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The Mayor's strategies |
| General duties of the Mayor in relation to his strategies. |
33. - (1) This section applies to-
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(a) the transport strategy prepared and published under section 124 below, |
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(b) the London Development Agency strategy prepared and published under section 7A(2) of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998, |
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(c) the spatial development strategy prepared and published under Part VIII below, |
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(d) the London Biodiversity Action Plan prepared and published under section 266 below, |
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(e) the municipal waste management strategy prepared and published under section 267 below, |
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(f) the London air quality strategy prepared and published under section 273 below, |
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(g) the London ambient noise strategy prepared and published under section 281 below, and |
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(h) the culture strategy prepared and published under section 285 below. |
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(2) The Mayor shall keep each of the strategies mentioned in subsection (1) above under review and shall make such revisions of those strategies as he considers necessary.
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(3) Subsection (2) above does not apply in relation to the spatial development strategy (for which separate provision as to review is made by section 255 below).
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(4) The Mayor-
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(a) in preparing or revising any strategy mentioned in subsection (1) above, |
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(b) in considering whether any such strategy needs to be revised, |
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(c) in implementing any such strategy, or |
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(d) in exercising in relation to the spatial development strategy any of his functions under sections 248 to 256 below, |
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shall have regard to the matters specified in subsection (5) below.
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(5) Those matters are-
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(a) the need to ensure that the strategy is consistent with national policies and international obligations, |
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(b) the need to ensure that the strategy is consistent with each other strategy mentioned in subsection (1) above, |
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(c) the resources available for implementation of the strategy, |
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(d) the desirability of promoting improvements in the health of persons in Greater London, and |
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(e) the desirability of promoting and encouraging the use of the River Thames, in particular for the provision of passenger transport services and for the transportation of freight. |
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(6) For the purposes of this section-
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"national policies" are any policies of Her Majesty's government which are available in a written form and which- |
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(a) have been laid before, or presented to, either House of Parliament; or
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(b) have been published by a Minister of the Crown; and
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"international obligations" means international obligations of the United Kingdom under any treaty, including obligations under the Community Treaties. |
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(7) For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a strategy includes a reference to the London Biodiversity Action Plan.
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| Consultation. |
34. - (1) In preparing or revising any strategy to which this section applies the Mayor shall consult-
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(b) the functional bodies, |
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(c) each London borough council, |
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(d) the Common Council, and |
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(e) any other body or person whom he considers it appropriate to consult. |
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(2) The strategies to which this section applies are those mentioned in section 33(1) above, other than the spatial development strategy (for which separate provision as to consultation and other aspects of public participation is made by Part VIII below).
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(3) Subsection (1) above is without prejudice to any other duty imposed on the Mayor in relation to consultation.
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(4) In discharging the duty under subsection (1) above, the Mayor shall consult the Assembly and the functional bodies before consulting the other bodies or persons mentioned in subsection (1)(c) to (e) above.
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(5) In any case where-
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(a) the Mayor proposes to revise any of the strategies to which this section applies, and |
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(b) he considers that the proposed revisions will not materially alter the strategy in question, |
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the Mayor is not required to carry out consultation in accordance with this section.
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| Publicity and availability of strategies. |
35. - (1) The Mayor shall take such steps as in his opinion will give adequate publicity to each strategy to which section 34 above applies.
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(2) A copy of each strategy mentioned in section 33(1) above shall be kept available by the Mayor for public inspection free of charge at his principal offices.
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(3) A copy of each such strategy shall be supplied to any member of the public who requests it for such reasonable fee as the Mayor may determine.
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| Directions by the Secretary of State. |
36. - (1) In relation to each strategy mentioned in section 33(1) above, where the Mayor has not published the strategy and the Secretary of State considers that the Mayor is not taking such steps as are necessary to prepare the strategy, he may issue a direction to the Mayor under subsection (2) below.
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(2) A direction under this subsection may direct the Mayor to prepare and publish the strategy within such period as the direction shall specify.
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(3) Where the Secretary of State issues a direction to the Mayor under subsection (1) above, the Mayor shall comply with the direction.
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