LegalizeThe Justice of the Peace Court Fees (Scotland) Order 2012
Made: 30th October 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 31st October 2012
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
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Citation, commencement and effect
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Fees payable to Justice of the Peace courts
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Exemption of certain persons from fees
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Revocation
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SCHEDULE 1 — TABLE OF FEES
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| (Matters) | (Fee Payable) |
| £ | |
| 1. Application for utility warrants | 10 |
| 2. Copying of— | |
| each document, up to 10 pages | 5 |
| each further page or part thereof | 0.5 |
| each document in electronic form | 5 |
| 3. Any search of records or archives— | |
| up to 30 minutes | 16 |
| more than 30 minutes up to 2 hours | 42 |
| each additional 30 minutes in excess of 2 hours | 11 |
| in addition, correspondence fee where applicable | 11 |
SCHEDULE 2 — TABLE OF FEES
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| (Matters) | (Fee Payable) | (Fee Formerly Payable)[^f00009] |
| >£ | £ | |
| 1. Application for utility warrants | 10 | 10 |
| 2. Copying of— | ||
| each document, up to 10 pages | 5 | 5 |
| each further page or part thereof | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| each document in electronic form | 5 | 5 |
| 3. Any search of records or archives— | ||
| up to 30 minutes | 16 | 16 |
| more than 30 minutes up to 2 hours | 44 | 42 |
| each additional 30 minutes in excess of 2hours | 11 | 11 |
| in addition, correspondence fee where applicable | 11 | 11 |
SCHEDULE 3 — TABLE OF FEES
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| (Matters) | (Fee Payable) | (Fee Formerly Payable)[^f00010] |
| £ | £ | |
| 1. Application for utility warrants | 10 | 10 |
| 2. Copying of— | ||
| each document, up to 10 pages | 5 | 5 |
| each further page or part thereof | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| each document in electronic form | 5 | 5 |
| 3. Any search of records or archives— | ||
| up to 30 minutes | 17 | 16 |
| more than 30 minutes up to 2hours | 45 | 44 |
| each additional 30 minutes in excess of 2 hours | 11 | 11 |
| in addition, correspondence fee where applicable | 11 | 11 |
Signed
KENNY MACASKILL — A member of the Scottish Government — 30th October 2012
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1895 c.14 (the “1895 Act”); section2 was substituted by the Divorce Jurisdiction, Court Fees and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1983 (c.12), section4, modified by the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.2) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/1820), articles2(1) and 4 and Schedule2, PartI, paragraph9 and PartIV and the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 6), schedule 5, paragraph 1. The reference to “the district court” in section 2(1)(b) of the 1895 Act is to be read as if it were a reference to the “JPcourt” by virtue of paragraph 33(1) of schedule 1 to the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
[^f00002]: 1992 c.4. Section 124, which provides for income support, was amended by the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18), section 41 and Schedules 2 and 3 and by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30), section 70 and Schedule 8, Part IV, paragraph28.
[^f00003]: 1995 c.18.
[^f00004]: 2002 c.16.
[^f00005]: 2002 c.21. Section 3(5A) was substituted for section 3(5) to (6) by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33), Schedule 24, paragraph 144(3).
[^f00006]: 2007 c.5.
[^f00007]: 2004 c.33.
[^f00008]: S.I. 1984/251.
[^f00009]: Column 3 shows the fees which were payable by virtue of Schedule 1 to this Order immediately before the coming into force of this Schedule.
[^f00010]: Column 3 shows the fees which were payable by virtue of Schedule 2 to this Order immediately before the coming into force of this Schedule.
Editorial notes
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