Amendments proposed to the Greater London Authority Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Richard Ottaway

Mr John M. Taylor

521

Clause     140,     page     73,     leave out lines 30 to 32.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

789

Clause     140,     page     73,     line     34,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'Major and Assembly'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

790

Clause     140,     page     73,     line     36,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'Major and Assembly'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway

Mr John M. Taylor

522

Clause     140,     page     73,     line     36,     at end insert—

    '(6) No disposal or grant within subsection (1) above shall take place without a report by an independent valuer that such disposal or grant is taking place for a price which is not manifestly less than would be received on a disposal or grant in the open market.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

517

Page     73,     line 19,     leave out Clause 140.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

523

Clause     141,     page     73,     line     38,     leave out 'subsidiary of Transport for London' and insert 'company in which Transport for London holds an interest'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

524

Clause     141,     page     74,     line     4,     after 'to' insert ', or the entering into of any loan agreement with,'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

525

Clause     141,     page     74,     line     5,     leave out 'subsidiary of Transport for London' and insert 'company in which Transport for London holds an interest'.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

526

Clause     143,     page     74,     line     10,     leave out 'vest' and insert 'vested'.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

527

Clause     144,     page     74,     line     20,     at end insert—

    '(1A) Nothing in section 142 or 143, or in any repeal made by this Act, shall take effect to grant immunity from legal proceedings or any other proceedings whether of a public or private nature against any person as an officer, employee or agent of London Regional Transport, and where any right of action or grounds for the commencement of any proceedings against or investigation into such a person arose prior to the abolition of London Regional Transport such right or grounds shall remain valid after the abolitionof London Regional Transport, notwithstanding that no steps have been taken to commence any proceedings by the date on which London Regional Transport ceases to exist and in particular, any grounds for disciplinary or other proceedings against any such person by London Regional Transport may be acted upon by Transport for London.'.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

529

Clause     147,     page     75,     line     31,     at end insert—

    '(4) This section shall be interpreted subject to section 152 below.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

528

Page     75,     line     24,     leave out Clause 147.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

530

Clause     148,     page     75,     line     33,     after 'determine', insert 'after consultation with the London borough councils and the Common Council'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

791

Clause     148,     page     75,     line     34,     after 'providing', insert 'environmentally sustainable,'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

531

Clause     148,     page     75,     line     34,     after 'safe,' insert 'profitable,'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

532

Clause     148,     page     76,     leave out line 3 and insert—

    '(a) by companies in which Transport for London holds an interest, or'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

533

Clause     148,     page     76,     line     6,     leave out 'provide or'.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

534

Clause     149,     page     76,     line     21,     leave out '(a)'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

535

Clause     149,     page     76,     line     21,     leave out from 'service' to end of line 23.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

536

Clause     150,     page     76,     line     25,     leave out 'of its subsidiaries' and insert 'company in which Transport for London holds an interest'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

537

Clause     150,     page     76,     leave out line 38.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

538

Clause     150,     page     76,     line     38,     after 'committee', insert—

      '(ca) the emergency services,

      (cb) local interested groups of transport users, including the disabled,

      (cc) local businesses,

      (cd) local voluntary organisations,

      (ce) persons likely to be affected by the proposal, '.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

539

Clause     150,     page     77,     line     5,     at end insert—

      '(e) the frequency of operation'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

540

Clause     150,     page     77,     line     9,     at end insert ', or

      (c) are reasonably proximate to the route in question or to any of the places mentioned in subsection 3(b) to (d) above that the proposal would have a significant impact, whether positive or negative, on transport provision and road use in their area.'.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

541

Clause     151,     page     77,     line     18,     leave out 'of its subsidiaries' and insert 'company in which Transport for London holds an interest'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

542

Clause     151,     page     77,     leave out line 27.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

604

Clause     151,     page     77,     line     29,     at end insert—

      '(d) the emergency services,

      (e) local interested groups of transport users, including the disabled,

      (f) local businesses,

      (g) local voluntary organisations,

      (h) persons likely to be affected by the proposal,'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

605

Clause     151,     page     77,     line     32,     at end insert ,'or which are reasonably proximate to the route in question or to any of the places mentioned in subsection 3(b) to (d) above that the proposal would have a significant impact, whether positive or negative, on transport provision and road use in their area.'.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway

Mr John M. Taylor

607

Clause     152,     page     77,     line     37,     at end insert 'or any local service which is provided or procured in whole or in part by a London borough council or a London health authority.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway

Mr John M. Taylor

608

Clause     152,     page     77,     line     42,     at end insert 'after due consultation.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway

Mr John M. Taylor

574

Clause     152,     page     77,     line     44,     at end insert—

    '(5) This section and section 147 above shall not apply to any London local service which satisfies any of the conditions in subsection (6) below.

    (6) The conditions referred to in subsection (5) above are:

      (a) the proportion of the route, measured in terms of distance travelled by a bus comprising part of the service, which falls within the area of Greater London does not exceed one half of the total; or

      (b) the proportion of the stopping places served by the route which fall within the area of Greater London does not exceed one half of the total; or

      (c) the proportion of passengers in aggregate using the service over a three month period who alight without entering the area of Greater London, or if they enter the area of Greater London neither board nor alight from the service within the area of Greater London, does not exceed, or can be demonstrated with reasonable certainty not to exceed, one half of the total.

    (7) Where a prospective operator of a London local service has reasonable grounds for believing that the test under subsection (6)(c) would be satisfied in regard to that proposed London local service, he may apply for a London service permit of three months duration in order to demonstrate that such test is capable of satisfaction, such permit to commence after the applicant has been given a reasonable period of time to advertise the introduction of the service. If, during that three month period, that test is satisfied, no other London service permit shall be required in respect of that service.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

606

Page     77,     line     34,     leave out Clause 152.

 
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