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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-fees-of-messengers-at-arms-1998/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2668",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-fees-of-messengers-at-arms-1998",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "TABLE OF FEES",
  "text": "Band I\nBand 2\nBand 3\nService or intimation of a document\n1 (a) Service\n(i) each person at a different address\n£37.25\n£63.15\n£79.75\n(ii) each additional person at the same address or additional copy required to be served or intimated under the Act of 1987\n£12.45\n£12.45\n£12.45\n(b) Postal service\n£18.25\n£18.25\n£18.25\n(c) Postal diligence\n£27.60\n£27.60\n£27.60\nInhibitions\n2 (a) Inhibition only\n(i) each person at a different address\n£39.20\n£63.15\n£79.75\n(ii) each additional person at the same address\n£20.30\n£20.30\n£20.30\n(b) Inhibition and service\n(i) each person at a different address\n£51.55\n£75.50\n£92.40\n(ii) each additional person at the same address\n£32.80\n£32.80\n£32.80\n(c) Inhibition, service and interdict\n(i) each person at a different address\n£125.25\n£125.25\n£125.25\n(ii) each additional person at the same address\n£53.20\n£53.20\n£53.20\nInterdicts\n3 (a) Interdict only\n(i) each person at a different address\n£92.40\n£92.40\n£92.40\n(ii) each additional person at the same address\n£20.30\n£20.30\n£20.30\n(b) Interdict and service\n(i) each person at a different address\n£104.85\n£104.85\n£104.85\n(ii) each additional person at the same address\n£32.80\n£32.80\n£32.80\n(c) Interdict, service and inhibition\n(i) each person at a different address\n£125.25\n£125.25\n£125.25\n(ii) each additional person at the same address\n£53.20\n£53.20\n£53.20\nPoindings\n4 (a) Serving notice of entry\n£6.95\n£6.95\n£6.95\n(b) Arranging poinding and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason\n£52.35\n£52.35\n£52.35\n(c) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is–\n(i) £431 or under\n£61.25\n£61.25\n£61.25\n(ii) over £431 and up to £1,732\n£94.90\n£94.90\n£94.90\n(iii) Over £1,732 and up to £17,441 – 10 % of the appraised value\n(iv) Over £17,441 and up to £87,194 – 10 % of the first £ 17,441, 5 % thereafter\n(v)\nOver £87,194 – 10% of the first £17,441, 5% thereafter up to £87,194 and 1% thereafter\n(d) Reporting poinding\n£5.90\n£5.90\n£5.90\nPoindings of motor vehicles, heavy plant or machinery\n5 (a) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is–\n(i) £431 or under\n£61.25\n£61.25\n£61.25\n(ii) Over £431 and up to £1,916\n£94.90\n£94.90\n£94.90\n(iii) Over £1,916 and up to £87,194 – 5% of the appraised value\n(iv) Over £87,194 – 5% of the first £87,194, and 1% thereafter\n(b) Reporting poinding\n£5.90\n£5.90\n£5.90\nSequestrations for rent, poinding of ground\n6 (a) Arranging for the sequestration or poinding of the ground and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason\n£49.95\n£49.45\n£49.45\n(b) Arranging and effecting sequestration or poinding of the ground\n£92.40\n£92.40\n£92.40\nSales\n7 (a) (i) Application for warrant of sale or variation of a warrant of sale\n£11.60\n£11.60\n£11.60\n(ii) Intimating application – as in item 1(a) or\n(b) above, as the case may be\n(b) (i) Arranging warrant sale, preparing advertisement and giving public notice\n£15.10\n£15.10\n£15.10\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 1(a) or (b) above, as the case may be\n(c) Attending warrant sale alone conducted by auctioneer\n£26.30\n£44.55\n£56.25\n(d) (i) Attending warrant sale with witness and being unable to execute it for whatever reason\n£49.95\n£49.95\n£49.95\n(ii) Conducting warrant sale with witness where the appraised value is—\n£431 or under\n£58.85\n£58.85\n£58.85\nOver £431\n£92.40\n£92.40\n£92.40\nEjections\n8 (a) Arranging ejection\n£49.95\n£49.95\n£49.95\n(b) Arranging and executing ejection\n£77.65\n£77.65\n£77.65\nTaking possession of effects\n9 (a) Arranging possession\n£49.95\n£49.95\n£49.95\n(b) Arranging and effecting possession\n£92.40\n£92.40\n£92.40\nApprehensions\n10 (a) Arranging apprehension\n£49.95\n£49.95\n£49.95\n(b) Arranging and apprehending\n£92.40\n£92.40\n£92.40\nTaking possession of children\n11 (a) Arranging to take possession\n£49.95\n£49.95\n£49.95\n(b) Taking possession of each child\n£92.40\n£92.40\n£92.40\nArresting vessels, aircraft and cargo\n12 (a) Arranging to arrest\n£49.95\n£49.95\n£49.95\n(b) Arranging and effecting arrestment\n£152.75\n£152.75\n£152.75\nMiscellaneous\n13 (a) Making any report or application under the Act of 1987 with the exception of reporting a poinding\n£11.55\n£11.55\n£11.55\n(b) Granting any receipt required to be issued under the Act of 1987\n£5.90\n£5.90\n£5.90\n(c) Arranging for locksmith or tradesman to be in attendance\n£3.75\n£3.75\n£3.75\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£11.55\n£11.55\n£11.55\n(e) Executing warrant to open lockfast places\n£11.55\n£11.55\n£11.55\n(f) Time\n(i) with witness – £18.55 per unit\n(ii) without witness – £13.85 per unit\n(g) Photocopies\n(i) first page of document – £1.30\n(ii) subsequent pages – per page – £0.60.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1998/3256",
      "affecting_title": "Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) (Amendment) 1998"
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2668/schedule",
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