Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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(Matters) | (Fee payable) | (Fee formerly payable) |
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PART I—FEES IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF THE COURT |
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A. SIGNETING |
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Signeting of any writ or summons, if attendance is necessary outwith the normal office hours | £36.00 | £33.00 |
B. GENERAL DEPARTMENT |
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1Appeal, summons, or other writ or step by which any cause or proceeding, other than consistorial, is originated in either the Inner or Outer House—fee (to comprehend signeting in normal office hours)
| £61.00 | £55.00 |
2Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes an appearance in a cause or proceeding other than a consistorial cause.
| £61.00 | £55.00 |
3Writ by which a consistorial cause is originated (other than a simplified divorce application)—inclusive fee (to comprehend signeting within normal office hours and, if applicable, issue to the pursuer of an extract in terms of item G5(a) of this Table, and to the defender, if appropriate, of a duplicate thereof)
| £40.00 | £40.00 |
4Simplified divorce application (inclusive of all procedure other than that specified in item B5 of this Table)
| £40.00 | £40.00 |
5In relation to a simplified divorce application, citation of any person under rule 159(1)(a) or (b), as read with rule 170I, of the Rules annexed to the Act of Sederunt (Rules of Court, consolidation and amendment) 1965, or intimation to any person or persons under the said rule 159(1)(a) or (b) as applied by rule 160(1), all as read with rule 170I, of those Rules, where such intimation is required by the court
| £15.00 | £8.00 |
6Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a consistorial cause
| £40.00 | £40.00 |
| £61.00 | £55.00 |
bFor each additional party
| £30.50 | £27.50 |
Maximum fee payable per case | £122.00 | £110.00 |
8Application by Minute or Motion for variation of an order in a consistorial cause
| £12.00 | £11.00 |
8AAnswers or opposition to an application under item B8 of this Table
| £12.00 | £11.00 |
9Letter of request to a foreign court
| £15.00 | £14.00 |
10Citation of each jury, to include outlays incurred in citing and countermanding—payable on receipt of instructions for issue on precept
| £80.00 | £71.00 |
11Reclaiming motion—fee payable by party enrolling motion
| £61.00 | £55.00 |
12Closed record—fee payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record
| £30.50 | £27.50 |
C. PETITION DEPARTMENT |
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1Petition of whatever nature presented to Inner or Outer House other than a petition under item C3 and C3A of this Table, whether in respect of the first or any subsequent step of process, and any application for registration or recognition of a judgement under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982
| £61.00 | £55.00 |
2Additional fee payable when a petition in terms of item C1 of this Table is presented outwith normal office hours
| £36.00 | £33.00 |
3Petition to be admitted as a notary public: aWhere there is one applicant
| £45.00 | £45.00 |
bFor each additional applicant
| £45.00 | £45.00 |
3APetition to be admitted as a solicitor
| £45.00 | £45.00 |
4Answers, objections or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a proceeding to which item C1 of this table applies
| £61.00 | £55.00 |
| £15.00 | £14.00 |
| £15.00 | £14.00 |
7Registering office copies of orders of courts in England and Wales or Northern Ireland
| £7.00 | £6.50 |
8Authentication by judge of act of warrant in terms of section 70 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913
| £7.00 | £6.50 |
9Issue of an abbreviate in sequestration
| £7.00 | £6.50 |
10Reclaiming motion—fee payable by party enrolling motion
| £61.00 | £55.00 |
11Closed record—fee payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record
| £30.50 | £27.50 |
12Application by Minute or Motion for variation of an order in a Petition for custody, aliment or access
| £12.00 | £11.00 |
13Answers or opposition to a Motion under item C12 of this Table
| £12.00 | £11.00 |
14Registering orders for enforcement under section 426 of the Insolvency Act 1986
| £7.00 | £6.50 |
D. COURT FOR HEARING APPEALS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS |
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Appeal—inclusive fee | £61.00 | £55.00 |
E. ELECTION COURT |
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1Parliamentary election petition
| £61.00 | £55.00 |
| £7.00 | £6.50 |
3Any other petition, application, answers or objections submitted to the court
| £15.00 | £14.00 |
| £15.00 | £14.00 |
F. LANDS VALUATION APPEAL COURT |
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| £61.00 | £55.00 |
| £61.00 | £55.00 |
G. EXTRACTS DEPARTMENT |
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1Extract decree following upon a summons, petition or appeal, or after protestation of a note, and whether in absence or otherwise
| £14.00 | £13.00 |
2Extract of admission as a solicitor
| £14.00 | £13.00 |
| £14.00 | £13.00 |
4Certificate under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgements Act 1982
| £14.00 | £13.00 |
5Documentation evidencing divorce, nullity or dissolution of marriage: aExtract from Consistorial Register of Decrees of decree pronounced on or after 23rd September 1975 if not issued in terms of item B3 and B4 of this Table
| £8.00 | £7.00 |
bCertificate of divorce in decree pronounced prior to 23rd September 1975
| £8.00 | £7.00 |
cCertified copy interlocutor in decree pronounced prior to 23rd September 1975
| £8.00 | £7.00 |
6Extract from the Register of Acts and Decrees—per sheet or part thereof
| £8.00 | £7.00 |
7Sealing and certifying any document for exhibition in a foreign jurisdiction or otherwise
| £8.00 | £7.00 |
8Acknowledgement of receipt of a notice under section 19(6) or 21(2) of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970
| £14.00 | £13.00 |
9Acknowledgement of receipt of an offer under section 9 of the Conveyancing Amendment (Scotland) Act 1938.
| £14.00 | £13.00 |
PART II—FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT |
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H. OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT/ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY |
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I. In Factories and Curatories |
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1For registering case and receiving and delivering up bond of caution
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In Court of Sessions appointments | £17.00 | £15.00 |
in Sheriff Court appointments | £12.00 | £11.00 |
2For examining factor’s inventory—0.333% of the value of the estate as disclosed minimum fee payable
| £13.00 | £12.00 |
maximum fee payable | £324.00 | £294.00 |
3For auditing each account—
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basic fee | £7.00 | £7.00 |
additional percentage fee on the factor’s commission as fixed (or what would have been the factor’s full commission if chargeable or fully allowed) | 17½% | 17½% |
4For reporting re discharge, special powers or on other special matters
| £21.00 to £97.00 | £19.00 to £88.00 |
4AFor granting consent in terms of section 2(4) of the Trusts (Scotland) Act 1961
| £52.00 | £47.00 |
5For report on scheme of division—
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basic fee | £12.00 | £11.00 |
additional fee for each £1,000 (excluding the first £1,000) or part thereof of value of estate to be divided | £7.00 | £6.00 |
maximum fee payable | £226.00 | £205.00 |
6For certificate under seal
| £13.00 | £12.00 |
II. In Bankruptcies |
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7For application for inclusion in the list of interim trustees
| £32.00 | £29.00 |
8aFor registering award of sequestration and interim trustee’s appointment
| £13.00 | £12.00 |
bFor registering copy act and warrant
| £13.00 | £12.00 |
9For supervising proceedings in sequestration—
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Percentage fee on amount to be divided amongst preferred and ordinary creditors | 5% | 5% |
10For any special report to court
| £21.00 to £97.00 | £19.00 to £88.00 |
11For considering and issuing deliverance in appeal against trustee’s commission—
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basic fee | £6.00 | £6.00 |
additional percentage fee on the trustee’s commission as fixed, subject to a maximum fee of £198 | 5% | 5% |
12For auditing the accounts and fixing the commission of interim trustees, permanent trustees and trustees under voluntary trust deeds—
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basic fee | £7.00 | £7.00 |
additional percentage fee on trustee’s commission as fixed | 17½% | 17½% |
13For examination of the sederunt book and related work
| £23.00 | £21.00 |
14For granting certificate of discharge to interim trustee
| £18.00 | £16.00 |
15For granting certificate of discharge to debtor
| £7.00 | £7.00 |
16For concurrence in private sale of heritage under the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913—
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basic fee | £13.00 | £12.00 |
additional fee for each £1,000 or part thereof (excluding the first £1,000) of value of heritage | £6.00 | £6.00 |
maximum fee payable | £232.00 | £211.00 |
17For calling meetings of creditors—
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basic fee | £27.00 | £24.00 |
18For attendance at meeting of creditors—
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Fee per person per hour or part thereof, including travelling time | £19.00 | £17.00 |
19For work in relation to protected trust deeds
| £27.00 | £24.00 |
III. In Consignation |
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| £4.00 | £4.00 |
21For producing or delivering up—
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basic fee | £7.00 | £7.00 |
additional fee for every £100 or part thereof uplifted | £1.00 | £1.00 |
maximum fee payable | £32.00 | £29.00 |
IV. Liquidations |
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22For receiving and uplifting bond of caution
| £3.00 | £3.00 |
PART III—FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION |
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I. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION |
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1Taxing accounts of expenses incurred in judicial proceedings (including proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary) remitted to the Auditor of the Court of Session for taxation:
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Under £50 | £2.00 | £2.00 |
for every additional £50 or part of £50 | £2.00 | £2.00 |
Note: fee to be determined by the Auditor of the Court of Session on amount of account as submitted |
PART IV—FEES COMMON TO ALL OFFICES |
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J. MISCELLANEOUS |
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1Certified copy of proceedings for appeal to the House of Lords
| £61.00 | £55.00 |
2Certifying of any other document (plus copying charges if necessary)
| £7.00 | £6.50 |
3Recording, engrossing, extracting or copying–all documents: aBy manuscript or typescript—per sheet or part thereof
| £4.00 | £3.50 |
bBy copying by electrical or mechanical means—
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First copy: each of first 10 pages | £1.00 | £1.00 |
each page after first 10 | £0.25 | £0.25 |
subsequent copies: each page | £0.25 | £0.25 |
4Searches–for any search of records or archives: aFor first half hour of time taken
| £7.00 | £6.50 |
bFor more than one half hour up to a maximum of two hours
| £14.00 | £13.00 |
cFor each half hour or part thereof in excess of two hours
| £4.00 | £3.50 |
dPlus correspondence fee where applicable
| £4.00 | £3.50 |
5aMarking caption when ordered
| £3.00 | £3.00 |
bWarrant for caption when issued
| £3.00 | £3.00 |
6Rolls of Court—annual subscription fee per copy including delivery of same
| £500.00 | £460.00 |