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SCHEDULE 11
 
  GREATER LONDON MAGISTRATES' COURTS AUTHORITY
  PART I
  FINANCIAL PROVISION
 
Financial administration
     1. The Local Government Finance Act 1988 has effect subject to the following amendments.
 
     2. - (1) Section 111 (interpretation of provisions about financial administration) is amended as follows.
 
      (2) In subsection (2) (bodies to which provisions about financial administration apply), after paragraph (c) insert-
 
 
    "(ca) the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority,".
      (3) In subsection (3) (meaning of references to Acts), after "Local Government Act 1985" insert ", the 1997 Act is the Justices of the Peace Act 1997".
 
     3. In section 113(1) (qualifications of person with responsibility for financial administration), after "1985 Act" insert ", section 59D(3)(b) of the 1997 Act,".
 
     4. - (1) Section 114 (report by chief financial officer) is amended as follows.
 
      (2) In subsection (1) (persons to whom section 114 applies), after "1985 Act" insert ", section 59D(3)(b) of the 1997 Act,".
 
      (3) After subsection (3D) insert-
 
 
    "(3E) Subsection (3A) above shall have effect in relation to the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority with the substitution for paragraphs (a) and (b) of the words "with the justices' chief executive for the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority.""
 
     5. In section 115 (Authority's duty to consider report), before subsection (5) insert-
 
 
    "(4B) The Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority may not delegate the discharge of the duty under subsection (2)."
 
 
Borrowing powers
     6. In section 39(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (authorities to which provisions about revenue accounts and capital apply), after paragraph (e) insert-
 
 
    "(ee) the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority;".
 
Companies in which Authority has interests
     7. In section 67(3) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (authorities to which Part V of that Act applies), after paragraph (g) insert-
 
 
    "(ga) the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority;".
 
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