The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 1993

Statutory Instruments

1993 No. 3049

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The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 1993

Made

6th December 1993

Laid before Parliament

8th December 1993

Coming into force

30th December 1993

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 has, after consultation with the representatives of authors and library authorities and of others who appear likely to be affected, 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 him(4), hereby makes the following Order:–

1.  This Order may be cited as the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 1993.

2.  The variation made by the Secretary of State on 6th December 1993 to Article 46 of the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 whereby paragraph (1)(a) was varied by substituting “2.00p” for “1.86p” shall come into force on 30th December 1993.

Peter Brooke

Secretary of State for National Heritage

6th December 1993

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 30th December 1993 a variation to the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 so that the sum attributable to each qualifying loan for the purposes of calculating the amount payable in respect of loans of a particular book is increased from 1.86p to 2.00p.

(1)

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

(2)

The variations were brought into force by S.I. 1983/480, 1688, 1984/1847, 1985/1581, 1986/2001, 2103, 1987/1908, 1988/2070, 1989/2188, 1990/2360, 1991/2618, 1992/3049; 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.

(3)

1979 c. 10.

(4)

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