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(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.
(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
22nd October 1998
SCHEDULE
Para.2(1).


 Band I Band 2 Band 3

1 

(a) Service
(i) each person at a different address £37.25 £63.15 £79.75

(ii) each additional person at the same address or additional copy required to be served or intimated under the Act of 1987 £12.45 £12.45 £12.45

(b) Postal service £18.25 £18.25 £18.25

(c) Postal diligence £27.60 £27.60 £27.60

2 

(a) Inhibition only
(i) each person at a different address £39.20 £63.15 £79.75

(ii) each additional person at the same address £20.30 £20.30 £20.30

(b) Inhibition and service
(i) each person at a different address £51.55 £75.50 £92.40

(ii) each additional person at the same address £32.80 £32.80 £32.80

(c) Inhibition, service and interdict
(i) each person at a different address £125.25 £125.25 £125.25

(ii) each additional person at the same address £53.20 £53.20 £53.20

3 

(a) Interdict only
(i) each person at a different address £92.40 £92.40 £92.40

(ii) each additional person at the same address £20.30 £20.30 £20.30

(b) Interdict and service
(i) each person at a different address £104.85 £104.85 £104.85

(ii) each additional person at the same address £32.80 £32.80 £32.80

(c) Interdict, service and inhibition
(i) each person at a different address £125.25 £125.25 £125.25

(ii) each additional person at the same address £53.20 £53.20 £53.20

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(a) Serving notice of entry £6.95 £6.95 £6.95

(b) Arranging poinding and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason £52.35 £52.35 £52.35

(c) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is–
(i) £431 or under £61.25 £61.25 £61.25

(ii) over £431 and up to £1,732 £94.90 £94.90 £94.90

(iii) Over £1,732 and up to £17,441 – 10 % of the appraised value

(iv) Over £17,441 and up to £87,194 – 10 % of the first £ 17,441, 5 % thereafter
 (v) Over £87,194 – 10% of the first £17,441, 5% thereafter up to £87,194 and 1% thereafter

(d) Reporting poinding £5.90 £5.90 £5.90

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(a) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is–
(i) £431 or under £61.25 £61.25 £61.25

(ii) Over £431 and up to £1,916 £94.90 £94.90 £94.90

(iii) Over £1,916 and up to £87,194 – 5% of the appraised value

(iv) Over £87,194 – 5% of the first £87,194, and 1% thereafter

(b) Reporting poinding £5.90 £5.90 £5.90

6 

(a) Arranging for the sequestration or poinding of the ground and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason £49.95 £49.45 £49.45

(b) Arranging and effecting sequestration or poinding of the ground £92.40 £92.40 £92.40

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(a) 
(i) Application for warrant of sale or variation of a warrant of sale £11.60 £11.60 £11.60

(ii) Intimating application – as in item 1(a) or

(b) above, as the case may be

(b) 
(i) Arranging warrant sale, preparing advertisement and giving public notice £15.10 £15.10 £15.10

(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 1(a) or (b) above, as the case may be

(c) Attending warrant sale alone conducted by auctioneer £26.30 £44.55 £56.25

(d) 
(i) Attending warrant sale with witness and being unable to execute it for whatever reason £49.95 £49.95 £49.95

(ii) Conducting warrant sale with witness where the appraised value is—£431 or under £58.85 £58.85 £58.85

 Over £431 £92.40 £92.40 £92.40

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(a) Arranging ejection £49.95 £49.95 £49.95

(b) Arranging and executing ejection £77.65 £77.65 £77.65


9 

(a) Arranging possession £49.95 £49.95 £49.95

(b) Arranging and effecting possession £92.40 £92.40 £92.40

10 

(a) Arranging apprehension £49.95 £49.95 £49.95

(b) Arranging and apprehending £92.40 £92.40 £92.40

11 

(a) Arranging to take possession £49.95 £49.95 £49.95

(b) Taking possession of each child £92.40 £92.40 £92.40

12 

(a) Arranging to arrest £49.95 £49.95 £49.95

(b) Arranging and effecting arrestment £152.75 £152.75 £152.75

13 

(a) Making any report or application under the Act of 1987 with the exception of reporting a poinding £11.55 £11.55 £11.55

(b) Granting any receipt required to be issued under the Act of 1987 £5.90 £5.90 £5.90

(c) Arranging for locksmith or tradesman to be in attendance £3.75 £3.75 £3.75

(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 £11.55 £11.55 £11.55

(e) Executing warrant to open lockfast places £11.55 £11.55 £11.55

(f) Time
(i) with witness – £18.55 per unit

(ii) without witness – £13.85 per unit

(g) Photocopies
(i) first page of document – £1.30

(ii) subsequent pages – per page – £0.60.