ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES
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PART I |
| THE GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY |
| The Authority |
| Clause | |
| 1. | The Authority.
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Membership |
| 2. | Membership of the Authority and the Assembly.
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Ordinary elections |
| 3. | Time of ordinary elections. |
| 4. | Voting at ordinary elections.
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Vacancies in the Assembly |
| 5. | Resignation. |
| 6. | Failure to attend meetings. |
| 7. | Declaration of vacancy in certain cases. |
| 8. | Election of member as Mayor. |
| 9. | Date of casual vacancies. |
| 10. | Filling a vacancy in an Assembly constituency. |
| 11. | Filling a vacancy among the London members.
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Vacancy in the office of Mayor |
| 12. | Resignation. |
| 13. | Failure to attend meetings. |
| 14. | Declaration of vacancy in certain cases. |
| 15. | Date of casual vacancy. |
| 16. | Filling a vacancy.
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Franchise, conduct of elections etc |
| 17. | Franchise, conduct of elections etc. |
| 18. | Cost of holding the first ordinary elections.
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Qualifications and disqualifications |
| 19. | Qualification to be the Mayor or an Assembly member. |
| 20. | Disqualification from being the Mayor or an Assembly member. |
| 21. | Validity of acts done by unqualified persons. |
| 22. | Proceedings for disqualification.
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Supplementary provisions |
| 23. | Declaration of acceptance of office. |
| 24. | Interpretation of this Part.
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PART II |
| GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND PROCEDURE |
| The general and subsidiary powers of the Authority |
| 25. | The general power of the Authority. |
| 26. | Limits of the general power. |
| 27. | Consultation. |
| 28. | Subsidiary powers of the Authority.
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Exercise of functions: general principles |
| 29. | Authority functions to be exercisable by Mayor, Assembly or both. |
| 30. | Discharge during vacancy or temporary incapacity of Mayor.
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Functions exercisable by the Mayor |
| 31. | Delegation. |
| 32. | Contracting out.
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The Mayor's strategies |
| 33. | General duties of the Mayor in relation to his strategies. |
| 34. | Consultation. |
| 35. | Publicity and availability of strategies. |
| 36. | Directions by the Secretary of State.
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Public accountability |
| 37. | The Mayor's monthly report to the Assembly. |
| 38. | Annual report by the Mayor. |
| 39. | The annual State of London debate. |
| 40. | People's Question Time.
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Deputy Mayor |
| 41. | The Deputy Mayor.
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Chair and Deputy Chair of the Assembly |
| 42. | Functions. |
| 43. | Appointment.
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Meetings and procedure of the Assembly |
| 44. | Meetings of the whole Assembly. |
| 45. | Assembly procedure. |
| 46. | Discharge of functions by committees or single members. |
| 47. | Political composition of Assembly committees. |
| 48. | Openness.
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General functions of the Assembly |
| 49. | Review and investigation by the Assembly. |
| 50. | Proposals by the Assembly to the Mayor.
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Attendance of witnesses and production of documents |
| 51. | Power to require attendance at Assembly meetings. |
| 52. | Procedure for requiring attendance. |
| 53. | Restriction of information. |
| 54. | Failure to attend proceedings etc.
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Ethical standards |
| 55. | The Secretary of State's guidance on ethical standards.
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Staff |
| 56. | Appointment. |
| 57. | Disqualification and political restriction. |
| 58. | Disqualification for membership of certain London borough councils. |
| 59. | Terms and conditions of employment. |
| 60. | Disclosure by employees of interests in contracts. |
| 61. | Chief Administrative Officer (head of paid service). |
| 62. | Monitoring officer.
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General local authority provisions |
| 63. | Investigation of Authority by Commission for Local Administration. |
| 64. | Provisions of 1972 Act relating to documents, notices etc. |
| 65. | Byelaws.
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Contracts |
| 66. | Public supply or works contracts.
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PART III |
| FINANCIAL PROVISIONS |
| CHAPTER I |
| COUNCIL TAX: THE AUTHORITY AS AMaJOR PrECEPTING AUTHORITY |
| Precepts |
| 67. | Authority to be a major precepting authority. |
| 68. | Issue of precepts. |
| 69. | Substituted precepts.
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Budget requirements |
| 70. | Calculation of component and consolidated budget requirements. |
| 71. | Provisions supplemental to section 70. |
| 72. | Procedure for determining the budget requirements.
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Calculation of tax payable |
| 73. | Calculation of basic amount of tax. |
| 74. | Additional calculations: special item for part of Greater London. |
| 75. | The special item for the purposes of section 74. |
| 76. | Special items: amendments of section 46 of the 1992 Act. |
| 77. | Calculation of tax for different valuation bands. |
| 78. | Calculation of amount payable by each billing authority.
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Substitute calculations etc. |
| 79. | Substitute calculations under section 49 of the 1992 Act. |
| 80. | Minimum budget for Metropolitan Police Authority. |
| 81. | Provisions supplemental to section 80. |
| 82. | Emergencies and disasters. |
| 83. | Procedure for making substitute calculations.
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Supplementary |
| 84. | Interpretation of this Chapter.
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CHAPTER II |
| GRANTS AND REDISTRIBUTED NON-DOMESTIC RATES |
| Grants |
| 85. | General GLA grant. |
| 86. | GLA transport grant.
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Distribution of grants etc. |
| 87. | Mayor to distribute grants etc between Authority and functional bodies. |
| 88. | Authority's duty to account to functional bodies for their grants.
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CHAPTER III |
| EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FUNDS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS |
| 89. | Emergency financial assistance. |
| 90. | Component budgets: anticipation of certain levies. |
| 91. | The Authority's general fund. |
| 92. | Judicial review. |
| 93. | Functions to be discharged only by certain authorities. |
| 94. | Information. |
| 95. | Provision of information by functional bodies to Mayor or Assembly.
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CHAPTER IV |
| REVENUE ACCOUNTS AND CAPITAL FINANCE |
| Application of Part IV of Local Government and Housing Act 1989 |
| 96. | Part IV of 1989 Act to apply to Authority and functional bodies.
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Credit approvals |
| 97. | Provisions to be in place of sections 53 to 55 of 1989 Act. |
| 98. | Aggregate credit approval for Authority and functional bodies. |
| 99. | Additional credit approval. |
| 100. | Notification of category C or D allocations. |
| 101. | Amortisation. |
| 102. | Criteria for issuing credit approvals. |
| 103. | Part IV of 1989 Act and credit approvals under this Chapter.
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Capital receipts and mutual grants |
| 104. | Power to redistribute capital receipts of functional bodies. |
| 105. | Capital grants between Authority and functional bodies. |
| 106. | Revenue grants between Authority and functional bodies.
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The Mayor's capital spending plan |
| 107. | Form and contents of capital spending plan. |
| 108. | Preparation of the plan: consultation and completion.
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Supplementary provisions |
| 109. | Admissible factors in preparing capital spending plan etc. |
| 110. | Information. |
| 111. | Interpretation of this Chapter.
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CHAPTER V |
| FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT |
| Financial administration |
| 112. | Proper financial administration and chief finance officer. |
| 113. | Application of Part VIII of Local Government Finance Act 1988. |
| 114. | Qualifications of chief finance officer. |
| 115. | Functions of chief finance officer as regards reports. |
| 116. | Duties of Authority or functional body as regards reports. |
| 117. | Monitoring officer not to be chief finance officer etc.
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Accounts and audit |
| 118. | Application of the Audit Commission Act 1998. |
| 119. | Summary statement of accounts of Authority and functional bodies. |
| 120. | Information for purposes of section 119.
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CHAPTER VI |
| MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS |
| 121. | Council tax: no Crown exemption for Authority or functional bodies. |
| 122. | Functions of Mayor or Assembly under or by virtue of this Part.
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PART IV |
| TRANSPORT |
| CHAPTER I |
| TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY |
| The general transport duty |
| 123. | General transport duty.
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The transport strategy |
| 124. | The Mayor's transport strategy. |
| 125. | Directions by the Secretary of State. |
| 126. | Duties of London borough councils etc.
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Local implementation plans |
| 127. | Preparation of the plan. |
| 128. | Approval of plans by the Mayor. |
| 129. | Power of the Mayor to prepare a plan. |
| 130. | Implementation by a London borough council. |
| 131. | Implementation by the Mayor. |
| 132. | Directions by the Mayor.
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CHAPTER II |
| TRANSPORT FOR LONDON |
| Establishment |
| 133. | Transport for London.
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Control by the Mayor |
| 134. | Directions etc by the Mayor. |
| 135. | Structure of fares and services.
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Public passenger transport etc. |
| 136. | General powers. |
| 137. | Co-operation with the Franchising Director. |
| 138. | Co-operation with other persons.
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Miscellaneous |
| 139. | Annual report. |
| 140. | Distribution of property. |
| 141. | Restrictions on the disposal of land. |
| 142. | Control of subsidiaries.
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CHAPTER III |
| LONDON REGIONAL TRANSPORT |
| 143. | Powers of disposal.
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CHAPTER IV |
| REGULATION OF BUS SERVICES IN GREATER LONDON |
| Introductory |
| 144. | London local services. |
| 145. | Provision of London local services.
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The London bus network |
| 146. | The London bus network. |
| 147. | London local service agreements. |
| 148. | Addition or variation of a network service. |
| 149. | Discontinuance of a network service.
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Bus services outside the network |
| 150. | London service permits. |
| 151. | Grant of London service permits. |
| 152. | Appeals. |
| 153. | Conditions. |
| 154. | Duration. |
| 155. | Revocation.
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Guidance document |
| 156. | Consultation. |
| 157. | Publication.
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Miscellaneous |
| 158. | Validity of agreements and permits. |
| 159. | Application of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981. |
| 160. | Interpretation.
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CHAPTER V |
| RAILWAYS |
| 161. | Power of Authority to give guidance to the Franchising Director. |
| 162. | Exemptions by order under Part I of the Railways Act 1993. |
| 163. | Railway access contracts. |
| 164. | Authority and Transport for London not to be railway franchisees. |
| 165. | Closures: Franchising Director to give copy documents to Mayor. |
| 166. | Amendment of franchise agreements to take account of the Authority.
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CHAPTER VI |
| PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS |
| Introductory |
| 167. | PPP agreements. |
| 168. | Public sector operators. |
| 169. | PPP designations.
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Key system assets |
| 170. | Key system assets. |
| 171. | Register of key system assets. |
| 172. | Related third party agreements. |
| 173. | Protection of key system assets.
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Land |
| 174. | PPP leases. |
| 175. | Land registration and PPP leases.
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Insolvency |
| 176. | Meaning and effect of PPP administration orders. |
| 177. | PPP administration orders made on special petitions. |
| 178. | Restriction on making winding-up order. |
| 179. | Restrictions on voluntary winding-up etc. |
| 180. | Meaning of "company" and application of provisions to unregistered, foreign and other companies.
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The PPP arbiter |
| 181. | The PPP arbiter. |
| 182. | Terms of appointment. |
| 183. | Staff. |
| 184. | Directions of the PPP arbiter. |
| 185. | Guidance by the PPP arbiter. |
| 186. | Duty of the PPP arbiter. |
| 187. | Further powers. |
| 188. | Provision of information to the PPP arbiter. |
| 189. | Immunity. |
| 190. | Expenses.
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Miscellaneous and supplementary |
| 191. | Statutory undertakers. |
| 192. | Interpretation of this Chapter.
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CHAPTER VII |
| TRAVEL CONCESSIONS |
| 193. | Travel concessions on journeys in and around Greater London. |
| 194. | Reserve free travel scheme for London residents. |
| 195. | Requirements as to scope. |
| 196. | Requirements as to uniformity.
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CHAPTER VIII |
| PENALTY FARES |
| 197. | Penalty fares.
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CHAPTER IX |
| TRANSPORT USERS' COMMITTEES |
| 198. | Abolition of the London Regional Passengers' Committee. |
| 199. | The London Transport Users' Committee. |
| 200. | Representations to the Committee. |
| 201. | Recommendations and reports etc. |
| 202. | Committee to be the Rail Users' Consultative Committee for Greater London.
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CHAPTER X |
| HACKNEY CARRIAGES AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES |
| 203. | Hackney carriages. |
| 204. | The Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998. |
| 205. | Provisions consequent on alteration of metropolitan police district.
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CHAPTER XI |
| HIGHWAYS |
| GLA roads |
| 206. | Introductory. |
| 207. | Designation of first GLA roads. |
| 208. | Orders by the Authority changing what are GLA roads. |
| 209. | Certification, lists and maps of GLA roads. |
| 210. | Supplementary provisions.
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London borough councils |
| 211. | Exercise of powers so as to affect another authority's roads.
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CHAPTER XII |
| ROAD TRAFFIC |
| Transport for London as a traffic authority |
| 212. | Transport for London to be the traffic authority for GLA roads. |
| 213. | Power to place traffic signs in connection with GLA roads. |
| 214. | Power to affix traffic signs to walls.
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Traffic control systems in Greater London |
| 215. | Transfer of London Traffic Control System to Transport for London. |
| 216. | London borough councils and the London traffic control system. |
| 217. | Transfer of traffic control systems between Secretary of State and Transport for London. |
| 218. | Traffic authority for certain traffic signs in Greater London.
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Parking |
| 219. | Fixing of certain parking and other charges. |
| 220. | Special parking areas. |
| 221. | Interpretation of parking provisions.
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School crossing patrols and parking attendants |
| 222. | School crossing patrols. |
| 223. | Parking attendants.
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Miscellaneous and supplementary provisions |
| 224. | London borough council affecting another authority's roads. |
| 225. | Traffic control consultancy service. |
| 226. | Interpretation and exercise of functions by the Mayor. |
| 227. | Repeal of certain enactments.
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CHAPTER XIII |
| NEW CHARGES AND LEVIES |
| 228. | Road user charging. |
| 229. | Workplace parking levy.
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CHAPTER XIV |
| TRANSITION FROM LONDON REGIONAL TRANSPORT TO TRANSPORT FOR LONDON |
| 230. | Transfers of property, rights and liabilities. |
| 231. | Functions during the transitional period. |
| 232. | Fares etc during the transitional period. |
| 233. | Continuity: repealed or revoked functions. |
| 234. | Transfer of former functions of London Transport Executive. |
| 235. | Dissolution of London Regional Transport. |
| 236. | Interpretation of this Chapter.
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PART V |
| THE LONDON DEVELOPMENT AGENCY |
| 237. | Appointment of members by the Mayor. |
| 238. | Delegation of functions by Ministers to the Mayor. |
| 239. | The London Development Agency strategy. |
| 240. | Secretary of State's functions in relation to the strategy. |
| 241. | Audit. |
| 242. | Further amendments of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998.
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PART VI |
| THE METROPOLITAN POLICE |
| The Metropolitan Police Authority and its police force |
| 243. | Establishment, membership and duty to maintain police force. |
| 244. | Assimilation of general functions to those of other police authorities. |
| 245. | Metropolitan Police Authority to be police authority instead of Secretary of State. |
| 246. | Openness.
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Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners |
| 247. | General functions of the Commissioner. |
| 248. | Appointment of Commissioner. |
| 249. | Functions of the Deputy Commissioner. |
| 250. | Appointment of Deputy Commissioner. |
| 251. | Removal of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner. |
| 252. | Appointment, removal and functions of Assistant Commissioners.
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Commanders etc |
| 253. | Appointment and removal of Commanders. |
| 254. | Other members of the metropolitan police force.
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The metropolitan police district |
| 255. | Alteration of the metropolitan police district.
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The Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District |
| 256. | Abolition of office of Receiver.
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Miscellaneous |
| 257. | Further amendments relating to metropolitan police etc.
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PART VII |
| THE LONDON FIRE AND EMERGENCY PLANNING AUTHORITY |
| 258. | Reconstitution of the Fire etc Authority. |
| 259. | Fire etc Authority to continue to be the fire authority for Greater London. |
| 260. | Civil defence. |
| 261. | Openness. |
| 262. | Discharge of functions. |
| 263. | Miscellaneous powers and duties.
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PART VIII |
| PLANNING |
| The Mayor's spatial development strategy |
| 264. | The spatial development strategy. |
| 265. | Public participation. |
| 266. | Withdrawal. |
| 267. | Publication. |
| 268. | Examination in public. |
| 269. | Duty to notify London borough councils of publication or withdrawal.
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Review, alteration and replacement |
| 270. | Review of matters affecting the strategy. |
| 271. | Reviews of the strategy. |
| 272. | Alteration or replacement.
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Supplementary provisions |
| 273. | Matters to which the Mayor is to have regard. |
| 274. | Regulations.
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Implementation |
| 275. | Amendments of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
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Miscellaneous and supplemental |
| 276. | Monitoring and data collection. |
| 277. | Functional bodies to have regard to the strategy. |
| 278. | Mayor's functions in relation to planning around Greater London. |
| 279. | Abolition of joint planning committee for Greater London. |
| 280. | Interpretation of this Part.
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PART IX |
| ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONS |
| Report on the state of the environment |
| 281. | The Mayor's environmental report.
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Biodiversity |
| 282. | The Mayor's biodiversity action plan.
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Waste |
| 283. | The Mayor's municipal waste management strategy. |
| 284. | Directions by the Secretary of State. |
| 285. | Duties of waste collection authorities etc. |
| 286. | Directions by the Mayor. |
| 287. | Interpretation of sections 283 to 286. |
| 288. | Waste recycling plans.
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Air quality |
| 289. | The Mayor's air quality strategy. |
| 290. | Directions by the Secretary of State. |
| 291. | Duty of local authorities in Greater London. |
| 292. | Directions by the Mayor. |
| 293. | Interpretation of sections 289 to 292. |
| 294. | Directions under the Environment Act 1995. |
| 295. | Duty of the Mayor in relation to air quality action plans. |
| 296. | Consultation with the Mayor.
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Noise |
| 297. | The London ambient noise strategy.
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Miscellaneous and supplementary |
| 298. | Functional bodies to have regard to strategies under this Part. |
| 299. | Abolition of the London Ecology Committee.
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PART X |
| CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT |
| 300. | The Cultural Strategy Group for London. |
| 301. | The Mayor's culture strategy. |
| 302. | Grants by the Mayor for museums, galleries etc. |
| 303. | Duty of the Authority to promote tourism. |
| 304. | Authority's duty to provide advice on tourism. |
| 305. | Grants to the Authority for its tourism functions. |
| 306. | Interpretation of this Part and exercise of Authority functions.
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PART XI |
| MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| 307. | The Trustee Investments Act 1961. |
| 308. | The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970. |
| 309. | The Superannuation Act 1972. |
| 310. | The Race Relations Act 1976. |
| 311. | The Stock Transfer Act 1982. |
| 312. | Companies in which local authorities have interests. |
| 313. | Investigation of functional bodies by Commission for Local Administration. |
| 314. | Provision of information, advice and assistance by functional bodies. |
| 315. | Research and collection of information: London Research Centre etc. |
| 316. | Accommodation for Authority and functional bodies.
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PART XII |
| SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS |
| 317. | Power to amend Acts and subordinate legislation. |
| 318. | Transitional and consequential provision. |
| 319. | Transfers of property, rights or liabilities. |
| 320. | Transfer schemes. |
| 321. | Contracts of employment etc. |
| 322. | Pensions. |
| 323. | Transfer and pension instruments: common provisions. |
| 324. | Continuity. |
| 325. | Regulations and orders. |
| 326. | Directions. |
| 327. | Financial provisions. |
| 328. | Repeals. |
| 329. | Interpretation. |
| 330. | Short title, commencement and extent. |
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