Courts of Law Fees (Scotland) Act 1895 (1895 c. 14)

1 Short title and extent.

This Act may be cited as the Courts of Law Fees (Scotland) Act 1895, and shall apply to Scotland only.

2 Power of Secretary of State to regulate court fees.

[F1] S. 2 repealed (1.4.2015) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), s. 138(2), Sch. 5 para. 26; S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch. (with art. 7)

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3 Taxation of accounts in criminal proceedings.

[F2] S. 3 title substituted (30.1.2019) by Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 10), s. 27(3), sch. para. 2(3); S.S.I. 2018/368, reg. 2(o)

(1) All accounts of expenses found due in the relevant court, or in any inferior Court whose judgment has been brought under the review of the relevant court, by suspension or appeal, or otherwise, unless the amount of the expenses found due shall have been determined or modified by the relevant court, shall be remitted to the relevant auditor of court to be examined and taxed in like manner, and subject to the same rules of court, as accounts of expenses in relevant civil proceedings.

[F4] Words in s. 3(1) substituted (30.1.2019) by Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 10), s. 27(3), sch. para. 2(2)(b)(i); S.S.I. 2018/368, reg. 2(o)

[F5] Words in s. 3(1) substituted (30.1.2019) by Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 10), s. 27(3), sch. para. 2(2)(b)(ii); S.S.I. 2018/368, reg. 2(o)

[F6] Words in s. 3(1) substituted (30.1.2019) by Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 10), s. 27(3), sch. para. 2(2)(b)(iii); S.S.I. 2018/368, reg. 2(o)

[F7] Words in s. 3(1) substituted (30.1.2019) by Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 10), s. 27(3), sch. para. 2(2)(b)(iv); S.S.I. 2018/368, reg. 2(o)

[F8] Words in s. 3(1) substituted (30.1.2019) by Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 10), s. 27(3), sch. para. 2(2)(b)(v); S.S.I. 2018/368, reg. 2(o)

(2) In subsection (1)—

“relevant court” means—

(a) the High Court of Justiciary, or

(b) the Sheriff Appeal Court, when exercising its jurisdiction in criminal proceedings,

“relevant auditor of court” means—

(a) where the relevant court is the High Court of Justiciary, the Auditor of the Court of Session,

(b) where the relevant court is the Sheriff Appeal Court, the auditor of the Sheriff Appeal Court,

“relevant civil proceedings” means—

(a) where the relevant court is the High Court of Justiciary, proceedings in the Court of Session,

(b) where the relevant court is the Sheriff Appeal Court, civil proceedings in that Court.

4 Power to regulate fees to keepers of London and Edinburgh Gazettes for certain notices.

[F10] S. 4 repealed (30.11.2016) by Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 21), s. 237(2), sch. 9 Pt. 1 (with ss. 232, 234(3), 235, 236); S.S.I. 2016/294, reg. 2

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5 Repeal.

All Acts of Parliament or Acts of Sederunt, in so far as inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed.