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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-and-advice-and-assistance-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2021/schedule-5",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2021/56",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-and-advice-and-assistance-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2021",
  "path": "schedule/5",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Amendments to schedule 3 of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989",
  "text": "1.\nThe fee for—\n(a)\nany time up to the first half hour spent by a solicitor conducting a proof or hearing\n£30.51\n(b)\neach quarter hour (or part thereof) subsequent to the first half hour\n£15.26\n2.\nThe fee for—\n(a)\neach quarter hour (or part thereof) spent by a solicitor in carrying out work other than that prescribed in paragraphs 1 and 3 to 6 of this table, provided that any time is additional to the total time charged for under paragraph 1\n£11.80\n(b)\neach quarter hour (or part thereof) spent by a solicitor’s clerk in carrying out work other than that prescribed in paragraphs 3 to 6 of this table\n£5.84\n3.\nThe fee for framing affidavits – per sheet (or part thereof)\n£10.01\n4.\nThe fee for—\n(a)\nframing and drawing all necessary papers, other than affidavits or papers of a formal character\n(b)\neach citation of a party, witness or haver including execution thereof\n(c)\ninstructing messengers-at-arms and sheriff officers, including examining execution and settling fee\n(d)\nagency accepting service of any writ\n(e)\nlodging first step of process\n(f)\nlengthy telephone calls (of over 4 minutes and up to 10 minutes duration)\n(g)\nletters, including instructions to counsel - per page (or part thereof), subject to paragraph 5(f) below\n(h)\nperusing any document (other than a letter) consisting of not more than 12 sheets - for the first 2 sheets and each 2 sheets thereafter\nNOTE: Where the document perused consists of more than 12 sheets the fee for perusing the whole document shall be charged in accordance with paragraph 2 above\nin each of sub-paragraphs (a)-(h)\n£6.71\n5.\nThe fee for—\n(a)\nattendance at court offices for carrying out formal work including making up process and each necessary lodging in (other than first step), uplifting from or borrowing of process (to include return of same) or enquiry for documents due to be lodged\n(b)\nrevising papers drawn by counsel, open and closed records etc. or where revisal ordered - per 5 sheets (or part thereof)\n(c)\nframing formal papers such as inventories, title pages and accounts of expenses per sheet (or part thereof)\n(d)\ncertifying or signing a document\n(e)\nshort telephone calls (of up to 4 minutes duration)\n(f)\nshort letters of a formal nature, intimations, and letters confirming telephone calls\nin each of sub-paragraphs (a) to (f)\n£2.66\n5A.\nThe fee for each quarter hour (or part thereof) spent travelling—\n(a)\nby a solicitor\n£5.80\n(b)\nby a solicitor’s clerk\n£2.93\n6.\nWhere a document is copied and it is necessary to take a copy of more than 20 sheets (whether 20 of 1 sheet, 5 of 4 sheets or whatever), for each sheet copied a fee of\n£0.08",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/56/schedule/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:57:36.027191+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}