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  "title": "The Sheriff Court Fees Order 1997",
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  "long_title": "This Order specifies for proceedings in the sheriff court new fee levels in substitution for those applicable since 1st April 1996. Many fee levels remain unchanged and the increases represent an average of 2.5%. This Order replaces the Sheriff Court Fees Order 1985 which, along with its amending orders, is revoked by Schedule 2.",
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