The High Court of Justiciary Fees Amendment Order 1999
S.I. 1999/753 · Made 8 March 1999
HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY, SCOTLAND
Made 8th March 1999
Laid before Parliament 11th March 1999
Coming into force 1st April 1999
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2 of the Courts of Law Fees (Scotland) Act 1895f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1895 c. 14; section 2 was substituted by the Divorce Jurisdiction, Court Fees and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1983 (c. 12), section 4.
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Amendment of Fees Order
- 3Revocation
- Signature
- Schedule TABLE OF FEES
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the High Court of Justiciary Fees Amendment Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.
2Amendment of Fees Order
For the Table of Fees in the Schedule to the High Court of Justiciary Fees Order 1984f1 there shall be substituted the Table of Fees set out in the Schedule to this Order.
3Revocation
Article 2 of the High Court of Justiciary Fees Amendment Order 1996f1 is hereby revoked.
Signature
Henry B McLeish
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
4th March 1999
We concur,
Clive Betts
Bob Ainsworth
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
8th March 1999
TABLE OF FEES
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| (Matters) | (Fee payable) | (Fee formerly payable)f1 |
1 Petitions to the Nobile Officium and applications for criminal letters (inclusive fee covering all steps in procedure) | £53.00 | £52.00 |
2 Extract convictions, per sheet or part thereof | £21.00 | £20.00 |
3 Certified copy of any other document | £ 9.00 | £ 9.00 |
4 Copying – all documents (a) by manuscript or typescript per sheet or part thereof | £ 6.00 | £ 6.00 |
(b) by any other means per page: | ||
| First copy – | ||
| each of first 10 pages | £ 1.00 | £ 1.00 |
| each page after first 10 | £ 0.30 | £ 0.30 |
| Subsequent copies: each page | £ 0.30 | £ 0.30 |
5 Searches – for any search of records or archives: (a) for first half hour of time taken | £ 9.00 | £ 9.00 |
(b) for more than one half hour up to a maximum of two hours | £23.00 | £22.00 |
(c) for each half hour or part thereof in excess of two hours | £ 6.00 | £ 6.00 |
(d) correspondence fee where applicable | £ 6.00 | £ 6.00 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order increases from 1st April 1999 certain of the fees payable to the Principal Clerk of Justiciary or any officer acting for him in relation to proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary. The increases average 2.5%.