Paragraph 38 Designation of sampling pointsI1

United Kingdom

F1(1)

Such local library authorities as the F2Board may require shall, not later than 30th September in each year, furnish to the Board lists, as at 31st March of that year, of all their principal, ordinary and mobile service points. The Board 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.

F3(1A)

The Board 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).

F4(2)

The Board shall so exercise F5the Board’s powers under this article as to secure, subject to paragraph (4), that—

(a)

at all times there shall be F6not less than 30 operative sampling points comprising—

(i)

F75 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,

(ii)

4 points falling within F8not less than 3 local library authority areas in each of Groups B, C and E in Schedule 2,

(iii)

3 points falling within F9not less than 3 local library authority areas in each of Groups F and G in Schedule 2, and

(iv)

2 points falling within F10not less than 2 local library authority areas in Group H in Schedule 2;

(b)

at all times the operative sampling points falling within each Group in Schedule 2 shall include, subject to paragraph (3), a principal service point and an ordinary service point;

(F11c)

at all times one of the 3 operative sampling points falling within Group F in Schedule 2 shall be within one of the following principal areas: Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire or Powys;

(d)

at all times one of the 3 operative sampling points falling within Group G in Schedule 2 shall be outside the F12Cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow; F13and

(e)

F14no operative sampling point shall consist only of a mobile library service point other than an operative sampling point falling within F15a principal area specified in sub-paragraph (c) above.

F16(f)

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F17(g)

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(3)

The relevant local library authority shall notify the Board of any change in the categorisation of a sampling point F18which consists of a single principal, ordinary or mobile service point but the Board shall not be required by paragraph (2)(a) to discontinue the designation of the point as a sampling point before the expiry of the sampling year in which he receives such notice or, if that year has less than six months to run, before the expiry of the next following sampling year.

For the purposes of this paragraph and of paragraph (2)(a), a change in the categorisation of a sampling point shall be disregarded if it is occasioned by an increase or decrease of less than 10% in the number of loans made therefrom.

(4)

The local library authority shall notify the Board of any decision to close F19a service point which is or is included in a sampling point and the date on which the closure takes effect but, if it is not reasonably practicable for the Board to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (2) before the closure takes effect, those requirements shall be treated as satisfied if satisfied as soon as is reasonably practicable thereafter.

F20(5)

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F21(5)

The Board shall give to the local library authority responsible for a sampling point—

F22(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;

(b)

for the purpose of discontinuing that point as a sampling point, not less than six months notice in writing of such discontinuance.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Appendix Scheme art. 38(1) substituted (27.12.1990) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2360), Appendix 1, art. 2, para. 4(a)
F2: Word in Appendix Scheme substituted (1.10.2013) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Registrar of Public Lending Right) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2352), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 1(2)(a) (with art. 8)
F3: Appendix Scheme art. 38(1A) inserted (27.12.1990) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2360), Appendix 1, art. 2, para. 4(b)
F4: Appendix Scheme art. 38(2) substituted (22.12.1988) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/2070), art. 2, Appendix 1 para. 13(b)
F5: Words in Appendix Scheme substituted (1.10.2013) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Registrar of Public Lending Right) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2352), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 1(2)(b) (with art. 8)
F6: Words in Appendix Scheme art. 38(2)(a) inserted (27.12.1990) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2360), Appendix 1, art. 2, para. 4(c)(i)
F7: Appendix Scheme art. 38(2)(a)(i) substituted (27.12.1990) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2360), Appendix 1, art. 2, para. 4(c)(ii)
F8: Words in Appendix Scheme art. 38(2)(a)(ii) inserted (27.12.1990) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2360), Appendix 1, art. 2, para. 4(c)(iii)
F9: Words in Appendix Scheme art. 38(2)(a)(iii) inserted (27.12.1990) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2360), Appendix 1, art. 2, para. 4(c)(iv)
F10: Words in Appendix Scheme art. 38(2)(a)(iv) inserted (27.12.1990) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2360), Appendix 1, art. 2, para. 4(c)(v)
F11: Appendix Scheme art. 38(2)(c) substituted (14.6.1996) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1338), art. 2, Appendix para. 1(a)
F12: Word in Appendix Scheme art. 38(2)(d) substituted (14.6.1996) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1338), art. 2, Appendix para. 1(b)
F13: Word in Appendix Scheme art. 38(2)(d) inserted (31.10.2023) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1068), art. 2, para. 4(a) Appendix
F14: Appendix Scheme art. 38(2)(e) substituted (27.12.1990) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2360), Appendix 1, art. 2, para. 4(c)(vi)
F15: Words in Appendix Scheme art. 38(2)(e) substituted (14.6.1996) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1338), art. 2, Appendix para. 1(c)
F16: Appendix Scheme art. 38(2)(f) omitted (31.10.2023) by virtue of The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1068), art. 2, Appendix para. 4(b)
F17: Appendix Scheme art. 38(2)(g) omitted (31.10.2023) by virtue of The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1068), art. 2, Appendix para. 4(b)
F18: Words in Appendix Scheme art. 38(3) substituted (27.12.1990) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2360), Appendix 1, art. 2, para. 4(d)
F19: Words in Appendix Scheme art. 38(4) inserted (27.12.1990) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2360), Appendix 1, art. 2, para. 4(e)
F20: Appendix Scheme art. 38(5) omitted (27.12.1990) by virtue of The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2360), Appendix 1, art. 2, para. 4(f)
F21: Appendix Scheme art. 38(6) renumbered as Appendix Scheme art. 38(5) (27.12.1990) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2360), Appendix 1, art. 2, para. 4(g)(i)
F22: Appendix Scheme art. 38(5)(a) substituted (27.12.1990) by The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2360), Appendix 1, art. 2, para. 4(g)(ii)

Commencement

I1: Appendix Scheme art. 38 in force at 14.6.1982, see art. 2(2)