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(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 1999 and shall come into force on 1st January 2000.
(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,
19th November 1999
SCHEDULE
Para.2(1).


Item Band 1 Band 2 Band 3

1 
Service or intimation of a document
(a) Service £38.45 £65.20 £82.35

(i) each person at a different address
(ii) each additional person at the same address or additional copy required to be served or intimated under the Act of 1987 £12.85 £12.85 £12.85

(b) Postal service £18.85 £18.85 £18.85

(c) Postal diligence £28.50 £28.50 £28.50

2 
Inhibitions
(a) Inhibition only

(i) each person at a different address £40.45 £65.20 £82.35

(ii) each additional person at the same address £20.95 £20.95 £20.95

(b) Inhibition and service
(i) each person at a different address £53.25 £77.95 £95.40

(ii) each additional person at the same address £33.85 £33.85 £33.85

(c) Inhibition, service and interdict
(i) each person at a different address £129.30 £129.30 £129.30

(ii) each additional person at the same address £54.95 £54.95 £54.95

3 
Interdicts
(a) Interdict only
(i) each person at a different address £95.40 £95.40 £95.40

(ii) each additional person at the same address £20.95 £20.95 £20.95

(b) Interdict and service
(i) each person at a different address £108.25 £108.25 £108.25

(ii) each additional person at the same address £33.85 £33.85 £33.85

(c) Interdict, service and inhibition
(i) each person at a different address £129.30 £129.30 £129.30

(ii) each additional person at the same address £54.95 £54.95 £54.95

4 
Poindings
(a) Serving notice of entry £7.20 £7.20 £7.20

(b) Arranging poinding and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason £54.05 £54.05 £54.05

(c) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is –
(i) £445 or under £63.25 £63.25 £63.25

(ii) Over £445 and up to £1,788 £98.00 £98.00 £98.00

(iii) Over £1,788 and up to £18,008 – 10% of the appraised value

(iv) Over £18,008 and up to £90,028 – 10% of the first £18,008, 5% thereafter

(v) Over £90,028 – 10% of the first £18,008, 5% thereafter up to £90,028, and 1% thereafter

(d) Reporting poinding £6.10 £6.10 £6.10

5 
Poindings of motor vehicles, heavy plant or machinery
(a) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is –

(i) £445 or under £63.25 £63.25 £63.25

(ii) Over £445 and up to £1,978 £98.00 £98.00 £98.00

(iii) Over £1,978 and up to £90,028 – 5% of the appraised value

(iv) Over £90,028 – 5% of the first £90,028, and 1% thereafter

(b) Reporting poinding £6.10 £6.10 £6.10

6 
Sequestrations for rent, poinding of the ground
(a) Arranging for the sequestration or poinding of the ground and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason £51.55 £51.55 £51.55

(b) Arranging and effecting sequestration or poinding of the ground £95.40 £95.40 £95.40

7 
Sales
(a) 
(i) Application for warrant of sale or variation of a warrant of sale £12.00 £12.00 £12.00

(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 £15.60 £15.60 £15.60

(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 £27.15 £46.00 £58.10

(d) 
(i) Attending warrant sale with witness and being unable to execute it for whatever reason £51.55 £51.55 £51.55

(ii) Conducting warrant sale with witness where the appraised value is – £445 or under £60.75 £60.75 £60.75
Over £445 £95.40 £95.40 £95.40

8 
Ejections
(a) Arranging ejection £51.55 £51.55 £51.55

(b) Arranging and executing ejection £80.15 £80.15 £80.15

9 
Taking possession of effects
(a) Arranging possession £51.55 £51.55 £51.55

(b) Arranging and effecting possession £95.40 £95.40 £95.40

10 
Apprehensions
(a) Arranging apprehension £51.55 £51.55 £51.55

(b) Arranging and apprehending £95.40 £95.40 £95.40

11 
Taking possession of children
(a) Arranging to take possession £51.55 £51.55 £51.55

(b) Taking possession of each child £95.40 £95.40 £95.40

12 
Arresting vessels, aircraft and cargo
(a) Arranging to arrest £51.55 £51.55 £51.55

(b) Arranging and effecting arrestment £157.70 £157.70 £157.70

13 
Miscellaneous
(a) Making any report or application under the Act of 1987 with the exception of reporting a poinding £11.95 £11.95 £11.95

(b) Granting any receipt required to be issued under the Act of 1987 £6.10 £6.10 £6.10

(c) Arranging for locksmith or tradesman to be in attendance £3.85 £3.85 £3.85

(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 £11.95 £11.95 £11.95

(e) Executing warrant to open lockfast places £11.95 £11.95 £11.95

(f) Time

(i) with witness – £19.15 per unit

(ii) without witness – £14.30 per unit

(g) Photocopies

(i) first page of document – £1.35

(ii) subsequent pages – per page – £0.60