LegalizeThe Sheriff Appeal Court Fees Amendment Order 2025
Made: 21st January 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 23rd January 2025
Coming into force: 13th March 2025
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 107(1) and (2) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014[^f00001] and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
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This Order may be cited as the Sheriff Appeal Court Fees Amendment Order 2025 and comes into force on 13 March 2025.
Amendment of the Sheriff Appeal Court Fees Order 2024
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- (1) The Sheriff Appeal Court Fees Order 2024[^f00002] is amended as follows.
- (2) After article 1, insert—
(1A) In this Order, unless otherwise specified, reference to a rule is a reference to the rule in the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021[^f00003] bearing that number.
- (3) In the table of fees in the schedule—
- (a) in paragraph 2 (fixing of a hearing), before sub-paragraph (a), insert—
| (za) under rule 7.9(3)(a) (procedure before three appeal sheriffs), | 67 | 61 |
|---|---|---|
| (zb) under rule 8.2(1)(a) (procedure before one appeal sheriff), | 67 | 61 |
- (b) at the end of paragraph 3 (lodging), insert—
| (c) an application under sections 69 or 71 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, | 139 | 126 |
|---|---|---|
| (d) an application for permission to appeal to the Court of Session under section 113 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. | 139 | 126 |
- (c) in paragraph 4 (hearing fee per day or part thereof (bench of 1) for hearings), before sub-paragraph (a), insert—
| (za) under rule 7.9(3)(a) (procedure before three appeal sheriffs), | 283 | 257 |
|---|---|---|
| (zb) under rule 8.2(1)(a) (procedure before one appeal sheriff), | 283 | 257 |
- (d) in paragraph 5 (hearing fee per day or part thereof (bench of 3 or more) for hearings), before sub-paragraph (a), insert—
| (za) under rule 7.9(3)(a) (procedure before three appeal sheriffs), | 706 | 642 |
|---|---|---|
| (zb) under rule 8.2(1)(a) (procedure before one appeal sheriff), | 706 | 642 |
Signed
SIOBHIAN BROWN — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 21st January 2025
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order amends the Sheriff Appeal Court Fees Order 2024 (“the 2024 Order”) which makes provision for the fees payable in the Sheriff Appeal Court, to the Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court, any officer acting for the Clerk, or the auditor of the Sheriff Appeal Court.
Article 2 amends the Table of Fees in the schedule of the 2024 Order to insert fees which are payable for fixing and hearing an appeal under chapters 7 and 8 procedure under the Sheriff Appeal Court Rules (before three or one appeal sheriff(s) respectively) and for lodging an application under provisions of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act2014 for a new civil jury trial or for a verdict to be entered in a party’s favour following a jury direction.
The fees are payable from 13 March 2025.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2014 asp 18. The definition of “relevant officer” in section 107(3) was relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2016/387.
[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2024/236.
[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2021/468.
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