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(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 2000 and shall come into force on 1st January 2001.
(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
24th November 2000
SCHEDULE
Paragraph 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 £39.80 £67.50 £85.25

(ii) each additional person at the same address or additional copy required to be served or intimated under the Act of 1987 £13.30 £13.30 £13.30

(b) Postal service £19.50 £19.50 £19.50

(c) Postal diligence £29.50 £29.50 £29.50

2 
Inhibitions

(a) Inhibition only

(i) each person at a different address £41.90 £67.50 £85.25

(ii) each additional person at the same address £21.70 £21.70 £21.70

(b) Inhibition and service

(i) each person at a different address £55.15 £80.70 £98.80

(ii) each additional person at the same address £35.05 £35.05 £35.05

(c) Inhibition, service and interdict

(i) each person at a different address £133.90 £133.90 £133.90

(ii) each additional person at the same address £56.90 £56.90 £56.90

3 
Interdicts

(a) Interdict only

(i) each person at a different address £98.80 £98.80 £98.80

(ii) each additional person at the same address £21.70 £21.70 £21.70

(b) Interdict and service

(i) each person at a different address £112.10 £112.10 £112.10

(ii) each additional person at the same address £35.05 £35.05 £35.05

(c) Interdict, service and inhibition

(i) each person at a different address £133.90 £133.90 £133.90

(ii) each additional person at the same address £56.90 £56.90 £56.90

4 
Poindings

(a) Serving notice of entry £7.45 £7.45 £7.45

(b) Arranging poinding and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason £55.95 £55.95 £55.95

(c) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is–

(i) £461 or under £65.50 £65.50 £65.50

(ii) Over £461 and up to £1,851 £101.50 £101.50 £101.50

(iii) Over £1,851 and up to £18,647 – 10% of the appraised value

(iv) Over £18,647 and up to £93,224 – 10% of the first £18,647, 5% thereafter

(v) Over £93,224 – 10% of the first £18,647, 5% thereafter up to £93,224, and 1% thereafter

(d) Reporting poinding £6.30 £6.30 £6.30

5 
Poindings of motor vehicles, heavy plant or machinery

(a) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is–

(i) £461 or under £65.50 £65.50 £65.50

(ii) Over £461 and up to £2,048 £101.50 £101.50 £101.50

(iii) Over £2,048 and up to £93,224 – 5% of the appraised value

(iv) Over £93,224 – 5% of the first £93,224, and 1% thereafter

(b) Reporting poinding £6.30 £6.30 £6.30

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 £53.40 £53.40 £53.40

(b) Arranging and effecting sequestration or poinding of the ground £98.80 £98.80 £98.80

7 
Sales

(a) 
(i) Application for warrant of sale or variation of a warrant of sale £12.45 £12.45 £12.45

(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 £16.15 £16.15 £16.15

(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 warrrant sale alone conducted by auctioneer £28.10 £47.65 £60.15

(d) 
(i) Attending warrant sale with witness and being unable to execute it for whatever reason £53.40 £53.40 £53.40

(ii) Conducting warrant sale with witness where the appraised value is –
 £461 or under £62.90 £98.80 £62.90

 Over £461 £98.80 £62.90 £98.80

8 
Ejections

(a) Arranging ejection £53.40 £53.40 £53.40

(b) Arranging and executing ejection £83.00 £83.00 £83.00

9 
Taking possession of effects

(a) Arranging possession £53.40 £53.40 £53.40

(b) Arranging and effecting possession £98.80 £98.80 £98.80

10 
Apprehensions

(a) Arranging apprehension £53.40 £53.40 £53.40

(b) Arranging and apprehending £98.80 £98.80 £98.80

11 
Taking possession of children

(a) Arranging to take possession £53.40 £53.40 £53.40

(b) Taking possession of each child £98.80 £98.80 £98.80

12 
Arresting vessels, aircraft and cargo

(a) Arranging to arrest £53.40 £53.40 £53.40

(b) Arranging and effecting arrestment £163.30 £163.30 £163.30

13 
Miscellaneous

(a) Making any report or application under the Act of 1987 with the exception of reporting a poinding £12.35 £12.35 £12.35

(b) Granting any receipt required to be issued under the Act of 1987 £6.30 £6.30 £6.30

(c) Arranging for locksmith or tradesman to be in attendance £4.00 £4.00 £4.00

(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 £12.35 £12.35 £12.35

(e) Executing warrant to open lockfast places £12.35 £12.35 £12.35

(f) Time

(i) with witness – £19.85 per unit

(ii) without witness – £14.80 per unit

(g) Photocopies

(i) first page of document – £1.40

(ii) subsequent pages – per page – £0.65