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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-fees-of-messengers-at-arms-1997/schedule",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-fees-of-messengers-at-arms-1997/schedule.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2825",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-fees-of-messengers-at-arms-1997",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "TABLE OF FEES",
  "text": "Item\nBand 1\nBand 2\nBand 3\n1 Service or intimation of a document\n(a) Service\n(i) each person at a different address\n£35.80\n£60.65\n£76.60\n(ii) each additional person at the same address or additional copy required to be served or intimated under the Act of 1987\n£11.95\n£11.95\n£11.95\n(b) Postal service\n£17.55\n£17.55\n£17.55\n(c) Postal diligence\n£26.50\n£26.50\n£26.50\n2 Inhibitions\n(a) Inhibition only\n(i) each person at a different address\n£37.65\n£60.65\n£76.60\n(ii) each additional person at the same address\n£19.50\n£19.50\n£19.50\n(b) Inhibition and service\n(i) each person at a different address\n£49.50\n£72.55\n£88.75\n(ii) each additional person at the same address\n£31.50\n£31.50\n£31.50\n(c) Inhibition, service and interdict\n(i) each person at a different address\n£120.30\n£120.30\n£120.30\n(ii) each additional person at the same address\n£51.10\n£51.10\n£51.10\n3 Interdicts\n(a) Interdict only\n(i) each person at a different address\n£88.75\n£88.75\n£88.75\n(ii) each additional person at the same address\n£19.50\n£19.50\n£19.50\n(b) Interdict and service\n(i) each person at a different address\n£100.70\n£100.70\n£100.70\n(ii) each additional person at the same address\n£31.50\n£31.50\n£31.50\n(c) Interdict, service and inhibition\n(i) each person at a different address\n£120.30\n£120.30\n£120.30\n(ii) each additional person at the same address\n£51.10\n£51.10\n£51.10\n4 Poindings\n(a) Serving notice of entry\n£6.70\n£6.70\n£6.70\n(b) Arranging poinding and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason\n£50.30\n£50.30\n£50.30\n(c) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is\n(i) £414 or under\n£58.85\n£58.85\n£58.85\n(ii) over £414 and up to £1,664\n£91.15\n£91.15\n£91.15\n(iii) Over £1,664 and up to £16,754 – 10% of the appraised value only\n(iv) Over £16,754 and up to £83,760 - 10% of the first £16,754, 5% thereafter up to £83,760 of the appraised value\n(v) Over £83,760 – 10% of the first £16,754, 5% thereafter up to £83,760 and 1% of the appraised value over £83,760\n(d) Reporting poinding\n£5.65\n£5.65\n£5.65\n5 Poindings of motor vehicles, heavy plant or machinery\n(a) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is\n(i) £414 or under\n£58.85\n£58.85\n£58.85\n(ii) Over £414 and up to £1,841\n£91.15\n£91.15\n£91.15\n(iii) Over £1,841 and up to £83,760 5% of the appraised value only\n(iv) Over £83,760 – 5% of the first £83,760, and 1% thereafter of the appraised value\n(b) Reporting poinding\n£5.65\n£5.65\n£5.65\n6 Sequestrations for rent, poinding of ground\n(a) Arranging for the sequestration or poinding of the ground and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason\n£48.00\n£48.00\n£48.00\n(b) Arranging and effecting sequestration or poinding of the ground\n£88.75\n£88.75\n£88.75\n7 Sales\n(a) (i) Application for warrant of sale or variation of a warrant of sale\n£11.15\n£11.15\n£11.15\n(ii) Intimating application – as in item l(a) or (b) above, as the case may be\n(b) (i) Arranging warrant sale, preparing advertisement and giving public notice\n£14.50\n£14.50\n£14..50\n(ii) Serving copy of warrant of sale and intimating the place and date of sale and if necessary the date of removal of poinded effects – as in item l(a) or (b) above, as the case may be\n(c) Attending warrant sale alone conducted by auctioneer\n£25.25\n£42.80\n£54.05\n(d) (i) Attending warrant sale with witness and being unable to execute it for whatever reason\n£48.00\n£48.00\n£48.00\n(ii) Conducting warrant sale with witness where the appraised value is—\n£414 or under\n£56.55\n£56.55\n£56.55\nOver £414\n£88.75\n£88.75\n£88.75\n8 Ejections\n(a) Arranging ejection\n£48.00\n£48.00\n£48.00\n(b) Arranging and executing ejection\n£74.60\n£74.60\n£74.60\n9 Taking possession of effects\n(a) Arranging possession\n£48.00\n£48.00\n£48.00\n(b) Arranging and effecting possession\n£88.75\n£88.75\n£88.75\n10 Apprehensions\n(a) Arranging apprehension\n£48.00\n£48.00\n£48.00\n(b) Arranging and apprehending\n£88.75\n£88.75\n£88.75\n11 Taking possession of children\n(a) Arranging to take possession\n£48.00\n£48.00\n£48.00\n(b) Taking possession of each child\n£88.75\n£88.75\n£88.75\n12 Arresting vessels, aircraft and cargo\n(a) Arranging to arrest\n£48.00\n£48.00\n£48.00\n(b) Arranging and effecting arrestment\n£146.75\n£146.75\n£146.75\n13 Miscellaneous\n(a) Making any report or application under the Act of 1987 with the exception of reporting a poinding\n£11.10\n£11.10\n£11.10\n(b) Granting any receipt required to be issued under the Act of 1987\n£5.65\n£5.65\n£5.65\n(c) Arranging for locksmith or tradesman to be in attendance\n£3.60\n£3.60\n£3.60\n(d) Granting certificate of displenishment or providing any other certificate or report, registering any document or making any application to a court or the creditor\n£11.10\n£11.10\n£11.10\n(e) Executing warrant to open lockfast places\n£11.10\n£11.10\n£11.10\n(f) Time\n(i) with witness – £17.80 per unit\n(ii) without witness – £13.30 per unit\n(g) Photocopies\n(i) first page of document – £1.25\n(ii) subsequent pages – per page – £0.60.",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2825/schedule",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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