{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variation-order-2026/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variation-order-2026/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/8",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variation-order-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LIBRARIES\nMade 6th January 2026\nLaid before Parliament 8th January 2026\nComing into force 9th February 2026\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 representatives of authors and library authorities and of 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 vested, makes this Order in exercise of that power:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Scheme is set out in the Appendix to the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/719)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1979 c. 10. There are amendments to the Act, but none are relevant to this Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "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)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/8/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:07:43.199741+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."
}