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(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998.
(2) This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
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(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the Table of Fees in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt shall be substituted for the Table in Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 1994 and shall apply to work carried out by a messenger-at-arms on or after the date on which this Act of Sederunt comes into force.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) above does not affect the fees payable as respects any work so carried out before the date mentioned in that sub-paragraph.
Rodger of Earlsferry
Lord President, I.P.D.
Edinburgh
21st November 1997
SCHEDULE
Para.2(1).


Item Band 1 Band 2 Band 3

1 
Service or intimation of a document
(a) Service
(i) each person at a different address £35.80 £60.65 £76.60

(ii) each additional person at the same address or additional copy required to be served or intimated under the Act of 1987 £11.95 £11.95 £11.95

(b) Postal service £17.55 £17.55 £17.55

(c) Postal diligence £26.50 £26.50 £26.50

2 
Inhibitions
(a) Inhibition only
(i) each person at a different address £37.65 £60.65 £76.60

(ii) each additional person at the same address £19.50 £19.50 £19.50

(b) Inhibition and service
(i) each person at a different address £49.50 £72.55 £88.75

(ii) each additional person at the same address £31.50 £31.50 £31.50

(c) Inhibition, service and interdict
(i) each person at a different address £120.30 £120.30 £120.30

(ii) each additional person at the same address £51.10 £51.10 £51.10

3 
Interdicts
(a) Interdict only
(i) each person at a different address £88.75 £88.75 £88.75

(ii) each additional person at the same address £19.50 £19.50 £19.50

(b) Interdict and service
(i) each person at a different address £100.70 £100.70 £100.70

(ii) each additional person at the same address £31.50 £31.50 £31.50

(c) Interdict, service and inhibition
(i) each person at a different address £120.30 £120.30 £120.30

(ii) each additional person at the same address £51.10 £51.10 £51.10

4 
Poindings
(a) Serving notice of entry £6.70 £6.70 £6.70

(b) Arranging poinding and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason £50.30 £50.30 £50.30

(c) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is
(i) £414 or under £58.85 £58.85 £58.85

(ii) over £414 and up to £1,664 £91.15 £91.15 £91.15

(iii) Over £1,664 and up to £16,754 – 10% of the appraised value only
(iv) Over £16,754 and up to £83,760 - 10% of the first £16,754, 5% thereafter up to £83,760 of the appraised value
(v) Over £83,760 – 10% of the first £16,754, 5% thereafter up to £83,760 and 1% of the appraised value over £83,760

(d) Reporting poinding £5.65 £5.65 £5.65

5 
Poindings of motor vehicles, heavy plant or machinery
(a) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is
(i) £414 or under £58.85 £58.85 £58.85

(ii) Over £414 and up to £1,841 £91.15 £91.15 £91.15

(iii) Over £1,841 and up to £83,760 5% of the appraised value only
(iv) Over £83,760 – 5% of the first £83,760, and 1% thereafter of the appraised value

(b) Reporting poinding £5.65 £5.65 £5.65

6 
Sequestrations for rent, poinding of ground
(a) Arranging for the sequestration or poinding of the ground and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason £48.00 £48.00 £48.00

(b) Arranging and effecting sequestration or poinding of the ground £88.75 £88.75 £88.75

7 
Sales
(a) 
(i) Application for warrant of sale or variation of a warrant of sale £11.15 £11.15 £11.15

(ii) Intimating application – as in item l(a) or (b) above, as the case may be

(b) 
(i) Arranging warrant sale, preparing advertisement and giving public notice £14.50 £14.50 £14..50

(ii) Serving copy of warrant of sale and intimating the place and date of sale and if necessary the date of removal of poinded effects – as in item l(a) or (b) above, as the case may be

(c) Attending warrant sale alone conducted by auctioneer £25.25 £42.80 £54.05

(d) 
(i) Attending warrant sale with witness and being unable to execute it for whatever reason £48.00 £48.00 £48.00

(ii) Conducting warrant sale with witness where the appraised value is—
 £414 or under £56.55 £56.55 £56.55

 Over £414 £88.75 £88.75 £88.75

8 
Ejections
(a) Arranging ejection £48.00 £48.00 £48.00

(b) Arranging and executing ejection £74.60 £74.60 £74.60

9 
Taking possession of effects
(a) Arranging possession £48.00 £48.00 £48.00

(b) Arranging and effecting possession £88.75 £88.75 £88.75

10 
Apprehensions
(a) Arranging apprehension £48.00 £48.00 £48.00

(b) Arranging and apprehending £88.75 £88.75 £88.75

11 
Taking possession of children
(a) Arranging to take possession £48.00 £48.00 £48.00

(b) Taking possession of each child £88.75 £88.75 £88.75

12 
Arresting vessels, aircraft and cargo
(a) Arranging to arrest £48.00 £48.00 £48.00

(b) Arranging and effecting arrestment £146.75 £146.75 £146.75

13 
Miscellaneous
(a) Making any report or application under the Act of 1987 with the exception of reporting a poinding £11.10 £11.10 £11.10

(b) Granting any receipt required to be issued under the Act of 1987 £5.65 £5.65 £5.65

(c) Arranging for locksmith or tradesman to be in attendance £3.60 £3.60 £3.60

(d) Granting certificate of displenishment or providing any other certificate or report, registering any document or making any application to a court or the creditor £11.10 £11.10 £11.10

(e) Executing warrant to open lockfast places £11.10 £11.10 £11.10

(f) Time
(i) with witness – £17.80 per unit
(ii) without witness – £13.30 per unit

(g) Photocopies
(i) first page of document – £1.25
(ii) subsequent pages – per page – £0.60.