Schedule THIRD Table of Fees
Scotland
I.—To the Procurator–Fiscal or solicitor acting for a prosecutor other than the public prosecutor of a court.
| Framing the complaint and whole proceedings prior to trial | F137½p |
| Each copy of complaint for service | 5p |
| Attending a trial— If plea of guilty | 25p |
| If proof led | 37½p |
| If case adjourned for second diet | 25p |
II.—Court or Clerk’s Dues*
[*These fees do not apply to Sheriff Court proceedings regulated by Act of Sederunt.] | |
| For each complaint | 12½p |
| For whole proceedings at trial— If plea of guilty | 12½p |
| If proof led | 25p |
| Extract of any judgment, conviction, or order | 5p |
| Fee for preparing stated case | £1.50 |
| To the bar officer for whole proceedings— If plea of guilty | 2½p |
| If proof led | 5p |
III.—Officer’s Fees
| For serving each complaint and returning execution | 7½p |
| For citing each witness | 2½p |
| For apprehending a respondent or witness | 12½p |
| For each hour the prisoner is necessarily in the custody of the officer beyond the first | 5p |
| In any case where a concurrent or assistant is required he will be allowed a sum equal to two–thirds of the fee payable to the officer for the same business. | |
| In addition, necessary travelling expenses to be paid. | |
IV.—Witnesses
| Such reasonable fees and expenses as may be sanctioned by the court. |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words substituted by virtue of Decimal Currency Act 1969 (c. 19), s. 10(1)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
- F1
Act repealed (S.)(1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 4, 6, 7(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 16, Sch. 5 (with Sch. 3 paras. 1, 3, 16)