Lochmaddy Sheriff Court
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Lochmaddy Sheriff Court is not currently manned full-time. Please contact 01478 612191 before travelling to attend and if you are unable to obtain an answer on that number, please contact Inverness Sheriff Court on 01463 230782 where a member of staff will assist you
Lochmaddy Sheriff Court is situated in the village of Lochmaddy in the Isle of North Uist in the Western Isles. The court jurisdiction covers the islands of North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay, Barra, Vatersay and Berneray.
Contact Details
Address
Sheriff Court House, Lochmaddy, Isle of North Uist, HS6 5AE
Postal address
Please Note: All mail should be posted to the Sheriff Clerk’s Office, Sheriff Courthouse, Somerled Square, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9EH
Main telephone
01478 612191
01876 500340
Sheriff Clerk / Main contact
Stewart Retsis
Fax
01478 613203
Email
lochmaddy@scotcourts.gov.uk
Jury helpline
01876 500340 (recorded message)
Accessibility contact
If you require the support of an interpreter when you contact a court (by phone or attend in person), a telephone interpretation service is available. To access this service ask for telephone interpreting and the language required. This service is NOT available during actual court proceedings.
If you use British Sign Language (BSL) and wish to phone us using a sign language interpreter, you can use the online video relay interpreting service. For more information see the contactSCOTLAND website. www.contactscotland-bsl.org
Directions
Public transport to the court is very limited. Use journey planner for public transportation information.
By bus
There is no direct bus service to the court.
By car
There is no public car park at the court. There are parking places at the local community hall next to the court.
By taxi
- 01870 602277
- 07879 221414
- 01876 500215
- 01870 602277
- 01870 603197
By air
The nearest airport is at Balivanich on Benbecula(tel 01870 602051).
The airport is situated approximately 30 minutes drive from the court. By ferry: Contact Caledonian MacBrayne online at www.calmac.co.uk or0800 066 5000 (freephone).
On Arrival
On arrival please report to the Sheriff Clerk's office. You will be directed from there to where you need to go in the building. There is disabled access at the side of the building. If you have any specific access requirements please contact 01478 612191.
The office is only open every fourth Tuesday and Wednesday when the court is sitting. At other times please contact the Sheriff Clerk's office in Portree on 01478 612191.If you have a text phone you can contact the court using Text Relay.A phone based interpreter service is available - ask for Language Line and the language required.
Facilities
There are a small number of cafes and hotels near to the court building where meals and snacks can be purchased. There are no refreshment facilities at the court. If you are sitting on a jury, lunch and refreshments will be provided for you if the court sits into the afternoon.
A loop induction service is available in all courtrooms for people who have hearing difficulties. Please contact 01876 500340 if you require to use this facility.
Pay a Fine
Pay a fine online or at the fines office in the main Sheriff Clerk's office or by phone.
Payment Methods: Cash, Debit Card, Credit Card, Cheque or Postal Order. Please do not send cash through the post.
Please make cheques and postal orders payable to "Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service" send by post to: Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, Central Processing Unit, PO Box 23, Glasgow, G5 9DA
0845 6025228
Opening Times
Every fourth Tuesday 09:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00, and every fourth Wednesday09:00 to 11:00. At other times contact the Sheriff Clerk's office in Portree on 01478 612191 or e-mail
lochmaddy@scotcourts.gov.uk.
Public Holidays
2020
January 1, 2
April 10, 13
May 8
June 8
August 17
September 14
November 30
December 25, 28
Complaints
Please refer to the
complaints and feedback page.
Useful Links
Accessibility