Introductory text

Libraries

Made 5th January 2015

Laid before Parliament 8th January 2015

Coming into force 3rd February 2015

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

The Scheme has been varied^f2;

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;

Accordingly the Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 3(7) of the Public Lending Right Act 1979^f3:

Annotations

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: Other variations to the Scheme of the kind brought into force by this Order have been made by S.I. 1992/3049, 1993/3049, 1996/3237, 1999/3304, 2000/3319, 2001/3984, 2002/3123, 2003/3045, 2004/3128, 2005/3351, 2006/3294, 2009/3259, 2011/54, 2012/63 and 2012/3123. There are other amendments to the Scheme but none are relevant to the rate used for the purposes of calculating the amount payable in respect of loans of a particular book by public libraries.
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). There are amendments to that Act but none are relevant.