Explanatory note

This Order, which comes into force on 28th December 1984, amends the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982.

Article 2 extends the definition of “author” in the Scheme so that translators and editors and compilers can now benefit from Public Lending Right.

Article 3 removes the nationality requirement for benefit under the Scheme and with Article 15 extends the residential requirement so that residence in the Federal Republic of Germany (which has a reciprocal Scheme) is treated in the same way as residence in the United Kingdom.

Article 4 removes the requirement for an eligible book to contain a minimum number of pages.

Article 5 removes the requirement for all the authors of a book to be alive at the date of application for registration of Public Lending Right in the book.

Article 6 specifies the way in which Public Lending Right is to be apportioned where there are joint authors and provides for where an author is an editor, compiler or translator or is dead or cannot be traced at the date of application.

Articles 8 and 10 make amendments to the rules relating to the registration of Public Lending Right.

Article 9 provides transitional provisions where a translator, editor or compiler is the co-author of a book in which the Public Lending Right has been registered before 28th December 1984 and Article 7 makes a consequential amendment.

Article 14 makes amendments as to the material which must be supplied by each applicant.

Articles 11 and 12 amend the way in which the number of loans of a book is ascertained.

Article 13 reduces the sum attributable to each qualifying loan from 1.02p to 0.92p.