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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-act-1979/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-act-1979/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1979/10",
  "legislation_title": "Public Lending Right Act 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-act-1979",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to provide public lending right for authors, and for connected purposes.\n[22nd March 1979]",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Functions of the Secretary of State under this Act transferred by S.I. 1979/907, 1981/207, 1983/879, 1984/1814, 1986/600 and 1992/1311 and from 29.4.1986 to 2.7.1992 exercisable by the Lord President of the Council by virtue of S.I. 1986/600, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I and as from 3.7.1992 those functions again exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of S.I. 1992/1311, arts. 3(1), 12(4), Sch. 1 Pt.I and references to the Secretary of State from 29.4.1986 to 2.7.92 and from 3.7.92 to be construed accordingly by virtue of S.I. 1986/600, art. 7(1) and 1992/1311, art. 12(4)."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 5(3); Act wholly in force at 1. 3. 1980."
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  "provenance": {
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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