Introductory text

Libraries

Made 9th January 2017

Laid before Parliament 11th January 2017

Coming into force 8th February 2017

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, in whom the power conferred by section 3(7) of the Public Lending Right Act 1979^f3 is now vested^f4, makes the following Order in exercise of the power:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: The Scheme is set out in the Appendix to S.I. 1982/719.
f2: Variations to the Scheme have been brought into force by subsequent Orders. Appendix 2 of S.I. 1990/2360 sets out the Scheme as varied at that date. Further variations of the kind brought into force by this Order have since 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, 2012/3123, 2015/7 and 2016/15.
f3: 1979 c. 10.
f4: The functions under section 3(7) of the Public Lending Right Act 1979 (c. 10) were originally vested in the Secretary of State and, after a series of transfer of functions orders (S.I. 1979/907, 1981/207, 1983/879, 1984/1814 and 1986/600), they were transferred back 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 other amendments to the Act but none is relevant to this Order.