Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 3128

Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) (No. 2) Order 2004

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2004 No. 3128

LIBRARIES

Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) (No. 2) Order 2004

	Made	1st December 2004
	Laid before Parliament	2nd December 2004
	Coming into force	23rd December 2004

Whereas the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982[1] ("the Scheme") was brought into force on 14 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], hereby makes the following Order:

Citation
    1.This Order may be cited as the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) (No. 2) Order 2004.

Commencement of variation
    2.The variation to the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 made by the Secretary of State on 1st December 2004, whereby paragraph (1)(a) of article 46 was varied by substituting "5.26p" for "4.85p", shall come into force on 23rd December 2004.

Andrew McIntosh
Minister of State for Media and Heritage Department for Culture Media and Sport

1st December 2004

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 23rd December 2004 a variation to the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 made by the Secretary of State on 1st December 2004.

The effect of the variation is to increase the rate per load as set out in article 46(1)(a) of the Scheme from 4.85p to 5.26p. 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 by public libraries.

Notes:

[1] 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.back

[2] 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. 2000/933, S.I. 2003/839, S.I. 2003/3045, S.I.2004/1258.back

[3] 1979 c.10; the functions under the Act 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).back

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