
1 
This Order may be cited as the Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st December 1997.
2 
In this Order:—
(a) an article referred to by number means the article so numbered in the Supreme Court Fees Order 1980;
(b) a fee or column referred to by number means the fee or column so numbered in the Schedule to that Order;
(c) a form referred to by number means the form so numbered in Appendix A to the Rules of the Supreme Court 1965.
3 
Article 5 shall be amended as follows:—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for the words from “income support” to “1992” there shall be substituted “any qualifying benefit”;
(b) after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following new paragraph:—“
(1A) The following are qualifying benefits for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) above: income support, family credit and disability working allowance under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, and income-based jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995.”.
4 
After Fee No. 4 there shall be inserted the following new fee:“

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item Fee £ Document to be marked

4A 
On an application under the Arbitration Act 1996 whereby High Court Proceedings are originated 120.00 The arbitration application (in Form No. 8A)”
5 
After Fee No. 5D there shall be inserted the following new fee:“

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item Fee £ Document to be marked

5DA 
On any of the following applications under the Arbitration Act 1996:
(a) an application by consent before a judge 20.00 The draft order

(b) an application by consent before a master or district judge, where an appointment is taken 30.00 The arbitration application (in Form No. 8A)

(c) an application before a Judge where an appointment is taken, other than an application by consent or an ex parte application. 50.00 The arbitration application (in Form No. 8A)”.
Irvine of Lairg, C.
Dated 30th October 1997We concur,
Bingham of Cornhill, C.J.
Woof, M.R.
Stephen Brown, P.
Richard Scott, V.-C.
Dated 31st October 1997We concur,
Graham Allen
Jon Owen Jones
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
Dated 5th November 1997