Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 1878 (S.186)
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Witnesses and Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) 1992
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1992 No. 1878 (S.186)
SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Witnesses and Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) 1992
| Laid before Parliament | 3rd August 1992 |
| Coming into force | 24th August 1992 |
The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 40 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907([1]) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Witnesses and Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) 1992 and shall come into force on 24th August 1992.
(2) This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
Fees of witnesses
2. Schedule 1 to this Act of Sederunt shall have effect to regulate the fees charged and outlays incurred, by a witness in civil proceedings in the sheriff court.
Fees of shorthand writers
3. Schedule 2 to this Act of Sederunt shall have effect to regulate the fees charged by a shorthand writer in civil proceedings in the sheriff court.
Application, revocation and saving
4.—(1) Schedules 1 and 2 to this Act of Sederunt apply to fees and outlays incurred or work done on or after the date on which this Act of Sederunt comes into force.
(2) The Act of Sederunt of 7th May 1935([2]) is hereby revoked, but shall continue to have effect in respect of fees and outlays incurred or work done before the date on which this Act of Sederunt comes into force.
J.A.D. Hope
Lord President. IPD
Edinburgh
23rd July 1992
Notes:[1] 1907 c. 51 (7 Edw. 7); section 40 was amended by section 1(3) of the Secretaries of State Act 1926 (c. 18), by the Schedule to the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933 (c. 41) and by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to, and Schedule 2 to, the Divorce Jurisdiction, Court Fees and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1983 (c. 12).
[2] S.R. &. O. 1935/488; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1957/1832, 1963/1829. 1969/1807, 1971/1161, 1973/462, 1974/1744, 1976/848, 2198, 1980/908, 1982/182, 1722 and 1991/1135.
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