
1 

(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court)(Amendment) 1997 and shall come into force on 1st May 1997.
(2) This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
2 

(1) For Schedule 2 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Witnesses and Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) 1992( substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt.
(2) The fees substituted by the said Schedule shall apply to work, for which those fees are chargeable, done on or after the date on which this Act of Sederunt comes into force.
3 
The fees set out in column 3 of the table in paragraph 2 of the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court)(Amendment) 1996( shall continue to apply to work done before the date on which this Act of Sederunt comes into force.
Rodger of Earlsferry
Lord President, I.P.D.
Edinburgh,
27th March 1997
SCHEDULE
Paragraph 2(1)
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SCHEDULE 2
Paragraph 3


 £

1 
Attending at proofs or commissions– £
(a) per hour  25.00

(b) minimum per day  100.00

2 
Where intimation of cancellation of attendance is made to the shorthand writer–
(a) more than 21 days prior to the date of attendance no fee shall be charged;
(b) 21 days or less prior to, and before 4 p.m. on the day prior to the date of attendance 75% of the minimum daily fee in paragraph 1(b) shall be charged;
(c) on or after 4 p.m. on the day prior to the date of attendance the minimum daily fee in paragraph 1(b) shall be charged.

3 
A shorthand writer shall be allowed a subsistence allowance appropriate to civil servants entitled to class 2 rates.
4 
Extending Notes of Evidence– £
(a) subject to (b) below, per sheet of 25 lines 4.50

(b) overnight, per sheet of 25 lines 5.00

5 
Copies of notes of evidence by carbon or any other means per sheet 0.35”