{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variation-order-2017/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variation-order-2017/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/7",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variation-order-2017",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Libraries\nMade 9th January 2017\nLaid before Parliament 11th January 2017\nComing into force 8th February 2017\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, in whom the power conferred by section 3(7) of the Public Lending Right Act 1979 is now vested, makes the following Order in exercise of the power:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Scheme is set out in the Appendix to S.I. 1982/719."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1979 c. 10."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "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."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/7/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:16:25.822427+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."
}