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(1) This Order may be cited as the Justice of the Peace Court Fees (Scotland) Order 2012 and, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), comes into force on 10th December 2012.
(2) Article 2(1)(b) and Schedule 2 come into force, and article 2(1)(a) and Schedule 1 cease to have effect, on 1st April 2013.
(3) Article 2(1)(c) and Schedule 3 come into force, and article 2(1)(b) and Schedule 2 cease to have effect, on 1st April 2014.
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(1) Subject to articles 3 and 4—
(a) the fees payable to a JP court in respect of the matters specified in column 1 of the Table of Fees in Schedule 1 are the fees specified in relation to those matters in column 2 of that Table;
(b) the fees payable to a JP court in respect of the matters specified in column 1 of the Table of Fees in Schedule 2 are the fees specified in relation to those matters in column 2 of that Table;
(c) the fees payable to a JP court in respect of the matters specified in column 1 of the Table of Fees in Schedule 3 are the fees specified in relation to those matters in column 2 of that Table.
(2) The fees payable under this Order are to be paid to the JP court.
(3) The fees regulated by this Order are not payable by the Crown in the enforcement of the criminal law or in the exercise of powers or the performance of duties arising out of or relating to that enforcement.
(4) No act is required of the JP court in connection with a matter specified in relation to any fee prior to the payment of that fee, or an arrangement being entered into for payment of that fee.
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(1) A fee regulated by this Order is not payable by a person if—
(a) the person or the person’s partner is in receipt of income support under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;
(b) the person is in receipt of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance (payable under the Jobseekers Act 1995);
(c) the person or the person’s partner is in receipt of guarantee credit under the State Pension Credit Act 2002;
(d) the person or the person’s partner is in receipt of working tax credit, provided that—
(i) child tax credit is being paid to the party, or otherwise following a claim for child tax credit made jointly by the members of a couple (as defined in section 3(5A) of the Tax Credits Act 2002) which includes the party; or
(ii) there is a disability element or severe disability element (or both) to the tax credit received by the party;
and that the gross annual income taken into account for the calculation of the working tax credit is £16,642 or less; or
(e) the person or the person’s partner is in receipt of income-related employment and support allowance under the Welfare Reform Act 2007.
(2) In this article “partner” means a person to whom a person is married or with whom the person is registered as a civil partner in terms of sections 1(1), 85(1) or 137(1) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.
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The District Court Fees Order 1984 is revoked.
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
30th October 2012
SCHEDULE 1
Article 2(1)(a)

Column 1 Column 2
(Matters) (Fee Payable)
 £
1. Application for utility warrants 10
2. Copying of— 

(a) each document, up to 10 pages 5

(b) each further page or part thereof 0.5

(c) each document in electronic form 5
3. Any search of records or archives— 

(a) up to 30 minutes 16

(b) more than 30 minutes up to 2 hours 42

(c) each additional 30 minutes in excess of 2 hours 11

(d) in addition, correspondence fee where applicable 11
SCHEDULE 2
Article 2(1)(b)

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
(Matters) (Fee Payable) (Fee Formerly Payable)
 >£ £
1. Application for utility warrants 10 10
2. Copying of—  

(a) each document, up to 10 pages 5 5

(b) each further page or part thereof 0.5 0.5

(c) each document in electronic form 5 5
3. Any search of records or archives—  

(a) up to 30 minutes 16 16

(b) more than 30 minutes up to 2 hours 44 42

(c) each additional 30 minutes in excess of 2 hours 11 11

(d) in addition, correspondence fee where applicable 11 11
SCHEDULE 3
Article 2(1)(c)

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
(Matters) (Fee Payable) (Fee Formerly Payable)
 £ £
1. Application for utility warrants 10 10
2. Copying of—  

(a) each document, up to 10 pages 5 5

(b) each further page or part thereof 0.5 0.5

(c) each document in electronic form 5 5
3. Any search of records or archives—  

(a) up to 30 minutes 17 16

(b) more than 30 minutes up to 2 hours 45 44

(c) each additional 30 minutes in excess of 2 hours 11 11

(d) in addition, correspondence fee where applicable 11 11