# The High Court of Justiciary Fees Amendment Order 1988

S.I. 1988/798 · made 20 April 1988

This Order increases the fees payable to the Principal Clerk of Session and Justiciary or any officer acting for him in relation to proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary, other than the fees payable for copying and certain of the search fees. The previous Order increasing fees is revoked.

Made under: 1895 c. 14 (Section 2)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/high-court-of-justiciary-fees-amendment-order-1988/pdf/uksi_19880798_en.pdf

## Introductory text

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY, SCOTLAND
Made 20th April 1988
Laid before Parliament 10th May 1988
Coming into force 1st June 1988
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2 of the Courts of Law Fees (Scotland) Act 1895 , and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 

This Order may be cited as the High Court of Justiciary Fees Amendment Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1st June 1988.

## 2 

For the Table of Fees in the Schedule to the High Court of Justiciary Fees Order 1984 there shall be substituted the Table of Fees set out in the Schedule to this Order.

## 3 

The High Court of Justiciary Fees Amendment Order 1987 is hereby revoked.

## Signature

James Douglas-Hamilton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
12th April 1988
We concur,
Mark Lennox-Boyd
Peter Lloyd
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
20th April 1988

## TABLE OF FEES

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
(Matters)
(Fee payable)
(Fee formerly payable)
1. Petitions to the Nobile Officium and applications for criminal letters (inclusive fee covering all steps in procedure).
£27.00
£25.00
2. Extract convictions, per sheet of 250 words.
£12.00
£11.00
3. Certified copy of any other document.
£6.00
£5.00
4 Copying—all documents
(a) by manuscript or type-script per sheet of 250 words
£3.00
£3.00
(b) by electrical or mechanical means per page:
First copy—
each first 10 pages
£1.00
£1.00
each page after first 10
£0.25
£0.25
Subsequent copies: each page.
£0.25
£0.25
5 Searches—for any search of records or archives:
(a) for first half hour of time taken
£6.00
£5.00
(b) for more than one-half hour up to a maximum of two hours
£12.00
£10.00
(c) for each half hour or part thereof in excess of two hours
£3.00
£3.00
(d) plus correspondence fee where applicable.
£3.00
£3.00

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order increases the fees payable to the Principal Clerk of Session and Justiciary or any officer acting for him in relation to proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary, other than the fees payable for copying and certain of the search fees. The previous Order increasing fees is revoked.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/798 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/high-court-of-justiciary-fees-amendment-order-1988
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