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title: "The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 2025"
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# The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 2025

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2025 No. 11
Libraries
The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 2025
Made
7th January 2025
Laid before Parliament
9th January 2025
Coming into force
5th February 2025
The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (“the Scheme”) was brought into force on 14th June 1982;
The Scheme has been varied;
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;
Accordingly the Secretary of State, in whom the power conferred by section 3(7) of the Public Lending Right Act 1979 is vested, makes this Order in exercise of that power:

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 2025 and comes into force on 5th February 2025.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## 2 Commencement of variation {#article-2}

The variation of the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 whereby article 46(1)(a) is varied by substituting “11.76p” for “13.69p” comes into force on 5th February 2025.