The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 933

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The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 2000

Made

30th March 2000

Laid before Parliament

3rd April 2000

Coming into force

1st July 2000

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 of 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 him(4), hereby makes the following Order:–

1.  This Order may be cited as the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 2000.

2.  The variation in the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 which was made on 30th March 2000 by the Secretary of State and is set out in the Appendix to this Order shall come into force on 1st July 2000.

Chris Smith

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

30th March 2000

APPENDIX VARIATION IN THE PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT SCHEME 1982 MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON 30TH MARCH 2000

1.  Schedule 5 of the Scheme shall be varied by substituting for “Federal Republic of Germany” the following:

“Austria

Belgium

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Norway

Portugal

Spain

Sweden”

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force a variation to the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 made by the Secretary of State on 30th March 2000.

The variation is set out in the Appendix. The effect of the variation is to include within the Scheme as eligible persons under Article 5 of the Scheme those authors who are resident in any country of the European Economic Area.

(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, 1993/799, 1996/1338, 1996/3237, 1997/1576, 1998/1218 and 1999/420.

(3)

1979 c. 10.

(4)

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