Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1926.

Appointment of fees to be charged for or by under-sheriffs.

14.—(1) The Minister may with the consent of the Minister for Finance by order appoint and from time to time revise—

(a) scales of fees and expenses to be charged by and paid to under-sheriffs for their services in or about the execution of execution orders, and

(b) scales of fees to be charged by and paid to specified officers of any court for the account of the under-sheriff, and

(c) scales of fees and expenses to be charged by and paid to members of the Gárda Síochána in respect of the execution of execution orders which under this Act are to be executed by them.

(2) Every enactment in force immediately before the commencement of this Act in relation to the payment or recovery of fees chargeable by or payable to under-sheriffs, bailiffs, or other persons in respect of the execution of execution orders shall apply to the fees and the expenses (if any) specified in any scale of fees or fees and expenses for the time being in force by virtue of this section in relation to such execution.

(3) All fees appointed in a scale made under this Act of fees to be charged by and paid to a specified officer of a court for the account of the under-sheriff shall be charged by and paid to such officer at the times appointed in such scale and shall be paid or accounted for by such officer to the under-sheriff.