{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variations-order-1999/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variations-order-1999/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/420",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variations-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LIBRARIES\nMade 22nd February 1999\nLaid before Parliament 23rd February 1999\nComing into force 1st July 1999\nWhereas the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (“the Scheme”) was brought into force on 14th June 1982;\nand whereas the Scheme has previously been varied;\nand whereas the 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;\nnow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(7) of the Public Lending Right Act 1979 and now vested in him, hereby makes the following Order–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Scheme is set out in the Appendix to the S.I. 1982/719."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Scheme as varied is set out in Appendix 2 to S.I. 1990/2360, subject to further variations brought into force by S.I. 1991/2618, 1992/3049, 1993/799, 1996/1338, 1996/3237, 1997/1576 and 1998/1218."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1979 c. 10."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 1979/907, 1981/207, 1983/879, 1984/1814, 1986/600, 1992/1311."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/420/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:00:41.955491+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."
}