Moved by
Lord Clement-Jones
74: After Clause 29, insert the following new Clause—
“Remote e-lending
(1) Section 5 of the Public Lending Right Act 1979 (citation, etc.) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2)—
(a) in the definition of “book”—
(i) after “(an “audio book”)” insert “which has been licensed by the publisher on agreed terms for library lending”,
(ii) after “(an “e-book”)” insert “which has been licensed by the publisher on agreed terms for library lending”;
(b) in the definition of “lent out”, for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b) includes communicating by means of electronic transmission to a place other than library premises”.”