The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement) Order 1982

APPENDIX PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT SCHEME 1982 ARRANGEMENT OF SCHEME

PART I TITLE AND INTERPRETATION

Citation and extent

1.  This Scheme may be cited as the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982, and shall extend to the whole of the United Kingdom.

General definitions

2.—(1) In this Scheme, except where the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—

“the Act” means the Public Lending Right Act 1979;

“author”, in relation to an eligible book, means a person who is, or one of a number of persons who are, treated as such by Article 4;

“eligible author”, in relation to an eligible book, means an author of that book who is an eligible person;

“eligible book” has the meaning assigned thereto by Article 6;

“eligible person”, in relation to an author, has the meaning assigned thereto by Article 5;

“financial year” means a period of twelve months ending on the 31st March;

“identifying number” means the number entered in the Register in pursuance of Article 8(1)(a)(iv);

“library” means any one of a local library authority's collections of books held by them for the purpose of being borrowed by the public, but does not include any such collection which is taken about from place to place;

“local library authority” has the meaning assigned thereto by section 5(2) of the Act;

“the Registrar” and “the Register” have the meanings assigned thereto by section 5(2) of the Act;

“registered interest” means the interest (being the whole or a share thereof), in the Public Lending Right in respect of a particular book, shown on the Register as belonging to a particular person, and “registered owner” means the person for the time being so registered;

“the registry” means the place at which the Register is for the time being maintained in pursuance of Article 7;

“sampling year” has the meaning assigned thereto by Article 36.

(2) In this Scheme, except where the context otherwise requires, any reference to an Article or to a Part or to a Schedule shall be construed as a reference to an Article contained in, or to a Part of or a Schedule to, this Scheme, as the case may be, and any reference in any Article to a paragraph shall be construed as a reference to a paragraph in that Article.

Delivery of documents and service of notice

3.  Unless the context otherwise requires, any requirement in this Scheme for—

(a) a document or an application to be delivered at the registry or produced to the Registrar or for notice to be given to him, shall be satisfied if the same is either—

(i) delivered in person at the registry between the hours of 11 am and 3pm on a working day; or

(ii) sent through the post by recorded delivery;

(b) a local library authority or a registered owner to be notified of any matter shall be satisfied if such notification is sent through the post.