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| Abolition of joint planning committee for Greater London. |
263. The joint planning committee for Greater London established under section 5 of the Local Government Act 1985 and continued by section 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is abolished by this section.
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| Interpretation of this Part. |
264. - (1) In this Part, except where the context otherwise requires,-
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"prescribe" means prescribe by regulations; |
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"regulations" means regulations made by the Secretary of State; |
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"representations made in accordance with the regulations" shall be construed in accordance with section 249(6) above. |
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(2) For the purposes of this Part-
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(a) the City of London shall be treated as if it were a London borough; |
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(b) the Common Council shall be treated as if it were the council for a London borough; and |
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(c) the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple shall be treated as forming part of the City. |
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PART IX |
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ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONS |
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Report on the state of the environment |
| The Mayor's environmental report. |
265. - (1) The Mayor shall produce and publish a report on the environment in Greater London to be known as a "state of the environment report".
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(2) The report required of the Mayor under subsection (1) shall be published-
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(a) in the case of the first state of the environment report, before the end of the period of three years beginning with the day of the first ordinary election, and |
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(b) in the case of each state of the environment report subsequent to the first, before the end of the period of four years beginning with the day on which the previous state of the environment report was published. |
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(3) A state of the environment report shall contain information about the following matters in relation to Greater London-
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(a) air quality and emissions to air, including in particular emissions from road traffic, |
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(c) water quality and emissions to water, |
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(e) energy consumption and the emission of substances which contribute to global warming, |
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(g) the production, recycling and disposal of waste, |
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(i) natural resources, and |
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and may contain information about any other matters in relation to Greater London which the Mayor considers appropriate.
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(4) Before producing a state of the environment report, the Mayor shall consult-
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(a) the Environment Agency, |
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(b) each London borough council, |
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(c) the Common Council, and |
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(d) any other person who the Mayor considers it appropriate to consult. |
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(5) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) above, information about road traffic levels means information about-
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(a) the number of vehicles using roads in Greater London, |
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(b) the length of journeys made by road vehicles in Greater London, and |
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(c) the places where, and the length of time for which, road vehicles park in Greater London. |
