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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-session-etc-fees-amendment-order-1990/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/476",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Session etc. Fees Amendment Order 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-session-etc-fees-amendment-order-1990",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "TABLE OF FEES",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\n(Matters)\n(Fee payable)\n(Fee formerly payable)\nPART I – FEES IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF THE COURT\nA. SIGNETING\nSigneting of any writ or summons, if attendance is necessary outwith the normal office hours\n£ 33.00\n£ 30.00\nB. GENERAL DEPARTMENT\n1 Appeal, summons, or other writ or step by which any cause or proceeding, other than consistorial, is originated in either the Inner or Outer House - fee (to comprehend signeting in normal office hours)\n£ 55.00\n£ 50.00\n2 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\n£ 55.00\n£ 50.00\n3 Writ by which a consistorial cause is originated (other than a simplified divorce application) - inclusive fee (to comprehend signeting within normal office hours and, if applicable, issue to the pursuer of an extract in terms of item G5(a) of this Table, and to the defender, if appropriate, of a duplicate thereof)\n£ 40.00\n£ 40.00\n4 Simplified divorce application (inclusive of all procedure other than that specified in item B5 of this Table)\n£ 40.00\n£ 40.00\n5 In relation to a simplified divorce application, citation of any person under rule 159(1)(a) or (b), as read with rule 170I, of the Rules annexed to the Act of Sederunt (Rules of Court, consolidation and amendment) 1965, or intimation to any person or persons under the said rule 159(1)(a) or (b) as applied by rule 160(1), all as read with rule 170I, of those Rules, where such intimation is required by the court\n£ 8.00\n£ 6.00\n6 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 appearance in a consistorial cause\n£ 40.00\n£ 40.00\n7 Special case–\n(a) Where two parties only\n£ 55.00\n£ 50.00\n(b) For each additional party\n£ 27.50\n£ 25.00\nMaximum fee payable per case\n£110.00\n£100.00\n8 Application by Minute or Motion for variation of an order in a consistorial cause\n£ 11.00\n£ 10.00\n8A Answers or opposition to an application under item B8 of this Table.\n£ 11.00\n£ —\n9 Letter of request to a foreign court\n£ 14.00\n£ 13.00\n10 Citation of each jury, to include outlays incurred in citing and countermanding—payable on receipt of instructions for issue of precept\n£ 71.00\n£ 65.00\n11 Reclaiming motion—fee payable by party enrolling motion\n£ 55.00\n£ 50.00\n12 Closed record—fee payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record\n£ 27.50\n£ 25.00\nC. PETITION DEPARTMENT\n1 Petition of whatever nature presented to Inner or Outer House other than a petition under item C3 and C3A of this Table, whether in respect of the first or any subsequent step of process, and any application for registration or recognition of a judgment under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982\n£ 55.00\n£ 50.00\n2 Additional fee payable when a petition in terms of item C1 of this Table is presented outwith normal office hours\n£ 33.00\n£ 30.00\n3 Petition to be admitted as a notary public:\n(a) Where there is one applicant\n£ 45.00\n£ 45.00\n(b) For each additional applicant\n£ 45.00\n£ 45.00\n3A Petition to be admitted as a solicitor\n£ 45.00\n£ —\n4 Answers, objections 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 appearance in a proceeding to which item C1 of this table applies\n£ 55.00\n£ 50.00\n5 Caveat\n£ 14.00\n£ 13.00\n6 Fiat\n£ 14.00\n£ 13.00\n7 Registering office copies of orders of courts in England and Wales or Northern Ireland\n£ 6.50\n£ 6.00\n8 Authentication by judge of act of warrant in terms of section 70 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913\n£ 6.50\n£ 6.00\n9 Issue of an abbreviate in sequestration\n£ 6.50\n£ 6.00\n10 Reclaiming motion—fee payable by party enrolling motion\n£ 55.00\n£ 50.00\n11 Closed record—fee payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record\n£ 27.50\n£ —\n12 Application by Minute or Motion for variation of an order in a Petition for custody, aliment or access\n£ 11.00\n£ —\n13 Answers or opposition to a Motion under item C12 of this Table\n£ 11.00\n£ —\n14 Registering orders for enforcement under section 426 of the Insolvency Act 1986\n£ 6.50\n£ —\nD. COURT FOR HEARING APPEALS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS\nAppeal—inclusive fee\n£ 55.00\n£ 50.00\nE. ELECTION COURT\n1 Parliamentary election petition\n£ 55.00\n£ 50.00\n2 Statement of matters\n£ 6.50\n£ 6.00\n3 Any other petition, application, answers or objections submitted to the court\n£ 14.00\n£ 13.00\n4 Certificate of judgement\n£ 14.00\n£ 13.00\nF. LANDS VALUATION APPEAL COURT\n1 Appeal – inclusive fee\n£ 55.00\n£ 50.00\n2 Answers—inclusive fee\n£ 55.00\n£ 50.00\nG. EXTRACTS DEPARTMENT\n1 Extract decree following upon a summons, petition or appeal, or after protestation of a note, and whether in absence or otherwise\n£ 13.00\n£ 12.00\n2 Extract of admission as a solicitor\n£ 13.00\n£ 11.00\n3 Extract of protestation\n£ 13.00\n£ 11.00\n4 Certificate under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982\n£ 13.00\n£ 6.00\n5 Documentation evidencing divorce, nullity or dissolution of marriage:\n(a) Extract from Consistorial Register of Decrees of decree pronounced on or after 23rd September 1975 if not issued in terms of item B3 or B4 of this Table\n£ 7.00\n£ 6.00\n(b) Certificate of divorce in decree pronounced prior to 23rd September 1975\n£ 7.00\n£ 6.00\n(c) Certified copy interlocutor in decree pronounced prior to 23rd September 1975\n£ 7.00\n£ 6.00\n6 Extract from the Register of Acts and Decrees - per sheet or part thereof\n£ 7.00\n£ 6.00\n7 Sealing and certifying any document for exhibition in a foreign jurisdiction or otherwise\n£ 7.00\n£ 6.00\n8 Acknowledgement of receipt of a notice under section 19(6) or 21(2) of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970\n£ 13.00\n£ —\n9 Acknowledgement of receipt of an offer under section 9 of the Conveyancing Amendment (Scotland) Act 1938.\n£ 13.00\n£ —\nPART II – FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT\nH. OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT/ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY\nI In Factories and Curatories\n1 For registering case and receiving and delivering up bond of caution–\nin Court of Session appointments\n£ 15.00\n£ 14.00\nin Sheriff Court appointments\n£ 11.00\n£ 10.00\n2 For examining factor’s inventory–\n0.333% of the value of the estate as disclosed\nminimum fee payable\n£ 12.00\n£ 11.00\nmaximum fee payable\n£294.00\n£270.00\n3 For auditing each account–\nbasic fee\n£ 7.00\n£ 6.00\nadditional percentage fee on the factor’s commission as fixed (or what would have been the factor’s full commission if chargeable or fully allowed)\n17½%\n17½%\n4 For reporting re discharge, special powers or on other special matters\n£ 19.00 to £ 88.00\n£ 17.00 to £ 81.00\n4A For granting consent in terms of section 2(4) of the Trusts (Scotland) Act 1961\n£ 47.00\n£ 43.00\n5 For report on scheme of division–\nbasic fee\n£ 11.00\n£ 10.00\nadditional fee for each £1,000 (excluding the first £1,000) or part thereof of value of estate to be divided\n£ 6.00\n£ 5.00\nmaximum fee payable\n£205.00\n£188.00\n6 For certificate under seal\n£ 12.00\n£ 11.00\nII In Bankruptcies\n7 For application for inclusion in the list of interim trustees\n£ 29.00\n£ 27.00\n8 (a) For registering award of sequestration and interim trustee’s appointment\n£ 12.00\n£ 11.00\n(b) For registering copy act and warrant\n£ 12.00\n£ 11.00\n9 For supervising proceedings in sequestration–\npercentage fee on amount to be divided amongst preferred and ordinary creditors\n5%\n5%\n10 For any special report to court\n£ 19.00 to £ 88.00\n£ 17.00 to £ 81.00\n11 For considering and issuing deliverance in appeal against trustee’s commission–\nbasic fee\n£ 6.00\n£ 5.00\nadditional percentage fee on the trustee’s commission as fixed, subject to a maximum fee of £180\n5%\n5%\n12 For auditing the accounts and fixing the commission of interim trustees, permanent trustees and trustees under voluntary trust deeds–\nbasic fee\n£ 7.00\n£ 6.00\nadditional percentage fee on trustee’s commission as fixed\n17½%\n17½%\n13 For examination of the sederunt book and related work\n£ 21.00\n£ 19.00\n14 For granting certificate of discharge to interim trustee\n£ 16.00\n£ 15.00\n15 For granting certificate of discharge to debtor\n£ 7.00\n£ 6.00\n16 For concurrence in private sale of heritage under the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913–\nbasic fee\n£ 12.00\n£ 11.00\nadditional fee for each £1,000 or part thereof (excluding the first £1,000) of value of heritage\n£ 6.00\n£ 5.00\nmaximum fee payable\n£211.00\n£194.00\n17 For calling meetings of creditors–\nbasic fee\n£ 24.00\n£ 22.00\n18 For attendance at meeting of creditors–\nfee per person per hour or part thereof, including travelling time\n£ 17.00\n£ 16.00\n19 For work in relation to protected trust deeds\n£ 24.00\n£ 22.00\nIII In Consignations\n20 For lodging consignation\n£ 4.00\n£ 3.00\n21 For producing or delivering up–\nbasic fee\n£ 7.00\n£ 6.00\nadditional fee for every £100 or part thereof uplifted\n£ 1.00\n£ 0.50\nmaximum fee payable\n£ 29.00\n£ 27.00\nIV Liquidations\n22 For receiving and uplifting bond of caution\n£ 3.00\n£ 3.00\nPART III – FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION\nI. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION\n1 Taxing accounts of expenses incurred in judicial proceedings (including proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary) remitted to the Auditor of the Court of Session for taxation:\nunder £50\n£ 2.00\n£ 2.00\nfor every additional £50 or part of £50\n£ 2.00\n£ 2.00\nNote: fee to be determined by the Auditor of the Court of Session on amount of account as submitted\nPART IV – FEES COMMON TO ALL OFFICES\nJ. MISCELLANEOUS\n1 Certified copy of proceedings for appeal to the House of Lords\n£ 55.00\n£ 50.00\n2 Certifying of any other document (plus copying charges if necessary)\n£ 6.50\n£ 6.00\n3 Recording, engrossing, extracting or copying-all documents:\n(a) By manuscript or typescript—per sheet or part thereof\n£ 3.50\n£ 3.00\n(b) By copying by electrical or mechanical means–\nfirst copy: each of first 10 pages\n£ 1.00\n£ 1.00\neach page after first 10\n£ 0.25\n£ 0.25\nsubsequent copies: each page\n£ 0.25\n£ 0.25\n4 Searches-for any search of records or archives:\n(a) For first half hour of time taken\n£ 6.50\n£ 6.00\n(b) For more than one half hour up to a maximum of two hours\n£ 13.00\n£ 12.00\n(c) For each half hour or part thereof in excess of two hours\n£ 3.50\n£ 3.00\n(d) Plus correspondence fee where applicable\n£ 3.50\n£ 3.00\n5 Captions:\n(a) Marking caption when ordered\n£ 3.00\n£ 3.00\n(b) Warrant for caption when issued\n£ 3.00\n£ 3.00\n6 Rolls of Court—annual subscription fee per copy including delivery of same\n£460.00\n£420.00",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Column 3 shows the fees which were payable under S.I. 1984/256 as amended by S.I. 1989/260 before the coming into force of this Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1982 c. 27."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1913 c. 20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1986 c. 45."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1970 c. 35."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "1938 c. 24."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "1961 c. 57; section 2 was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 55), section 8."
    }
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