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LIBRARIES

Made 6th January 2026

Laid before Parliament 8th January 2026

Coming into force 9th February 2026

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 representatives of authors and library authorities and of 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 vested^f4, makes this Order in exercise of that power:

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f1: The Scheme is set out in the Appendix to the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/719).
f2: Variations to the Scheme have been brought into force by subsequent orders. Appendix 2 to S.I. 1990/2360 sets out the Scheme as varied by amendments made on 26th November 1990. A number of variations of the kind brought into force by this Order have been made since, the last of which was brought into force by S.I. 2025/11.
f3: 1979 c. 10. There are amendments to the Act, but none are relevant to this Order.
f4: The functions under section 3 (7) of the Public Lending Right Act 1979 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).