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(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 2001 and shall come into force on 1st January 2002.
(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.
W. Douglas Cullen
Lord President I.P.D.
Edinburgh
27th November 2001
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 £41.10 £69.70 £88.00

(ii) each additional person at the same address or additional copy required to be served or intimated under the Act of 1987 £13.75 £13.75 £13.75

(b) Postal service £20.15 £20.15 £20.15

(c) Postal diligence £30.45 £30.45 £30.45
2. Inhibitions

(a) Inhibition only
(i) each person at a different address £43.25 £69.70 £88.00

(ii) each additional person at the same address £22.40 £22.40 £22.40

(b) Inhibition and service
(i) each person at a different address £56.95 £83.30 £102.00

(ii) each additional person at the same address £36.20 £36.20 £36.20

(c) Inhibition, service and interdict
(i) each person at a different address £138.25 £138.25 £138.25

(ii) each additional person at the same address £58.75 £58.75 £58.75
3. Interdicts

(a) Interdict only
(i) each person at a different address £102.00 £102.00 £102.00

(ii) each additional person at the same address £22.40 £22.40 £22.40

(b) Interdict and service
(i) each person at a different address £115.75 £115.75 £115.75

(ii) each additional person at the same address £36.20 £36.20 £36.20

(c) Interdict, service and inhibition
(i) each person at a different address £138.25 £138.25 £138.25

(ii) each additional person at the same address £58.75 £58.75 £58.75
4. Poindings

(a) Serving notice of entry £7.70 £7.70 £7.70

(b) Arranging poinding and endeavouring, but being unable, to execute it for whatever reason £57.75 £57.75 £57.75

(c) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is–
(i) £476 or under £67.65 £67.65 £67.65

(ii) Over £476 and up to £1,911 £104.80 £104.80 £104.80

(iii) Over £1,911 and up to £19,253 – 10% of the appraised value   

(iv) Over £19,253 and up to £96,254 – 10% of the first £19,153, 5% thereafter   

(v) Over £96,254 – 10% of the first £19,253, 5% thereafter up to £96,254, and 1% thereafter   

(d) Reporting poinding £6.50 £6.50 £6.50
5. Poindings of motor vehicles, heavy plant or machinery

(a) Arranging and executing poinding where appraised value is–
(i) £476 or under £67.65 £67.65 £67.65

(ii) Over £476 and up to £2,115 £104.80 £104.80 £104.80

(iii) Over £2,115 and up to £96,254 – 5% of the appraised value   

(iv) Over £96,254 – 5% of the first £96,254, and 1% thereafter   

(b) Reporting poinding £6.50 £6.50 £6.50
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 £55.15 £55.15 £55.15

(b) Arranging and effecting sequestration or poinding of the ground £102.00 £102.00 £102.00
7. Sales

(a) 
(i) Application for warrant of sale or variation of a warrant of sale £12.85 £12.85 £12.85

(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 £16.70 £16.70 £16.70

(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 £29.00 £49.20 £62.10

(d) 
(i) Attending warrant sale with witness and being unable to execute it for whatever reason £55.15 £55.15 £55.15

(ii) Conducting warrant sale with witness where the appraised value is –
 £476 or under £64.95 £64.95 £64.95

 Over £476 £102.00 £102.00 £102.00
8. Ejections

(a) Arranging ejection £55.15 £55.15 £55.15

(b) Arranging and executing ejection £85.70 £85.70 £85.70
9. Taking possession of effects

(a) Arranging possession £55.15 £55.15 £55.15

(b) Arranging and effecting possession £102.00 £102.00 £102.00
10. Apprehensions

(a) Arranging apprehension £55.15 £55.15 £55.15

(b) Arranging and apprehending £102.00 £102.00 £102.00
11. Taking possession of children

(a) Arranging to take possession £55.15 £55.15 £55.15

(b) Taking possession of each child £102.00 £102.00 £102.00
12. Arresting vessels, aircraft and cargo

(a) Arranging to arrest £55.15 £55.15 £55.15

(b) Arranging and effecting arrestment £168.60 £168.60 £168.60
13. Miscellaneous

(a) Making any report or application under the Act of 1987 with the exception of reporting a poinding £12.75 £12.75 £12.75

(b) Granting any receipt required to be issued under the Act of 1987 £6.50 £6.50 £6.50

(c) Arranging for locksmith or tradesman to be in attendance £4.15 £4.15 £4.15

(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 £12.75 £12.75 £12.75

(e) Executing warrant to open lockfast places £12.75 £12.75 £12.75

(f) Time
(i) with witness – £20.50 per unit   

(ii) without witness – £15.30 per unit   

(g) Photocopies
(i) first page of document – £1.45   

(ii) subsequent pages – per page – £0.70   