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Greater London Authority Bill

This is the text of the Greater London Authority Bill, as amended in Committee in the House of Commons and printed on 30th March 1999.

 
 
  
Greater London Authority Bill
 
 
 
 
ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES

Part I

The Greater London Authority

The Authority
Clause 
1.The Authority.

Membership
2.Membership of the Authority and the Assembly.

Ordinary elections
3.Time of ordinary elections.
4.Voting at ordinary elections.

Vacancies in the Assembly
5.Resignation.
6.Failure to attend meetings.
7.Declaration of vacancy in certain cases.
8.Election as Mayor under section 16.
9.Date of casual vacancies.
10.Filling a vacancy in an Assembly constituency.
11.Filling a vacancy among the London members.

Vacancy in the office of Mayor
12.Resignation of the Mayor.
13.Failure of Mayor to attend meetings.
14.Declaration of vacancy in office of Mayor in certain cases.
15.Date of casual vacancy in office of Mayor.
16.Filling a vacancy in the office of Mayor.

Franchise, conduct of elections etc
17.Franchise, conduct of elections etc.
18.Cost of holding the first ordinary elections.

Qualifications and disqualifications
19.Qualification to be the Mayor or an Assembly member.
20.Disqualification from being the Mayor or an Assembly member.
21.Validity of acts done by unqualified persons.
22.Proceedings for disqualification.

Supplementary provisions
23.Declaration of acceptance of office.
24.Interpretation of this Part.

Part II

General Functions and Procedure

The purpose and general powers of the Authority
25.The purpose of the Authority.
26.Secretary of State's guidance about the Authority's purpose.
27.General power of the Authority.
28.Subsidiary powers of the Authority.

Exercise of functions: general principles
29.Functions to belong to Authority but be exercisable by Mayor, Assembly or both.
30.Discharge of functions during vacancy or temporary incapacity of Mayor.

Functions exercisable by the Mayor
31.Delegation.
32.Contracting out.

The Mayor's strategies
33.General duties of the Mayor in relation to his strategies.
34.Consultation.
35.Publicity and availability of strategies.
36.Directions by the Secretary of State.

Public accountability
37.The Mayor's monthly report to the Assembly.
38.Annual report by the Mayor.
39.The annual State of London debate.
40.People's Question Time.

Deputy Mayor
41.The Deputy Mayor.

Chair and Deputy Chair of the Assembly
42.Functions.
43.Appointment.

Meetings and procedure of the Assembly
44.Meetings of the whole Assembly.
45.Assembly procedure.
46.Discharge of functions by committees or single members.
47.Political composition of Assembly committees.
48.Openness.

General functions of the Assembly
49.Review and investigation by the Assembly.
50.Proposals by the Assembly to the Mayor.

Attendance of witnesses and production of documents
51.Power to require attendance at Assembly meetings.
52.Procedure for requiring attendance.
53.Restriction of information.
54.Failure to attend proceedings etc.

Ethical standards
55.The Secretary of State's guidance on ethical standards.

Staff
56.Appointment.
57.Disqualification and political restriction.
58.Disqualification for membership of certain London borough councils.
59.Terms and conditions of employment.
60.Disclosure by employees of interests in contracts.
61.Chief Administrative Officer (head of paid service).
62.Monitoring officer.

General local authority provisions
63.Investigation of Authority by Commission for Local Administration.
64.Provisions of 1972 Act relating to documents, notices etc.
65.Byelaws.

Contracts
66.Public supply or works contracts.

Part III

Financial Provisions

Chapter I

Council Tax: the Authority as a Major Precepting Authority

Precepts
67.Authority to be a major precepting authority.
68.Issue of precepts.
69.Substituted precepts.

Budget requirements
70.Calculation of component and consolidated budget requirements.
71.Provisions supplemental to section 70.
72.Procedure for determining the component and consolidated budget requirements.

Calculation of tax payable
73.Calculation of basic amount of tax.
74.Additional calculations where special item relates to part only of Greater London.
75.The special item for the purposes of section 74.
76.Special items: amendments of section 46 of the 1992 Act.
77.Calculation of tax for different valuation bands.
78.Calculation of amount payable by each billing authority.

Substitute calculations etc.
79.Substitute calculations under section 49 of the 1992 Act.
80.Minimum budget for Metropolitan Police Authority.
81.Provisions supplemental to section 80.
82.Emergencies and disasters.
83.Procedure for making substitute calculations.

Supplementary
84.Interpretation of this Chapter.

Chapter II

Grants and Redistributed Non-domestic Rates

Grants
85.General GLA grant.
86.GLA transport grant.

Distribution of grants etc.
87.Mayor's duty to distribute certain grants etc between Authority and functional bodies.
88.Authority's duty to account to functional bodies for their grants.

Chapter III

Emergency Financial Assistance, Funds and Miscellaneous Matters
89.Emergency financial assistance.
90.Component budgets: anticipation of certain levies.
91.The Authority's general fund.
92.Judicial review.
93.Functions to be discharged only by certain authorities.
94.Information.
95.Provision of information by functional bodies to Mayor or Assembly.

Chapter IV

Revenue Accounts and Capital Finance

Application of Part IV of Local Government and Housing Act 1989
96.Part IV of 1989 Act to apply to Authority and functional bodies.

Credit approvals
97.Provisions to be in place of sections 53 to 55 of 1989 Act.
98.Aggregate credit approval for Authority and functional bodies.
99.Additional credit approval.
100.Notification of category C or D allocations.
101.Amortisation.
102.Criteria for issuing credit approvals.
103.Part IV of 1989 Act and credit approvals under this Chapter.

Capital receipts and mutual grants
104.Power to redistribute capital receipts of functional bodies.
105.Capital grants between Authority and functional bodies.
106.Revenue grants between Authority and functional bodies.

The Mayor's capital spending plan
107.Form and contents of capital spending plan.
108.Preparation of the plan: consultation and completion.

Supplementary provisions
109.Admissible factors in preparing capital spending plan etc.
110.Information.
111.Interpretation of this Chapter.

Chapter V

Financial Administration, Accounts and Audit

Financial administration
112.Proper financial administration and chief finance officer.
113.Application of Part VIII of Local Government Finance Act 1988.
114.Qualifications of chief finance officer.
115.Functions of chief finance officer as regards reports.
116.Duties of Authority or functional body as regards reports.
117.Monitoring officer not to be chief finance officer etc.

Accounts and audit
118.Application of the Audit Commission Act 1998.
119.Summary statement of accounts of Authority and functional bodies.
120.Information for purposes of section 119.

Chapter VI

Miscellaneous and Supplementary Provisions
121.Council tax: no Crown exemption for Authority or functional bodies.
122.Functions of Mayor or Assembly under or by virtue of this Part.

Part IV

Transport

Chapter I

Transport functions of the Authority

The general transport duty
123.General transport duty.

The transport strategy
124.The Mayor's transport strategy.
125.Directions by the Secretary of State.
126.Duties of London borough councils etc.

Local implementation plans
127.Preparation of the plan.
128.Approval of plans by the Mayor.
129.Power of the Mayor to prepare a plan.
130.Implementation by a London borough council.
131.Implementation by the Mayor.
132.Directions by the Mayor.

Chapter II

Transport for London

Establishment
133.Transport for London.

Control by the Mayor
134.Directions etc by the Mayor.
135.Structure of fares and services.

Public passenger transport etc.
136.General powers.
137.Co-operation with the Franchising Director.
138.Co-operation with other persons.

Miscellaneous
139.Annual report.
140.Distribution of property.
141.Restrictions on the disposal of land.
142.Control of subsidiaries.

Chapter III

London Regional Transport
143.Powers of disposal.
144.Abolition.
145.Transfer of property etc to the Authority.
146.Transitional provisions.
147.Construction of references in Local and Personal Acts.

Chapter IV

Regulation of bus services in Greater London

Introductory
148.London local services.
149.Provision of London local services.

The London bus network
150.The London bus network.
151.London local service agreements.
152.Addition or variation of a network service.
153.Discontinuance of a network service.

Bus services outside the network
154.London service permits.
155.Grant of London service permits.
156.Appeals.
157.Conditions.
158.Duration.
159.Revocation.

Guidance document
160.Consultation.
161.Publication.

Miscellaneous
162.Validity of agreements and permits.
163.Application of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.
164.Interpretation.

Chapter V

Railways
165.Power of Authority to give guidance to the Franchising Director.
166.Exemptions by order under Part I of the Railways Act 1993.
167.Railway access contracts.
168.Authority and Transport for London not to be railway franchisees.
169.Closures: Franchising Director to give copy documents to Mayor.
170.Amendment of franchise agreements to take account of the Authority.

Chapter VI

Public-private partnership agreements

Introductory
171.PPP agreements.
172.Public sector operators.
173.PPP designations.

Key system assets
174.Key system assets.
175.Register of key system assets.
176.Related third party agreements.
177.Protection of key system assets.

Land
178.PPP leases.
179.Land registration and PPP leases.

Insolvency
180.Meaning and effect of PPP administration orders.
181.PPP administration orders made on special petitions.
182.Restriction on making winding-up order.
183.Restrictions on voluntary winding-up etc.
184.Meaning of "company" and application of provisions to unregistered, foreign and other companies.

Miscellaneous and supplementary
185.Statutory undertakers.
186.Interpretation of this Chapter.

Chapter VII

Travel concessions
187.Travel concessions on journeys in and around Greater London.
188.Reserve free travel scheme for London residents.
189.Requirements as to scope.
190.Requirements as to uniformity.

Chapter VIII

Penalty Fares
191.Penalty fares.

Chapter IX

Transport Users' Committees
192.Abolition of the London Regional Passengers' Committee.
193.The London Transport Users' Committee.
194.Representations to the Committee.
195.Recommendations and reports etc.
196.Committee to be the Rail Users' Consultative Committee for Greater London.

Chapter X

Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles
197.Hackney carriages.
198.The Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998.
199.Provisions consequent on alteration of metropolitan police district.

Chapter XI

Highways

GLA roads
200.Introductory.
201.Designation of first GLA roads.
202.Orders by the Authority changing what are GLA roads.
203.Certification, lists and maps of GLA roads.
204.Supplementary provisions.

London borough councils
205.Exercise of powers so as to affect another authority's roads.

Chapter XII

Road Traffic

Transport for London as a traffic authority
206.Transport for London to be the traffic authority for GLA roads.
207.Power to place traffic signs in connection with GLA roads.
208.Power to affix traffic signs to walls.

Traffic control systems in Greater London
209.Transfer of London Traffic Control System to Transport for London.
210.London borough councils and the London traffic control system.
211.Transfer of traffic control systems between Secretary of State and Transport for London.
212.Traffic authority for certain traffic signs in Greater London.

Parking
213.Fixing of certain parking and other charges.
214.Special parking areas.
215.Interpretation of parking provisions.

School crossing patrols and parking attendants
216.School crossing patrols.
217.Parking attendants.

Miscellaneous and supplementary provisions
218.London borough council affecting another authority's roads.
219.Traffic control consultancy service.
220.Interpretation and exercise of functions by the Mayor.
221.Repeal of certain enactments.

Chapter XIII

New charges and levies
222.Road user charging.
223.Workplace parking levy.

Part V

The London Development Agency
224.Appointment of members by the Mayor.
225.Delegation of functions by Ministers to the Mayor.
226.The London Development Agency strategy.
227.Audit.
228.Further amendments of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998.

Part VI

The Metropolitan Police

The Metropolitan Police Authority and its police force
229.Establishment, membership and duty to maintain police force.
230.Assimilation of general functions to those of other police authorities.
231.Metropolitan Police Authority to be police authority instead of Secretary of State.
232.Openness.

Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners
233.General functions of the Commissioner.
234.Appointment of Commissioner.
235.Functions of the Deputy Commissioner.
236.Appointment of Deputy Commissioner.
237.Removal of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner.
238.Appointment, removal and functions of Assistant Commissioners.

The metropolitan police district
239.Alteration of the metropolitan police district.

The Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District
240.Abolition of office of Receiver.

Miscellaneous
241.Further amendments relating to metropolitan police etc.

Part VII

The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
242.Reconstitution of the Fire etc Authority.
243.Fire etc Authority to continue to be the fire authority for Greater London.
244.Civil defence.
245.Openness.
246.Discharge of functions.
247.Miscellaneous powers and duties.

Part VIII

Planning

The Mayor's spatial development strategy
248.The spatial development strategy.
249.Public participation.
250.Withdrawal.
251.Publication.
252.Examination in public.
253.Duty to notify London borough councils of publication or withdrawal.

Review, alteration and replacement
254.Review of matters affecting the strategy.
255.Reviews of the strategy.
256.Alteration or replacement.

Supplementary provisions
257.Matters to which the Mayor is to have regard.
258.Regulations.

Implementation
259.Amendments of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Miscellaneous and supplemental
260.Monitoring and data collection.
261.Functional bodies to have regard to the strategy.
262.Mayor's functions in relation to planning around Greater London.
263.Abolition of joint planning committee for Greater London.
264.Interpretation of this Part.

Part IX

Environmental functions

Report on the state of the environment
265.The Mayor's environmental report.

Biodiversity
266.The Mayor's Biodiversity Action Plan.

Waste
267.The Mayor's municipal waste management strategy.
268.Directions by the Secretary of State.
269.Duties of waste collection authorities etc.
270.Directions by the Mayor.
271.Interpretation of sections 267 to 270.
272.Waste recycling plans.

Air quality
273.The Mayor's air quality strategy.
274.Directions by the Secretary of State.
275.Duty of local authorities in Greater London.
276.Directions by the Mayor.
277.Interpretation of sections 273 to 276.
278.Directions under the Environment Act 1995.
279.Duty of the Mayor in relation to air quality action plans.
280.Consultation with the Mayor.

Noise
281.The London ambient noise strategy.

Miscellaneous and supplementary
282.Functional bodies to have regard to strategies under this Part.
283.Abolition of the London Ecology Committee.

Part X

Culture, media and sport
284.The Cultural Strategy Group for London.
285.The Mayor's culture strategy.
286.Grants by the Mayor for museums, galleries etc.
287.Duty of the Authority to promote tourism.
288.Authority's duty to provide advice on tourism.
289.Grants to the Authority for its tourism functions.
290.Interpretation of this Part and exercise of Authority functions.

Part XI

Miscellaneous and General Provisions
291.The Trustee Investments Act 1961.
292.The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970.
293.The Race Relations Act 1976.
294.The Stock Transfer Act 1982.
295.Companies in which local authorities have interests.
296.Investigation of functional bodies by Commission for Local Administration.
297.Provision of information, advice and assistance by functional bodies.
298.Research and collection of information: London Research Centre etc.

Part XII

Supplementary Provisions
299.Power to amend Acts and subordinate legislation.
300.Transfers of property, rights, liabilities, staff and pension obligations.
301.Regulations and orders.
302.Directions.
303.Financial provisions.
304.Repeals.
305.Interpretation.
306.Short title, commencement and extent.
 

SCHEDULES:
    Schedule 1-Assembly constituencies and orders under section 2(4).
    Part I-Assembly constituencies.
    Part II-Orders under section 2(4).
    Schedule 2-Voting at elections.
    Part I-Election of the Mayor.
    Part II-Return of London members.
    Schedule 3-Amendments of the Representation of the People Acts.
    Schedule 4-Exercise of functions during vacancy or temporary incapacity of Mayor.
    Part I-Interpretation.
    Part II-Vacancies in the office of Mayor.
    Part III-Mayor temporarily unable to act.
    Schedule 5-Procedure for determining the Authority's consolidated budget requirement.
    Schedule 6-Procedure for making of substitute calculations by the Authority.
    Schedule 7-Amendments of the Audit Commission Act 1998.
    Schedule 8-Transport for London.
    Schedule 9-Operating powers of Transport for London.
    Schedule 10-PPP administration orders.
    Part I-Modifications of the 1986 Act.
    Part II-Further modifications of the 1986 Act: application in relation to foreign companies.
    Part III-Supplemental.
    Schedule 11-Transfer of relevant activities in connection with PPP administration orders.
    Schedule 12-The free travel scheme.
    Schedule 13-Penalty fares.
    Schedule 14-London Transport Users' Committee.
    Schedule 15-Amendment of enactments relating to the London Regional Passengers' Committee.
    Schedule 16-Hackney carriages.
    Part I-Transfers of functions and amendments.
    Part II-Transitional provisions.
    Schedule 17-The Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998.
    Schedule 18-Road user charging.
    Schedule 19-Workplace parking levy.
    Schedule 20-Further amendments of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998.
    Schedule 21-The Metropolitan Police Authority: Schedule 2A to the Police Act 1996.
    Schedule 22-Further amendments relating to metropolitan police etc.
    Schedule 23-The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
    Schedule 24-Amendments relating to the Fire etc Authority.
    Part I-Public General Acts.
    Part II-Local and Personal Acts.
    Schedule 25-The Cultural Strategy Group for London.
    Schedule 26-Enactments repealed.
    Part I-Financial provisions.
    Part II-Transport for London and London Regional Transport.
    Part III-Hackney carriages and private hire vehicles.
    Part IV-Traffic control.
    Part V-The metropolitan police.
    Part VI-The Fire etc Authority.
    Part VII-Miscellaneous.
 


 
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