The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 3984

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The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 2001

Made

11th December 2001

Laid before Parliament

12th December 2001

Coming into force

4th January 2002

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)) 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 2001.

2.  The variation to the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 made by the Secretary of State on 11th December 2001, whereby paragraph (1)(a) of article 46 was varied by substituting “2.67p” for “2.49p”, shall come into force on 4th January 2002.

Tessa Jowell

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

11th December 2001

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 4th January 2002 a variation to the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 made by the Secretary of State on 11th December 2001.

The effect of the variation is to increase from 2.49p to 2.67p 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.

(1)

The Scheme is set out in the Appendix to S.I. 1982/719.

(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 and 2000/3319.

(3)

1979 c. 10.

(4)

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