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| | “(9A) | The Greater London Authority shall have printed an explanation and |
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| | billing notice dedicated solely to the annual precept raised by the Greater |
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| | Mayor to set the performance priorities for London Development Agency |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Mayor shall set the annual performance targets for the London Development |
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| | Agency after consultation with the Secretary of State.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | In determining, for the purposes of enactments mentioned in subsection (2), who |
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| | was the owner of a pedicab at any time, it shall be presumed, if the pedicab were |
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| | licensed, that the owner was the person in whose name the pedicab was licensed |
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| | (2) | Those enactments are— |
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| | (a) | Part II of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.40) (traffic in London); |
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| | (b) | Part II of and Schedule 1 to the London Authorities Act 1996 (c.ix) (bus |
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| | (c) | regulations made under section 144 of the Transport Act 2000 (c.38) |
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| | (civil penalties for bus lane contraventions); |
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| | (d) | sections 4 to 7 of the London Local Authorities and Transport for London |
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| | Act 2003 (c.iii) (road traffic and highways); |
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| | (e) | Regulations under section 72 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 (c.18) |
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| | (civil penalties for road traffic contraventions); |
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| | (f) | any other enactment whether passed before or after this Act which |
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| | provides for the service of penalty charge notices or notices to owner on |
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| | (3) | For the purposes of the enactments mentioned in subsection (2) above, a pedicab |
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| | business is not to be treated as a vehicle-hire firm. |
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| | (4) | An authority responsible for the licensing of pedicabs shall, on request, make |
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| | available to a traffic authority the name and address of the person in whose name |
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| | a particular pedicab is licensed. |
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| | (5) | In section 15(12) of the Greater London Council (General Powers Act 1974 |
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| | (c.xxiv) (parking on footways, grass verges, etc.)), in the definition of “vehicles”, |
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| | after “means” insert “a pedicab (withing the meaning given by section (Pedicabs) |
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| | of the Greater London Authority Act 2007), or”. |
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| | (6) | The London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2003 is amended as |
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| | (a) | in section 4(5) (penalty charges for road traffic contraventions), for the |
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| | words “motor vehicle” there is substituted “vehicle”; |
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| | (b) | in section 4(16), the definition of “motor vehicle” is omitted and the |
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| | following definition is inserted at the end— |
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| | “ “vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or |
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| | adapted for use on roads and a pedicab within the meaning given |
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| | by section (Pedicabs) of the Greater London Authority Act |
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| | “licensed” means licensed under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public |
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| | Carriage Act 1869 (c.115) or any other enactment specified in |
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| | “pedicab” means a cycle constructed or adapted— |
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| | (a) | to seat one or more passengers; and |
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| | (b) | for the purpose of being made available with a driver in the |
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| | course of a business for the purpose of carrying passengers; |
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| | “pedicab business” means a business which consists, in whole or in part, |
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| | (c) | the ownership of pedicabs; |
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| | (d) | the letting out of pedicabs to riders for use as a pedicab; or |
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| | (e) | taking bookings for the use of pedicabs by passengers.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘After section 42A of the GLA Act 1999 insert— |
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| | “42B | Consultation strategy |
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| | The Mayor shall produce and publish a consultation strategy containing |
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| | information about the procedures in respect of all matters upon which he |
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| | is required to consult under this Act including— |
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| | (a) | procedure for consultation, |
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| | (b) | persons or bodies to be consulted, |
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| | (c) | arrangements for publicity, |
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| | (d) | arrangements for provision of copies of any strategy and |
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| | (e) | arrangements for conducting public participation in respect of |
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| | new strategies or amendment thereto, |
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| | (f) | arrangements to permit reasonable timetable for consultation, |
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| | (g) | arrangements in respect of responses to consultation including |
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| | provision of written statements.”.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | After section 359 of the GLA Act 1999 (confidential information about waste |
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| | “359A | London Waste Authority |
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| | (1) | There shall be a body corporate to be known as the London Waste |
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| | (2) | The London Waste Authority shall have the functions conferred or |
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| | imposed on it by this Act, or made exercisable by it under this Act, and |
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| | any reference in this Act to the functions of the London Waste Authority |
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| | includes a reference to any functions made exercisable by it under this |
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| | (3) | The London Waste Authority shall have— |
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| | (a) | the functions of the waste disposal authority for Greater London |
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| | for the purposes of Part 2 of the Environmental Protection Act |
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| | (b) | any other such functions as are conferred or imposed on it by this |
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| | (4) | The London Waste Authority shall exercise its functions— |
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| | (a) | in accordance with such guidance or directions as may be issued |
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| | to it by the Mayor under section 359B(1), |
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| | (b) | for the purpose of facilitating the discharge by the Greater |
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| | London Authority of the duties under sections 353 to 361E of the |
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| | (c) | for the purpose of securing or facilitating the implementation of |
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| | the municipal waste management strategy. |
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| | (5) | Schedule 29A shall have effect with respect to the London Waste |
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| | (6) | The control of places provided for the deposit of household waste in |
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| | Greater London under section 1(1) of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act |
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| | 1978 (c. 3) and 51(1)(b) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) |
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| | shall transfer to the London Waste Authority. |
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| | (7) | The authorities established by Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Schedule 1 to the |
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| | Waste Regulation and Disposal (Authorities) Order 1985 (S.I., 1985/ |
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| | 1884) are dissolved, whereupon any remaining property, rights or |
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| | liabilities are transferred to the London Waste Authority. |
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| | 359B | Directions etc by the Mayor |
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| | (1) | The Mayor may issue to the London Waste Authority— |
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| | (a) | guidance as to the manner in which it is to exercise its functions, |
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| | (b) | general directions as to the manner in which it is to exercise its |
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| | (c) | specific directions as to the exercise of its functions. |
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| | (2) | Directions issued by the Mayor under subsection (1)(c) may include a |
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| | direction not to exercise a power specified in the direction. |
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| | (3) | The guidance or directions which may be issued by the Mayor under |
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| | subsection (1) may include in particular guidance or directions as to the |
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| | manner in which the London Waste Authority— |
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| | (a) | is to perform any of its duties, or |
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| | (b) | is to conduct any legal proceedings. |
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| | (4) | Any guidance or directions issued under subsection (1) must be issued in |
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| | writing and notified to such officer of the London Waste Authority as it |
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| | may from time to time nominate to the Mayor for the purpose.”. |
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| | (2) | After Schedule 29 of the GLA Act 1999 insert Schedule 29A set out in Schedule |
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| | [London Waste Authority] to this Act. |
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| | (3) | Schedule [London Waste Authority - consequential amendments] shall have |
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| | Powers and duties of the London Waste Authority |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | After section 359B of the GLA Act 1999 (inserted by section [London Waste |
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| | Authority] (1) of this Act) insert— |
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| | “359C | Sustainable disposal of waste |
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| | When exercising its functions under section 51(1)(a) of the |
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| | Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) (functions of waste disposal |
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| | authorities), the London Waste Authority shall— |
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| | (a) | do so in a manner calculated to contribute towards the |
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| | achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom, |
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| | (b) | take into account any policies announced by Her Majesty’s |
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| | Government with respect to climate change or the consequences |
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| | (c) | comply with any guidance or directions issued to the London |
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| | Waste Authority by the Secretary of State or the Mayor with |
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| | respect to the means by which, or manner in which, the London |
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| | Waste Authority is to perform the duties imposed on it by |
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| | paragraph (a) or (b) above. |
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