{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variation-order-2015/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variation-order-2015/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/7",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variation-order-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Libraries\nMade 5th January 2015\nLaid before Parliament 8th January 2015\nComing into force 3rd February 2015\nThe Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (“the Scheme”) was brought into force on 14th June 1982;\nThe Scheme has been varied;\nThe 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;\nAccordingly 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:",
  "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": "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."
    },
    {
      "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). There are amendments to that Act but none are relevant."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/7/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:50:26.559746+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."
}