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Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) (No. 2) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/3128 · Made 1 December 2004

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Made 1st December 2004

Laid before Parliament 2nd December 2004

Coming into force 23rd December 2004

Whereas the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982f1 (“the Scheme”) was brought into force on 14 June 1982;

Whereas the Scheme has been variedf2;

And Whereas the Secretary of State, after consultation with the representatives of authors and library authorities and with others who appear likely to be affected, has further varied the Scheme;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(7) of the Public Lending Right Act 1979f3, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

The Scheme was initially set out in the Appendix to S.I. 1982/719 and is now set out in Appendix 2 to S.I. 1990/2360.

f2

Further variations to the Scheme have been set out in S.I. 1991/2618, S.I. 1996/1338, S.I. 1997/1576, S.I. 1998/1218, S.I. 1999/420, S.I. 2000/933, S.I. 2003/839, S.I. 2003/3045, S.I.2004/1258.

f3

1979 c. 10; the functions under the Act were transferred to the Secretary of State by virtue of article 3(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (National Heritage) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1311).

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Commencement of variation
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) (No. 2) Order 2004.

2Commencement of variation

The variation to the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 made by the Secretary of State on 1st December 2004, whereby paragraph (1)(a) of article 46 was varied by substituting “5.26p” for “4.85p”, shall come into force on 23rd December 2004.

Signature

Andrew McIntosh

Minister of State for Media and Heritage

Department for Culture Media and Sport

1st December 2004

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 23rd December 2004 a variation to the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 made by the Secretary of State on 1st December 2004.

The effect of the variation is to increase the rate per load as set out in article 46(1)(a) of the Scheme from 4.85p to 5.26p. The rate per loan is the sum attributable to each qualifying loan for the purpose of calculating the amount payable in respect of loans of a particular book by public libraries.