Article 1 Citation and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) (Northern Ireland) Order 2021.

(2)

This Order extends to Northern Ireland only^f1.

Annotations

f1: Section 31 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 amends section 5(2) of the Public Lending Right Act 1979 to extend the public lending right to remote e-lending of e-books and audio-books. Section 31 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 was commenced for England and Wales and Scotland on 1st July 2018 (S.I. 2018/690) and is commenced for Northern Ireland with effect from 30th June 2021 (S.I. 2021/680). The variations brought into force by this Order are consequential on the amendments made to section 5(2) of the Public Lending Right Act 1979 by section 31 of the Digital Economy Act 2017.