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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-fees-of-sheriff-officers-2003/schedule",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/538",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-fees-of-sheriff-officers-2003",
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  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "TABLE OF FEES",
  "text": "Summary Cause\nOrdinary Cause\nItem\nBand 1\nBand 2\nBand 3\nBand 1\nBand 2\nBand 3\n£\n£\n£\n£\n£\n£\n1. Service or intimation of a document\n(a) Service\n(i) each person at a different address\n24.00\n37.05\n48.00\n39.25\n57.70\n75.25\n(ii) each additional person at the same address or additional copy required to be served or intimated under the Act of 1987 and the Act of 2002\n8.05\n8.05\n8.05\n13.10\n13.10\n13.10\n(b) Postal service\n11.60\n11.60\n11.60\n19.40\n19.40\n19.40\n(c) Postal diligence\n17.75\n17.75\n17.75\n29.10\n29.10\n29.10\n2. Interdicts\n(a) Interdict only\n(i) each person at a different address\n108.00\n108.00\n108.00\n(ii) each additional person at the same address\n23.75\n23.75\n23.75\n(b) Interdict and service\n(i) each person at a different address\n121.25\n121.25\n121.25\n(ii) each additional person at the same address\n36.95\n36.95\n36.95\n3. Attachments\n(a) Serving notice of entry\n5.30\n5.30\n5.30\n8.15\n8.15\n8.15\n(b) Arranging attachment and endeavouring but being unable to execute the same for whatever reason\n41.80\n41.80\n41.80\n61.15\n61.15\n61.15\n(c) Arranging and executing attachment where appraised value is–\n(i) £504 or under\n71.60\n71.60\n71.60\n71.60\n71.60\n71.60\n(ii) over £504 and up to £2,024\n111.00\n111.00\n111.00\n111.00\n111.00\n111.00\n(iii) over £2,024 and up to £20,386 – 10% of the appraised value\n(iv) over £20,386 and up to £101,917 – 10% of the first £20,386, 5% thereafter\n(v) over £101,917 – 10% of the first £20,386, 5% thereafter up to £101,917 and 1% thereafter\n(d) Reporting attachment\n6.85\n6.85\n6.85\n6.85\n6.85\n6.85\n4. Attachment of motor vehicles, heavy plant or machinery\n(a) Arranging and executing attachment where appraised value is–\n(i) £504 or under\n71.60\n71.60\n71.60\n71.60\n71.60\n71.60\n(ii) over £504 and up to £2,239\n111.00\n111.00\n111.00\n111.00\n111.00\n111.00\n(iii) over £2,239 and up to £101,917 – 5% of the appraised value\n(iv) over £101,917 – 5% of the first £101,917 and 1% thereafter\n(b) Reporting attachment\n6.85\n6.85\n6.85\n6.85\n6.85\n6.85\n5. Sequestrations for rent, poinding of ground\n(a) Arranging for the sequestration or poinding of the ground and endeavouring but being unable to execute same for whatever reason\n38.90\n38.90\n38.90\n58.40\n58.40\n58.40\n(b) Arranging and effecting sequestration where the appraised value is–\n(i) £504 or under\n68.75\n68.75\n68.75\n(ii) over £504 and up to £2,024\n108.00\n108.00\n108.00\n(iii) over £2,024 as 3(c)(iii) above\n(c) arranging and effecting ordinary sequestration or poinding of the ground\n108.00\n108.00\n108.00\n(d) service – as in item 1(a) or (b) above, as the case may be\n6. Auctions\n(a) (i) Arranging auction, preparing advertisement and giving public notice\n17.70\n17.70\n17.70\n17.70\n17.70\n17.70\n(ii) intimating the place and date of auction and if necessary the date of removal of attached effects – as in items 1(a) or (b) above, as the case may be\n(b) (i) Officer and witness attending auction but auction not executed for whatever reason\n38.90\n38.90\n38.90\n58.40\n58.40\n58.40\n(ii) Officer and witness attending auction\n108.00\n108.00\n108.00\n108.00\n108.00\n108.00\n7. Ejections\n(a) Arranging ejection\n38.90\n38.90\n38.90\n58.40\n58.40\n58.40\n(b) Arranging and executing ejection\n79.95\n79.95\n79.95\n90.70\n90.70\n90.70\n8. Taking possession of effects\n(a) Arranging possession\n38.90\n38.90\n38.90\n58.40\n58.40\n58.40\n(b) Arranging and effecting possession\n79.95\n79.95\n79.95\n108.00\n108.00\n108.00\n9. Apprehensions\n(a) Arranging apprehension\n58.40\n58.40\n58.40\n(b) Arranging and apprehending\n108.00\n108.00\n108.00\n10. Taking possession of children\n(a) Arranging to take possession\n58.40\n58.40\n58.40\n(b) Arranging and taking possession of each child\n108.00\n108.00\n108.00\n11. Arresting vessels, aircraft and cargo\n(a) Arranging to arrest\n38.90\n38.90\n38.90\n58.40\n58.40\n58.40\n(b) Arranging and effecting arrestment\n98.20\n98.20\n98.20\n178.55\n178.55\n178.55\n12. Miscellaneous\n(a) Making any report or application under the Act of 1987 or the Act of 2002 with the exception of reporting an attachment\n13.50\n13.50\n13.50\n13.50\n13.50\n13.50\n(b) Granting any receipt required to be issued under the Act of 1987 or the Act of 2002\n6.85\n6.85\n6.85\n6.85\n6.85\n6.85\n(c) Arranging locksmith or tradesman to be in attendance\n4.40\n4.40\n4.40\n4.40\n4.40\n4.40\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\n13.50\n13.50\n13.50\n13.50\n13.50\n13.50\n(e) Executing warrant to open lockfast places\n13.50\n13.50\n13.50\n13.50\n13.50\n13.50\n(f) Time\n(i) with witness – £21.70 per unit\n(ii) without witness – £16.20 per unit\n(g) Photocopies\n(i) first page document – £1.55\n(ii) subsequent pages – per page – £0.70",
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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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