Article 3

In the table of fees in the Schedule to the Court of Session Etc. Fees Order 1984—

(1)

Items B2 to B11 shall be renumbered B3 to B12;

(2)

there shall be inserted immediately after item B1

(i)

in Column I (Matters)—

“2

Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes an appearance in a cause or proceeding other than a consistorial cause.”;

(ii)

in Column 2 (Fee payable)—

“£45” ; and

(iii)

in Column 3 (Fee formerly payable)—

“£40” .

(3)

The renumbered item B6 shall be amended as follows:—

(i)

in Column 1 by deleting the words “cause or proceeding” and substituting the words “consistorial cause” , and

(ii)

in Column 2 by deleting “ £45” and substituting “ £40” .