# The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement) Order 1982, Paragraph 2: General definitions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In this Scheme, except where the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—
“the Act”means the Public Lending Right Act 1979;
“author”, in relation to an eligible book, means a person who is, or one of a number of persons who are, treated as such by Article 4;
“the Board” has the meaning assigned thereto by section 5(2) of the Act;
“EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein;
“eligible author”, in relation to an eligible book, means an author of that book who is an eligible person;
“eligible book” has the meaning assigned thereto by Article 6;
“eligible person”, in relation to an author, has the meaning assigned thereto by Article 5;
“financial year” means a period of twelve months ending on the 31st March;
“identifying number” means the number entered in the Register in pursuance of Article 8(1)(a)(iv);
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“local library authority” has the meaning assigned thereto by section 5(2) of the Act;
“posthumously eligible book” has the meaning assigned thereto by article 6A;
“posthumously eligible person” has the meaning assigned thereto by article 5A;
... “the Register” has the meaning assigned thereto by section 5(2) of the Act;
“registered interest” means the interest (being the whole or a share thereof), in the Public Lending Right in respect of a particular book, shown on the Register as belonging to a particular person, and “registered owner” means the person for the time being so registered;
“the registry” means the place at which the Register is for the time being maintained in pursuance of Article 7;
“sampling year” has the meaning assigned thereto by Article 36.
(2) In this Scheme, except where the context otherwise requires, any reference to an Article or to a Part or to a Schedule shall be construed as a reference to an Article contained in, or to a Part of or a Schedule to, this Scheme, as the case may be, and any reference in any Article to a paragraph shall be construed as a reference to a paragraph in that Article.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1982/719/schedule/APPENDIX/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-lending-right-scheme-1982-commencement-order-1982/schedule-APPENDIX/paragraph-2
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