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Local implementation plans |
| Preparation of the plan. |
127. - (1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Mayor has published the transport strategy under section 124 above, each London borough council shall prepare a plan (a "local implementation plan") containing its proposals for the implementation of the transport strategy in its area.
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(2) In preparing a local implementation plan under subsection (1) above, each London borough council shall consult-
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(a) the relevant Commissioner or, if the council considers it appropriate, both Commissioners, |
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(b) Transport for London, |
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(c) such organisations representative of disabled persons as the council considers appropriate, |
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(d) each other London borough council whose area is, in the opinion of the council preparing the local implementation plan, likely to be affected by the plan, and |
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(e) any other body or person required to be consulted under this section by virtue of a direction given to the council by the Mayor under section 132 below. |
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(3) Each local implementation plan shall include-
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(a) a timetable for implementing the different proposals in the plan, and |
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(b) the date by which all the proposals contained in the plan will be implemented. |
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(4) For the purposes of this section and sections 128 to 132 below, the Common Council shall be treated as if it were a London borough council.
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(5) In subsection (2)(a) above, the "relevant Commissioner" means-
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(a) in relation to a local implementation plan prepared by the Common Council, the Commissioner of Police for the City of London, and |
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(b) in relation to a local implementation plan prepared by a council other than the Common Council, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. |
| Approval of plans by the Mayor. |
128. - (1) Each London borough council shall submit its local implementation plan to the Mayor for his approval.
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(2) The Mayor may approve any local implementation plan submitted to him under subsection (1) above.
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(3) The Mayor shall not approve a local implementation plan submitted to him under subsection (1) above unless he considers-
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(a) that the local implementation plan is consistent with the transport strategy, |
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(b) that the proposals contained in the local implementation plan are adequate for the purposes of the implementation of the transport strategy, and |
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(c) that the timetable for implementing those proposals, and the date by which those proposals are to be implemented, are adequate for those purposes. |
| Power of the Mayor to prepare a plan. |
129. - (1) Where it appears to the Mayor that a London borough council has failed-
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(a) to prepare a local implementation plan in accordance with the requirements of section 127 above, or |
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(b) to submit a local implementation plan to him for approval under section 128 above, |
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the Mayor may issue to the council a direction under section 132 below requiring the council to do so within such period as the Mayor shall specify in the direction.
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(2) Where the Mayor has issued a direction of the kind mentioned in subsection (1) above, but the council has not complied with the direction within a reasonable time, the Mayor may prepare a local implementation plan on behalf of the council.
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(3) Where the Mayor refuses to approve a local implementation plan under section 128 above, the London borough council by whom the local implementation plan was prepared shall prepare and submit a new local implementation plan under section 127 above, unless the Mayor notifies the council in writing that he intends to exercise his powers under subsection (4) below.
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(4) Where the Mayor-
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(a) refuses to approve a local implementation plan under section 128 above, and |
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(b) has served on the London borough council who prepared the local implementation plan a notice under subsection (3) above, |
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the Mayor may prepare a local implementation plan on behalf of the council.
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(5) Where the Mayor prepares a local implementation plan on behalf of a London borough council, he shall in preparing the plan consult-
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(a) the council on whose behalf he is preparing the plan, |
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(b) the relevant Commissioner or, if the Mayor considers it appropriate, both Commissioners, |
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(c) Transport for London, |
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(d) such organisations representative of disabled persons as the Mayor considers appropriate, and |
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(e) each other London borough council whose area is in the opinion of the Mayor likely to be affected by the plan. |
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(6) A local implementation plan prepared by the Mayor under this section shall include the matters required to be contained or included in the plan under section 127(1) and (3) above by a London borough council.
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(7) Where the Mayor prepares a local implementation plan on behalf of a London borough council, he may recover from the council as a civil debt any reasonable administrative expenses incurred by him in preparing the plan.
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(8) In subsection (5)(b) above, the "relevant Commissioner" means-
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(a) in relation to a local implementation plan prepared on behalf of the Common Council, the Commissioner of Police for the City of London, and |
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(b) in relation to a local implementation plan prepared on behalf of a council other than the Common Council, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. |
| Implementation by a London borough council. |
130. - (1) Where the Mayor has approved a local implementation plan submitted to him under section 128(1) above, the London borough council which prepared the plan-
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(a) shall implement the proposals contained in it in accordance with the timetable included by virtue of section 127(3)(a) above, and |
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(b) shall implement all the proposals contained in it by the date included by virtue of section 127(3)(b) above. |
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(2) Where the Mayor has prepared a local implementation plan on behalf of a London borough council under section 129 above, subsection (1) above shall apply in relation to the implementation by the council of the proposals contained in the plan as if the plan were a local implementation plan prepared by the council under section 127 above.
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| Implementation by the Mayor. |
131. - (1) Where the Mayor considers-
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(a) that a London borough council has failed, or is likely to fail, satisfactorily to implement any proposal contained in a local implementation plan as required by section 130(1)(a) above, or |
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(b) that such a council has failed, or is likely to fail, to implement all such proposals as required by section 130(1)(b) above, |
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he may, for the purposes of implementing the proposals contained in the local implementation plan, exercise on behalf of the council the powers that the council has in connection with the implementation of those proposals.
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(2) Where the Mayor considers that a London borough council has failed to comply with any direction issued by him under section 132 below, he may exercise on behalf of the council such of the powers of the council as are necessary for the purposes of ensuring that the direction is complied with.
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(3) Anything done by the Mayor in the exercise of powers conferred on him by virtue of this section shall be treated for all purposes as if it had been done by the London borough council on whose behalf he exercises the powers.
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(4) Where the Mayor proposes to exercise any of the powers of a London borough council by virtue of this section he may direct the council not to exercise those or any other powers, in such circumstances or in relation to such matters, as may be specified in the direction.
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(5) Any reasonable administrative expenses incurred by the Mayor in the exercise of the powers of a London borough council by virtue of this section shall be recoverable by him from the council as a civil debt.
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| Directions by the Mayor. |
132. - (1) The Mayor may issue to any London borough council-
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(a) general directions as to the manner in which it is to exercise its functions under sections 127 to 130 above, or |
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(b) specific directions as to the manner in which it is to exercise those functions. |
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(2) Directions issued by the Mayor under subsection (1) above may include in particular directions-
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(a) as to the timetable in accordance with which a local implementation plan must be prepared, |
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(b) as to the bodies or persons who must be consulted about a local implementation plan, |
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(c) as to the timetable mentioned in section 127(3)(a) above, |
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(d) as to the date mentioned in section 127(3)(b) above, |
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(e) as to the action required to be taken to implement the proposals contained in the local implementation plan in accordance with that timetable or by that date, or |
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(f) as to the steps required to be taken to remove the effects of action which is incompatible with such proposals. |
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(3) Where the Mayor issues a direction to a London borough council under subsection (1) above, the council shall comply with the direction.
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