{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variation-no-2-order-2004/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variation-no-2-order-2004/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/3128",
  "legislation_title": "Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) (No. 2) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variation-no-2-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LIBRARIES\nMade 1st December 2004\nLaid before Parliament 2nd December 2004\nComing into force 23rd December 2004\nWhereas the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (“the Scheme”) was brought into force on 14 June 1982;\nWhereas the Scheme has been varied;\nAnd 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;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(7) of the Public Lending Right Act 1979, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "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)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3128/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:14:52.045980+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}