The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 3045

LIBRARIES

The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 2003

Made

26th November 2003

Laid before Parliament

27th November 2003

Coming into force

23rd December 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 upon her 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) Order 2003.

Commencement of variation

2.  The variation to the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 made by the Secretary of State on 26th November 2003, whereby paragraph (1)(a) of article 46 was varied by substituting “4.85p” for “4.21p”, shall come into force on 23rd December 2003.

Tessa Jowell

Secretary of State,

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

26th November 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the variation of the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 made by the Secretary of State on 26th November 2003. The effect of the variation is to increase the rate per loan set out in article 46(1)(a) of this scheme from 4.21p to 4.85p. 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.

(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.

(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. 1999/1042, S.I. 2000/933 and S.I. 2002/3123.

(3)

1979 c. 10; the functions under this 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).