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The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement) Order 1982

S.I. 1982/719 · Made 17 May 1982 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Made 17th May 1982

Laid before Parliament 1st June 1982

Coming into Operation 14th June 1982

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 (2) of the Public Lending Right Act 1979f1, I hereby make the following Order:—

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Footnotes

f1

1979 c. 10.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule APPENDIX: PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT SCHEME 1982
  5. PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT SCHEME 1982
  6. Part I: TITLE AND INTERPRETATION
  7. 1Citation and extent
  8. 2General definitions
  9. 3Delivery of documents and service of notice
  10. Part II: BOOKS AND AUTHORS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE SCHEME
  11. 4Authors
  12. 5Eligible persons
  13. 5APosthumously eligible persons
  14. 6Eligible books
  15. 6APosthumously eligible books
  16. Part III: REGISTRATION OF PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT
  17. The Register
  18. 7The Register
  19. 8The content of the Register
  20. 9Registration
  21. 9AShares in Public Lending Right
  22. 9BShares in Public Lending Right in respect of audio-books
  23. 10Dealings to be effected only on the Register
  24. 11Register to be conclusive
  25. 12Amendment of the Register
  26. 13Payments consequent upon amendment
  27. Procedure for Registration
  28. 14Forms of application
  29. 14AForms of application in respect of posthumously eligible books
  30. 15Recording of receipt of application
  31. 16Completion of registration
  32. First Registration
  33. 17Application for first registration
  34. 17ATransitional provisions for translators, editors and compilers
  35. 17BApplication for first registration in respect of posthumously eligible books
  36. 18Evidence required in connection with the applications
  37. Subsequent dealings with Public Lending Right
  38. 19Public Lending Right to be transmissible
  39. 20Period during which the Right may be transferred
  40. 21Whole interest to be assigned
  41. 22Applications for transfer
  42. 23Stamp duty
  43. 24Proof of author's existence
  44. 25Registration by an author on attainment of full age
  45. Transmission on death
  46. 26Registration of personal representatives
  47. 27Transfer by personal representatives
  48. Transfer on bankruptcy, liquidation or sequestration
  49. 28Registration of Official Receiver, Official Assignees or Judicial Factor
  50. 29Registration of Trustee in Bankruptcy in place of Official Receiver, Assignees in Bankruptcy or Judicial Factor
  51. 30Registration of a trust under a Scheme of Arrangement or an Arrangement under the control of the Court
  52. 31Liquidation of a company
  53. 32Renunciation
  54. General
  55. 33Neglected applications for registration
  56. 34Removal of entries from the Register
  57. 35Copies of entries in the Register
  58. Part IV: ASCERTAINMENT OF THE NUMBER OF LOANS OF BOOKS
  59. 36Special definitions
  60. 37Number of loans to be ascertained by means of a sample
  61. 38Designation of sampling points
  62. 39Provision by libraries of recording facilities
  63. 40Duty to record lendings
  64. 41Provision of book loan data
  65. 42Method of determining the number of notional loans
  66. 43Reimbursement of local library authorities
  67. 44Expense incurred in respect of sampling points
  68. 45Establishment of initial sample Repealed
  69. Part V: CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT
  70. 46Determination of the sum due in respect of Public Lending Right
  71. 47Persons to whom the payment is due
  72. 48Right to be claimed
  73. 49Notification of entitlement and payment of sums due under the Scheme
  74. 50Power to call for information
  75. 51Interest
  76. 52Initial payment to authors Repealed
  77. EDULE 1INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH APPLICATIONS
  78. EDULE 2GROUPING SERVICE POINTS
  79. EDULE 3TRANSITORY PROVISIONS Repealed
  80. EDULE 4PAYMENT MANDATE
  81. EDULE 5SPECIFIED COUNTRIES
  82. Explanatory note