This Statutory Instrument has been printed to correct errors in SI 2014/1457 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

2014 No. 1945

Libraries

The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation and Amendment) Order 2014

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;

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

Citation and interpretation1

This Order may be cited as the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation and Amendment) Order 2014 and shall come into force on 13th August 2014.

Amendment of the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 20142

In the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 20144, omit article 1(3).

Commencement of variation3

The variation to the Public Lending Right Scheme which is set out in the Appendix to this Order shall come into force on 13th August 2014.

Ed VaizeyMinster of State Department for Culture, Media and SportDepartment for Business, Innovation and Skills

Appendix

Article 3

Variations in the Public Lending Right Scheme 19821

For article 9B substitute—

Shares in Public Lending Right in respect of audio-books9B

1

In respect of an audio-book for which there is a writer, narrator and producer, but no editor or translator—

a

the writer’s share shall be sixty per cent of the Public Lending Right,

b

the narrator’s share shall be twenty per cent of that Right, and

c

the producer’s share shall be twenty per cent of that Right.

2

In respect of an audio-book for which there is both an editor and a translator—

a

the writer’s share shall be thirty per cent of the Public Lending Right,

b

the narrator’s share shall be twenty per cent of that Right,

c

the producer’s share shall be twenty per cent of that Right,

d

the editor’s share shall be twelve per cent of that Right, and

e

the translator’s share shall be eighteen per cent of that Right.

3

In respect of an audio-book for which there is an editor, but no translator—

a

the writer’s share shall be forty-eight per cent of the Public Lending Right,

b

the narrator’s share shall be twenty per cent of that Right,

c

the producer’s share shall be twenty per cent of that Right, and

d

the editor’s share shall be twelve per cent of that Right.

4

In respect of an audio-book for which there is a translator, but no editor—

a

the writer’s share shall be forty-two per cent of the Public Lending Right,

b

the narrator’s share shall be twenty per cent of that Right,

c

the producer’s share shall be twenty per cent of that Right, and

d

the translator’s share shall be eighteen per cent of that Right.

5

In the case of an audio-book for which the number of writers, narrators, producers, editors or translators is greater than one (including any who are not eligible persons) the respective shares of the Public Lending Right referred to in paragraph (1) to (4) shall be divided equally.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order corrects errors in the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1457). It removes an extraneous interpretation provision and amends the Public Lending Right Scheme by inserting a new article 9B in place of the previous version which contained errors. Article 9B specifies the shares in the payments made under the Scheme to the various contributors of an audio-book.