HC Deb 31 October 1983 vol 47 cc275-6W
Mr. Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, under schedule 1, paragraph 57(3) to the Representation of the People Act 1983, sheriff clerks have been instructed to charge fees for the scrutiny of documents.

Mr. Ancram

Sheriff clerks have not been instructed to charge fees for the scrutiny of these documents but have been told that it is necessary to charge search fees (where the required documents need to be located by the sheriff clerk) and to charge copying fees where such a service is requested. Fees for such services are laid down in the Act of Sederunt (Fees for Sheriff Court) 1982 (SI 1982/652) and are the general fees applied by sheriff clerks wherever they provide such services.