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

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Mr Nick Raynsford

NS7

To move the following Schedule:—

'SCHEDULE

The Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998

1. The Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998 shall be amended as follows.

2. Except in sections 37, 38 and 40, for "Secretary of State", wherever occurring, there shall be substituted "licensing authority".

3. In section 3(3) (grant of London operator's licences) for "he" there shall be substituted "the authority".

4. In section 7(2) (grant of London PHV licences) for "he" there shall be substituted "the authority".

5. In section 8(2) (presentation of vehicle for inspection and testing) for "he" there shall be substituted "the authority".

6. In section 10(3) (exemption from exhibiting disc or plate) for "he" there shall be substituted "the authority".

7.—(1) Section 13 (London PHV driver's licences) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2) (grant of London PHV driver's licence) for "he" there shall be substituted "the authority".

(3) In subsection (3) (requirements as to knowledge of London and topographical skill)—

(a) for "his" there shall be substituted "the authority's"; and

(b) for "him" there shall be substituted "the authority".

8.—(1) Section 14 (issue of driver's badges) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) (duty to issue badge) for "he" there shall be substituted "the authority".

(3) In subsection (4) (exemption from wearing badge) for "he" in the second place where it occurs there shall be substituted "the authority".

9. In section 15(2) (further information to be furnished with application for licence) for "he" there shall be substituted "the authority".

10.—(1) Section 17 (suspension and revocation under section 16: procedure) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)(a) (duty to give notice of decision and grounds for it) for "he" there shall be substituted "the authority".

(3) In subsection (2) (immediate commencement of suspension or revocation in interests of public safety) for "he" there shall be substituted "the authority".

11. In section 18(4) (reference to new operating centre not to be added unless satisfied that premises meet prescribed requirements) for "he" there shall be substituted "the authority".

12.—(1) Section 19 (variation of operator's licence) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) (suspension or variation as to operating centre) for "he" there shall be substituted "the authority".

(3) In subsection (2)(a) (duty to give notice of decision and grounds for it) for "he" there shall be substituted "the authority".

(4) In subsection (3) (immediate commencement of suspension or revocation in interests of public safety)—

(a) for "his" in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted "the authority"; and

(b) for "he" there shall be substituted "the authority".

(5) The sidenote to the section accordingly becomes "Variation of operator's licence by the licensing authority."

13. In section 22(4) (notice directing return of licence) for "him" there shall be substituted "the authority, constable or officer (as the case may be)".

14. The sidenote to section 24 becomes "Delegation of functions by the licensing authority."

15. In section 30(2) (consultation with cab and private hire trade before making regulations prohibiting certain signs, notices etc) for "him" and "he" there shall be substituted "the authority".

16.—(1) Section 32 (regulations) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) (purpose for which regulations may be made) after "this Act", in both places, there shall be inserted "(other than section 37)".

(3) In subsection (3) (power to make regulations to be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to negative parliamentary procedure) for "conferred by this Act" there shall be substituted "conferred on the Secretary of State by section 37".

(4) At the end of the section there shall be added—

(5) Subsection (4) applies notwithstanding that the previous regulations in question were made by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument.

(6) The licensing authority shall secure that any regulations made under this Act by the authority are printed and published.

(7) A fee may be charged for the sale of regulations printed and published under subsection (6)."

17. In section 36 (interpretation) after the definition of "licensed taxi" there shall be inserted—

"the licensing authority" means Transport for London;".

18. In section 37 (power of Secretary of State to make transitional provisions etc) at the end there shall be added—

19. Section 38 (financial provisions relating to the Secretary of State) shall cease to have effect.'.

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

889

*Clause 178, page 87, line 36, after 'roads', insert 'and the London Cycle Network'.

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

864

Clause 180, page 88, line 24, after 'London' insert 'and the London Assembly'.

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

865

Clause 180, page 88, line 28, after 'London' insert 'and the London Assembly'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

758

Clause 183, page 90, line 43, after 'affect', insert 'the functioning of'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

755

Clause 183, page 91, line 37, at end insert 'or

(c) that a London borough council has exercised a power under this Act in a way which affects or is likely to affect, a GLA road or a road in another London borough, and that notice of the proposal was not given in accordance with subsection (2) above'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

756

Clause 183, page 91, line 41, at end insert 'or take such other action which in the reasonable opinion of Transport for London would be appropriate to reverse or modify the effect of the exercise of that power'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

757

Clause 183, page 91, line 43, after 'may', insert 'subject to the approval of the Secretary of State'.

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

890

*Clause 183, page 92, line 23, after 'passes', insert 'and includes the London Cycle Network'.

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

891

*Clause 191, page 98, line 4, leave out 'Transport for London' and insert 'the Authority, through Transport for London'.

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

892

*Clause 191, page 98, line 12, leave out 'Transport for London and'.

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

893

*Clause 191, page 98, line 13, leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'Mayor and Assembly'.

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

894

*Clause 191, page 98, line 17, leave out 'Transport for London or as the case may be,'.

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

895

*Clause 191, page 98, line 20, leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'Mayor and Assembly'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

759

Clause 191, page 98, line 21, after 'by', insert 'Transport for London, or as the case may be,'.

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

896

*Clause 191, page 98, line 26, leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'Mayor and Assembly'.

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

897

*Clause 191, page 98, line 27, leave out 'Transport for London' and insert 'the Authority, through Transport for London'.

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

898

*Clause 191, page 98, line 31, leave out 'Transport for London' and insert 'the Authority, through Transport for London'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

760

Page 102, line 35, leave out Clause 197.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

761

Clause 200, page 104, line 3, at beginning insert 'Subject to the provisions of this section.'.

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

Clause 200, page 104, line 3, after '(1)', insert 'With the majority agreement of the members of the Assembly'.