Regulation 4 Amendment of the principal Regulations

there shall be inserted at the beginning of the first paragraph of the Table of Fees the following words:—

“1

Subject to paragraph 3 of this Part,”;

under the heading “Interpretation”, there shall be substituted for the words “In this Table” the following:—

“2

In paragraph 1 of this Part”; and

there shall be inserted at the end of Part I the following paragraph:—

“Petition by debtor for sequestration

3

The fees allowable to a solicitor for providing assistance by way of representation in relation to a petition by a debtor for the sequestration of his estate under section 5(2)(a) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985^f2 shall be—

(a)

£27.40 for any time spent by a solicitor appearing in court in connection with the petition; and

(b)

£45 for all other work in connection with the petition.”.