2011 No. 54

Libraries

The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 2011

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Public Lending Right Scheme 19821(“the Scheme”) was brought into force on 14th June 1982;

The Scheme has been varied2;

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;

Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(7) of the Public Lending Right Act 19793:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 2011.

Commencement of variation2

The variation of the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 made by the Secretary of State on 11th January 2011, whereby paragraph 1(a) of Article 46 was varied by substituting “6.25p” for “6.29p”, shall come into force on 7th February 2011.

Ed VaizeyParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 7th February 2011 a variation to the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 made by the Secretary of State on 11th January 2011.

The Public Lending Right Scheme provides for payments to be made to authors based on the number of times their books are lent out by public libraries. The effect of the variation is to decrease the rate per loan as set out in article 46(1)(a) of the Scheme from 6.29p to 6.25p. 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.