragraph 1, omit “in relation to an ordinary cause or a summary cause, as the case may be,”;
b
in paragraph 1A4—
i
the word “and” following sub-paragraph (a) is omitted; and
ii
after sub-paragraph (b), insert—
; and
c
a simple procedure case in which—
i
the value of a claim for payment of a sum of money when proceedings are commenced is £1,500 or less (exclusive of interest and expenses); or
ii
there is no claim for payment of a sum of money.
c
for paragraph 1C, substitute—
1C
Column B of the Table of Fees specifies the fees payable in relation to—
a
proceedings in the sheriff court not falling within paragraph 1A; and
b
proceedings in the Sheriff Appeal Court.
d
in paragraph 17, after the definition of “service” insert—
“simple procedure case” has the meaning given by section 72(9) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.