The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 1519

LIBRARIES

The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 2005

Made

6th June 2005

Laid before Parliament

8th June 2005

Coming into force

1st July 2005

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 representatives of authors and library authorities and of others who appear likely to be affected, has further varied the Scheme;

Now 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 her(4) hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

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

(2)

By virtue of article 2 of SI 1990/2360, on and after 27th December 1990 the Scheme had effect as set out in Appendix 2 to that Order. Subsequent variations to the Scheme were 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 2002/3135; S.I. 2004/1258; and S.I. 2004/3128.

(3)

1979 c. 10.

(4)

The Secretary of State’s functions under the Public Lending Right Act 1979 were transferred to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by S.I. 1979/907; from the Chancellor to the Secretary of State by S.I. 1981/207; from the Secretary of State to the Lord President of the Council by S.I. 1983/879; from the Lord President to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by S.I. 1984/1814; from the Chancellor to the Lord President by S.I. 1986/600; and from the Lord President to the Secretary of State by S.I. 1992/1311.