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Greater London Authority Bill |
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[The page and line references are to HL Bill 46, the bill as first printed for the Lords.] |
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1 | Insert the following new Clause— |
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| “Mayor: limit on number of terms |
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| In section 21(1) of the GLA Act 1999 (disqualification from being the Mayor |
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| or an Assembly member) before paragraph (a) insert— |
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| “(za) | he has previously been elected or been the Mayor twice;”.” |
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2 | Insert the following new Clause— |
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| (1) | Schedule 6 to the GLA Act 1999 (procedure for determining the Authority’s |
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| consolidated budget requirement) is amended as follows. |
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| (2) | Omit paragraph 8(4).” |
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3 | Page 23, line 2, at end insert— |
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| “( ) | any London borough council, |
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4 | Page 23, line 46, leave out “that are or may be harmful to health” |
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5 | Page 23, line 47, at end insert “that are or may be harmful to health” |
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6 | Page 24, leave out lines 23 to 25 and insert— |
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| | “This subsection is without prejudice to section 42(1) above (further duties |
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| of Mayor as to consultation).” |
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7 | Page 24, leave out lines 30 to 36 |
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8 | Page 30, line 12, at end insert— |
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| “( ) | In preparing or revising the London housing strategy the Mayor shall |
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| (a) | the Housing Corporation; |
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| (b) | such bodies as appear to him to be representative of registered |
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9 | Page 30, line 23, at end insert— |
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| ““registered social landlord” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the |
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10 | Page 35, line 26, leave out “and 2C” and insert “to 2C and 2E” |
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11 | Page 36, line 6, at end insert— |
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| (a) | the reference to an application for listed building consent includes |
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| a reference to an application for the variation or discharge of |
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| conditions subject to which listed building consent has been |
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| (b) | the reference to an application for hazardous substances consent |
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| includes a reference to an application for hazardous substances |
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| consent without a condition subject to which a previous hazardous |
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| substances consent was granted.” |
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12 | Page 36, line 11, at end insert— |
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| “2BA | Matters reserved for subsequent approval |
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| (1) | If the Mayor of London has— |
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| (a) | given a direction under section 2A in relation to an |
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| application (“the original application”), and |
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| (b) | granted outline planning permission, |
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| | he may, on an application for subsequent approval of reserved |
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| matters, direct that the application is to be decided by the local |
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| planning authority to whom the original application was made. |
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| (2) | “Outline planning permission” has the meaning given by section |
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| (3) | If the Mayor of London has— |
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| (a) | granted an application for listed building consent which is a |
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| connected application for the purposes of section 2B, and |
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| (b) | imposed conditions requiring specified details to be |
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| | he may, on an application for subsequent approval, direct that the |
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| application is to be decided by the local planning authority to |
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| whom the connected application was made.” |
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13 | Page 36, line 20, leave out “or 2B” and insert “, 2B or 2BA” |
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14 | Page 36, line 30, after “2A,” insert “2E,” |
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15 | Page 36, line 31, after “2A,” insert “2E,” |
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16 | Insert the following new Clause— |
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| After section 2D of TCPA 1990 (which is inserted by section 32 of this Act) |
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| “2E | Representation hearings |
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| (1) | This section applies to— |
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| (a) | an application in relation to which a direction has been |
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| given under section 2A, and |
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| (b) | an application which is a connected application for the |
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| (2) | Before determining an application to which this section applies, the |
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| Mayor of London must give— |
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| (b) | the local planning authority to whom the application was |
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| | an opportunity to make oral representations at a hearing (“a |
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| representation hearing”). |
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| (3) | The Mayor of London must prepare and publish a document |
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| (a) | the persons, in addition to the applicant and the local |
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| planning authority, who may make oral representations at a |
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| (b) | the procedures to be followed at a representation hearing, |
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| (c) | arrangements for identifying information which must be |
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| agreed by persons making oral representations at a |
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| (4) | Each person who may make oral representations at a representation |
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| hearing must be given at least 14 days’ notice of the hearing. |
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| (5) | The Secretary of State must by order make provision for Part 5A of |
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| the Local Government Act 1972 (public admission to meetings of |
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| principal councils, public access to documents, etc) to apply to— |
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| (a) | a representation hearing as it applies to a meeting of a |
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| (b) | the Mayor of London in the conduct of a representation |
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| hearing as it applies to a principal council in the conduct of |
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| a meeting of that council. |
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| (6) | The application of Part 5A may be with such modifications as the |
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| Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient.”.” |
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17 | Insert the following new Clause— |
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| “London Waste and Recycling Board |
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| (1) | After section 356 of the GLA Act 1999 (directions by the Mayor) insert— |
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| “356A | London Waste and Recycling Board |
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| (1) | There shall be a body known as the London Waste and Recycling |
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| Board (referred to in this section and section 356B as “the Board”). |
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| (2) | The objectives of the Board are to promote and encourage, so far as |
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| relating to Greater London,— |
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| (a) | the production of less waste; |
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| (b) | an increase in the proportion of waste that is re-used or |
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| (c) | the use of methods of collection, treatment and disposal of |
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| waste which are more beneficial to the environment. |
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| (3) | For the purpose of achieving its objectives, the Board may provide |
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| financial assistance to any person towards or for the purposes of— |
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| (a) | the provision of facilities for or in connection with the |
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| collection, treatment or disposal of waste produced in |
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| (b) | conducting research into new technologies or techniques for |
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| the collection, treatment or disposal of waste; |
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| (c) | securing, or assisting in securing, the performance of any |
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| function of a London borough council or the Common |
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| Council relating to waste. |
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| (4) | For the purpose of achieving its objectives, the Board may provide |
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| advice on such matters as it thinks fit to any of the following— |
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| (b) | any London borough council; |
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| (d) | such other persons as the Board thinks fit. |
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| (5) | In carrying out its functions under this section, the Board must— |
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| (a) | act in accordance with the municipal waste management |
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| (b) | act in general conformity with the spatial development |
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| strategy so far as relating to the collection, treatment and |
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| (6) | The Board may do anything that it thinks will facilitate, or is |
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| incidental or conducive to, the carrying out of its functions under |
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| subsections (2) to (4) above. |
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| (7) | The Board does not have the power to borrow money. |
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| (8) | The Secretary of State may issue to the Board guidance as to the |
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| exercise of its functions. |
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| (9) | The Board shall have regard to any guidance issued under |
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| (10) | Any reference in this section to the collection, treatment or disposal |
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| of waste includes a reference to the transport of waste for or in |
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| connection with that purpose. |
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