{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variations-order-2004/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variations-order-2004/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1258",
  "legislation_title": "Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-of-variations-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LIBRARIES\nMade 30th April 2004\nLaid before Parliament 4th May 2004\nComing into force 1st June 2004\nWhereas the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (“the Scheme”) was brought into force on 14th June 1982;\nWhereas the Scheme has 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 by the Scheme, 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 her makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Scheme was initially set out in the Appendix to S.I. 1982/719 and is now set out in Appendix 2 to S.I. 1990/2360."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Further variations to the Scheme have been set out in S.I. 1991/2618; S.I. 1996/1338; S.I. 1997/1576; S.I. 1998/1218; S.I. 1999/420; S.I. 1999/1042; S.I. 2000/933; S.I.2002/3123 and S.I. 2003/3045."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1979 c. 10."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The functions under the Public Lending Right Act 1979 were transferred 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/2004/1258/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:26:31.622879+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."
}