{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-court-fees-amendment-order-1990/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/472",
  "legislation_title": "The Sheriff Court Fees Amendment Order 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-court-fees-amendment-order-1990",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "TABLE OF FEES",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nMatters\nFee payable\nFee formerly payable\nPART I – COMMISSARY PROCEEDINGS\n1 Petition for (a) appointment of executor, (b) restriction of caution, (c) special warrant, (d) sealing up repositories or the like, or (e) appointment of Commissary factor\n£ 5.00\n£ 4.00\n2 Sealing up repositories or the like, per hour\n£ 11.00\n£ 5.00\n3 (a) Receiving and examining inventory of estate, except where sub-paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of this paragraph applies–\n(i) where the amount of the estate vested in or belonging beneficially to the deceased, of which confirmation is required, or for which resealing under the Colonial Probates Act 1892 is required, does not exceed–\n£ 3,000\nNo fee\nNo fee\n£ 13,000\n£ 20.00\n£ 20.00\n£ 20,000\n£ 50.00\n£ 50.00\n(ii) where the amount of the said estate exceeds £20,000–\nBasic fee\n£ 50.00\n£ 50.00\nAdditional fee for each £10,000 or part thereof by which the estate exceeds £20,000\n£ 20.00\n£ 20.00\n(b) Receiving and examining additional or corrective inventory of estate–\nBasic fee\n£ 5.00\n£ 2.00\nAdditional fee for each £1,000 (excluding the first £1,000) or part thereof of the overall increase made by the additional or corrective inventory in the amount of the whole estate vested in or belonging to the deceased, of which confirmation has been sought or obtained, or for which resealing as aforesaid, has been sought or obtained\n£ 2.00\n£ 2.00\n(c) Receiving and examining inventory of estate ad non executa\n£ 5.00\n£ 2.00\n(d) Receiving and examining inventory of estate where it is declared that confirmation is not required:\nThe fees payable shall be half those specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph. If confirmation is subsequently required, the remaining half of the fees specified in sub-paragraph (a) shall be payable.\n4 Issuing each certificate of confirmation\n£ 2.00\n£ 2.00\nPART II – SHERIFF COURT PROCEEDINGS\nOrdinary actions and various other proceedings\n5 Initial writ in any proceedings not being proceedings for which any other paragraph of this Table prescribes a fee\n£ 25.00\n£ 23.00\n6 First writ, reponing note or attendance to state a defence, or oppose an interim order in proceedings to which paragraph 5 of this Table applies, each defender or compearer\n£ 25.00\n£ 23.00\nBankruptcy proceedings\n7 Petition for sequestration of estates\n£ 25.00\n£ 23.00\n8 Act and warrant of trustee\n£ 11.00\n£ 10.00\n9 Writing minute of meeting, per hour\n£ 11.00\n£ 10.00\n10 Application (written or oral) for discharge of trustee\n£ 11.00\n£ 10.00\n11 Petition for discharge of bankrupt or application for approval of composition or deed of arrangement\n£ 11.00\n£ 10.00\n12 Sheriff clerk acting as commissioner\n£ 20.00\n£ 18.00\n12A Miscellaneous applications including appeals under the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985\n£ 17.50\n£ 16.00\nService of heirs\n13 Petition for general or special service or completion of title, or note for a Crown or Prince’s charter, writ or precept\n£ 36.00\n£ 33.00\nEnforcement of UK judgments\n14 Any proceedings under sections 12 or 18 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982\n£ 7.00\n£ 3.50\nCriminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975\n15 Complaint\n£ 9.00\n£ 8.00\nSummary cause\n16 Summons – Summary Cause (including small claim):\n1 Actions for payment of money less than £50\n£ 5.50\n£ 5.00\n2 Other actions\n£ 23.00\n£ 21.00\n3 In relation to a small claim summons, citation of, or intimation to any party by sheriff officer\n£ 8.00\n£ 6.00\nAction of divorce (other than simplified divorce application)\n17 Initial writ in an action of divorce other than a simplified divorce application\n£ 40.00\n£ 40.00\n18 First writ or attendance to state a defence or oppose an interim order, each defender or compearer in an action of divorce other than a simplified divorce application\n£ 40.00\n£ 40.00\nSimplified divorce application\n19 Simplified divorce application (inclusive of all procedures other than those specified in paragraphs 20 and 21 of this Table)\n£ 40.00\n£ 40.00\n20 In relation to a simplified divorce application, citation of, or intimation to, any person or persons by sheriff officer\n£ 8.00\n£ 6.00\n21 Subsequent application upon change of circumstances by party to simplified divorce application\n£ 11.00\n£ 10.00\nMiscellaneous\n22 Note in a liquidation or judicial factory\n£ 11.00\n£ 10.00\n23 Caveat\n£ 11.00\n£ 10.00\n24 Summary warrant for recovery of rates\n£ 25.00\n£ 23.00\n25 Summary warrant for recovery of community charges\n£ 25.00\n£ 23.00\n26 Summary warrant for recovery of taxes\n£ 25.00\n£ 6.00\n27 Recording protest of a bill or promissory note\n£ 4.50\n£ 4.00\nNOTE: Extract to be charged as in paragraph 32 of this Table.\n28 Lodging each set of plans or other Parliamentary deposit\n£ 25.00\n£ 23.00\n29 Preservation of deeds, each deed\n£ 3.50\n£ 3.00\nNOTE: Recording and extracting to be charged under paragraph 32 of this Table.\n30 Inspection of report of sale and the auditor of court’s report\n£ 4.50\n£ 4.00\n31 Inspection by a trade protection society, licensed credit reference agency or trade publication of protests, Act Book and Court Rolls–\n(a) Weekly for twelve months (payable in advance)\n£117.00\n£ 32.00\n(b) Twice weekly for twelve months (payable in advance)\n£234.00\n£ 64.00\n(c) Four times weekly for twelve months (payable in advance)\n£468.00\n£128.00\nPART III - COMMISSARY AND SHERIFF COURT PROCEEDINGS – MISCELLANEOUS\n32 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 per page:\nFirst copy–\neach 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\nNOTE: Recording in Sheriff Court Register of Deeds to be charged as in (a) or (b)\n33 Searches: for each search of records or archives–\n(a) For first half hour of time taken\n£ 4.50\n£ 4.00\n(b) For more than one half hour up to a maximum of two hours\n£ 10.00\n£ 9.00\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\nPART IV – TAXATION\n34 For taxing accounts of expenses incurred in judicial proceedings remitted to the auditor of court for taxation:\n(a) Under £50\n£ 2.00\n£ 2.00\n(b) For every additional £50 or part thereof\n£ 2.00\n£ 2.00\nNOTE: Fee to be determined by auditor of court on amount of account as submitted.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Column 3 shows the fees which were payable under S.I. 1985/827 as amended by S.I. 1989/259 before the coming into force of this Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1892 c. 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1985 c. 66."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1982 c. 27."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1975 c. 21."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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