Paragraph 4

Article 38 of the Scheme shall be varied:–

(a)

by substituting for paragraph (1) the following new paragraph–

“(1)

Such local library authorities as the Registrar may require shall, not later than 30th September in each year, furnish to the Registrar lists, as at 31st March of that year, of all their principal, ordinary and mobile service points. The Registrar shall, not later than 31st December of that year, designate in accordance with paragraph (5) those service points which are to be operative sampling points or which are to be included in operative sampling points as from the beginning of the ensuing sampling year.”;

(b)

by inserting the following new paragraph after paragraph (1)–

“(1A)

The Registrar may, at any time after he has designated a sampling point in accordance with paragraph (1), discontinue the designation of that point and designate a new sampling point, such discontinuance and new point to take effect from 1st January in the ensuing sampling year. Notice of discontinuance and designation pursuant to this paragraph shall be given in accordance with paragraph (5).”;

(c)

in paragraph (2) by–

(i)

inserting “not less than” after “shall be” in sub-paragraph (a);

(ii)

substituting for sub-paragraph (a)(i) the following new paragraph–

“(i)

5 points falling within not less than 3 local library authority areas in Group A and 5 points falling within not less than 4 local library authority areas in Group D in Schedule 2,”;

(iii)

inserting “not less than 3 local library authority areas in” after “falling within” in sub-paragraph (a)(ii);

(iv)

inserting “not less than 3 local library authority areas in” after “falling within” in sub-paragraph (a)(iii);

(v)

inserting “not less than 2 local library authority areas in” after “falling within” in sub-paragraph (a)(iv);

(vi)

substituting for sub-paragraph (e) the following new sub-paragraph–

“(e)

no operative sampling point shall consist only of a mobile library service point other than an operative sampling point falling within the County of Dyfed, or that of Gwynedd or the Districts of Colwyn or Glyndwr in the County of Clwyd;”;

(vii)

substituting “during” for “with effect from the beginning of” and substituting “8” for “10 out of the 30” in sub-paragraph (f);

(viii)

substituting for sub-paragraph (g) the following new sub-paragraph–

“(g)

no operative sampling point shall remain as such for a continuous period of more than 4 years.”;

(d)

by substituting “which consists of a single principal, ordinary or mobile” for “as a principal or ordinary” in paragraph (3);

(e)

by inserting “a service point which is or is included in” after “close” in paragraph (4);

(f)

by deleting paragraph (5);

(g)

in paragraph (6) by–

(i)

substituting “(5)” for “(6)”; and

(ii)

substituting for sub-paragraph (a) the following new sub-paragraph–

“(a)

for the purposes of designating that point under paragraphs (1) or (1A), notice in writing of such designation specifying the period ending on 31st December or 30th June, in any sampling year for which he intends the point to be an operative sampling point;”.