# Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 1997, Schedule: TABLE OF FEES


Item
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
1 Service or intimation of a document
(a) Service
(i) each person at a different address
£35.80
£60.65
£76.60
(ii) each additional person at the same address or additional copy required to be served or intimated under the Act of 1987
£11.95
£11.95
£11.95
(b) Postal service
£17.55
£17.55
£17.55
(c) Postal diligence
£26.50
£26.50
£26.50
2 Inhibitions
(a) Inhibition only
(i) each person at a different address
£37.65
£60.65
£76.60
(ii) each additional person at the same address
£19.50
£19.50
£19.50
(b) Inhibition and service
(i) each person at a different address
£49.50
£72.55
£88.75
(ii) each additional person at the same address
£31.50
£31.50
£31.50
(c) Inhibition, service and interdict
(i) each person at a different address
£120.30
£120.30
£120.30
(ii) each additional person at the same address
£51.10
£51.10
£51.10
3 Interdicts
(a) Interdict only
(i) each person at a different address
£88.75
£88.75
£88.75
(ii) each additional person at the same address
£19.50
£19.50
£19.50
(b) Interdict and service
(i) each person at a different address
£100.70
£100.70
£100.70
(ii) each additional person at the same address
£31.50
£31.50
£31.50
(c) Interdict, service and inhibition
(i) each person at a different address
£120.30
£120.30
£120.30
(ii) each additional person at the same address
£51.10
£51.10
£51.10
4 Poindings
(a) Serving notice of entry
£6.70
£6.70
£6.70
(b) Arranging poinding and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason
£50.30
£50.30
£50.30
(c) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is
(i) £414 or under
£58.85
£58.85
£58.85
(ii) over £414 and up to £1,664
£91.15
£91.15
£91.15
(iii) Over £1,664 and up to £16,754 – 10% of the appraised value only
(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
(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
(d) Reporting poinding
£5.65
£5.65
£5.65
5 Poindings of motor vehicles, heavy plant or machinery
(a) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is
(i) £414 or under
£58.85
£58.85
£58.85
(ii) Over £414 and up to £1,841
£91.15
£91.15
£91.15
(iii) Over £1,841 and up to £83,760 5% of the appraised value only
(iv) Over £83,760 – 5% of the first £83,760, and 1% thereafter of the appraised value
(b) Reporting poinding
£5.65
£5.65
£5.65
6 Sequestrations for rent, poinding of ground
(a) Arranging for the sequestration or poinding of the ground and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason
£48.00
£48.00
£48.00
(b) Arranging and effecting sequestration or poinding of the ground
£88.75
£88.75
£88.75
7 Sales
(a) (i) Application for warrant of sale or variation of a warrant of sale
£11.15
£11.15
£11.15
(ii) Intimating application – as in item l(a) or (b) above, as the case may be
(b) (i) Arranging warrant sale, preparing advertisement and giving public notice
£14.50
£14.50
£14..50
(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
(c) Attending warrant sale alone conducted by auctioneer
£25.25
£42.80
£54.05
(d) (i) Attending warrant sale with witness and being unable to execute it for whatever reason
£48.00
£48.00
£48.00
(ii) Conducting warrant sale with witness where the appraised value is—
£414 or under
£56.55
£56.55
£56.55
Over £414
£88.75
£88.75
£88.75
8 Ejections
(a) Arranging ejection
£48.00
£48.00
£48.00
(b) Arranging and executing ejection
£74.60
£74.60
£74.60
9 Taking possession of effects
(a) Arranging possession
£48.00
£48.00
£48.00
(b) Arranging and effecting possession
£88.75
£88.75
£88.75
10 Apprehensions
(a) Arranging apprehension
£48.00
£48.00
£48.00
(b) Arranging and apprehending
£88.75
£88.75
£88.75
11 Taking possession of children
(a) Arranging to take possession
£48.00
£48.00
£48.00
(b) Taking possession of each child
£88.75
£88.75
£88.75
12 Arresting vessels, aircraft and cargo
(a) Arranging to arrest
£48.00
£48.00
£48.00
(b) Arranging and effecting arrestment
£146.75
£146.75
£146.75
13 Miscellaneous
(a) Making any report or application under the Act of 1987 with the exception of reporting a poinding
£11.10
£11.10
£11.10
(b) Granting any receipt required to be issued under the Act of 1987
£5.65
£5.65
£5.65
(c) Arranging for locksmith or tradesman to be in attendance
£3.60
£3.60
£3.60
(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
£11.10
£11.10
£11.10
(e) Executing warrant to open lockfast places
£11.10
£11.10
£11.10
(f) Time
(i) with witness – £17.80 per unit
(ii) without witness – £13.30 per unit
(g) Photocopies
(i) first page of document – £1.25
(ii) subsequent pages – per page – £0.60.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2825/schedule (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-fees-of-messengers-at-arms-1997/schedule
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