(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)
This Act of Sederunt—
(a)revokes the Act of Sederunt of 7th May 1935 (paragraph 4(2));
(b)provides updated regulations regarding the fees of witnesses and shorthand writers in civil proceedings in the sheriff court, (paragraphs 2 and 3, and Schedules 1 and 2);
(c)increases the fees of witnesses by restoring their value to about that of 1974, being the last year that a comprehensive increase of such fees took place (Schedule 1); and
(d)increases the fees of shorthand writers by about 8 per cent (Schedule 2).