Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 3123

The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 2002

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2002 No. 3123

LIBRARIES

The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 2002

	Made	14th December 2002
	Laid before Parliament	17th December 2002
	Coming into force	7th January 2003

Whereas the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982[1] ("the Scheme") was brought into force on 14th June 1982;

    Whereas the Scheme has been varied[2];

    And 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;

    Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(7) of the Public Lending Right Act 1979[3] and now vested in her[4], hereby makes the following Order:

    1.This Order may be cited as the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 2002.

    2.The variation to the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 made by the Secretary of State on 14th December 2002, whereby paragraph (1)(a) of article 46 was varied by substituting "4.21p" for "2.67p", shall come into force on 7th January 2003.


Tessa Jowell
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

14th December 2002

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 7th January 2003 a variation to the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 made by the Secretary of State on 14th December 2002.

The effect of the variation is to increase from "2.67p" to "4.21p" the rate per loan as set out in article 46, paragraph (1)(a) of the Scheme. The rate per loan is the sum attributable to each qualifying loan for the purpose of calculating the amount payable in respect of loans of a particular book.

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Notes:

[1] The Scheme is set out in the Appendix to S.I. 1982/719.back

[2] 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, 1993/3049, 1996/1338, 1996/3237, 1997/1576, 1998/1218, 1999/420, 1999/1042, 1999/3304, 2000/933, 2000/3319 and 2001/3984.back

[3] 1979 c. 10.back

[4] S.I. 1979/907, 1981/207, 1983/879, 1984/1814, 1986/600, 1992/1311.back

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