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| Investigation of functional bodies by Commission for Local Administration. |
313. - (1) Section 25(1) of the Local Government Act 1974 (which specifies the bodies which are subject to investigation under Part III of that Act) shall be amended as follows.
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(2) After paragraph (bb) there shall be inserted-
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"(bbb) the London Development Agency;". |
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(3) After paragraph (c) there shall be inserted-
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"(cza) the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;". |
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(4) After paragraph (ca) (police authority established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996) there shall be inserted-
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"(caa) the Metropolitan Police Authority;" |
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(5) After paragraph (cb) there shall be inserted-
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"(cc) Transport for London; and". |
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(6) In consequence of subsection (2) above, in Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967, at the end of the entry relating to regional development agencies (which is inserted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998) there shall be added "(other than the London Development Agency)".
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| Provision of information, advice and assistance by functional bodies. |
314. - (1) Subject to subsection (2) below, the functional bodies shall provide the Mayor with such information, advice and assistance as he may by notice require.
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(2) The Secretary of State may by order-
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(a) prescribe categories of confidential information which a functional body may refuse to provide to the Mayor under subsection (1) above, |
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(b) prescribe categories of information which a functional body shall refuse to provide to the Mayor under subsection (1) above, or |
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(c) limit the purposes for which the Mayor may exercise the power under subsection (1) above to require information, advice and assistance. |
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(3) In subsection (2)(a) above, "confidential information" means information the provision of which would involve the breach of an obligation of confidence.
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| Research and collection of information: London Research Centre etc. |
315. - (1) The Authority-
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(a) may carry out, or assist in carrying out, investigations into, or the collection of information relating to, any matters concerning Greater London or any part of it; and |
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(b) may make, or assist in making, arrangements whereby any such information is, or the results of any such investigation are, made available to any government department, any local authority in Greater London, any other body or person, or the public. |
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(2) The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring the Authority to carry out, or assist in carrying out, under subsection (1)(a) above investigations into, or the collection of information relating to, such matters as may be specified in the regulations or matters of such a description as may be so specified.
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(3) Regulations under subsection (2) above may make provision requiring the Authority to make, or assist in making, arrangements whereby any such information is, or the results of any such investigation, are made available to-
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(a) government departments; |
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(b) bodies or persons specified, or of a description specified, in the regulations; or |
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(4) Any functions conferred or imposed on the Authority by or under this section shall be exercisable by the Mayor acting on behalf of the Authority.
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(5) Subsection (4) above does not apply in relation to any function expressly conferred or imposed on the Assembly by regulations under subsection (2) above.
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(6) Before making any regulations under subsection (2) above, the Secretary of State shall consult the Mayor, the Assembly, every London borough council and the Common Council.
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(7) Any scheme made for Greater London under subsection (1) of section 88 of the Local Government Act 1985 (research and collection of information) is revoked by this subsection.
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(8) In that section-
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(a) in subsection (1), the words "Greater London or", and |
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shall cease to have effect.
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(9) After subsection (13) of that section (power of London borough councils etc to exercise functions described in subsection (1)(a) and (b) of that section) there shall be inserted-
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(13A) In the application of subsection (13) above in relation to a London borough council or the Common Council, paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) above shall have effect with the substitution of "Greater London" for "that area."
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| Accommodation for Authority and functional bodies. |
316. - (1) The Secretary of State shall be under a duty to provide accommodation for-
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(b) each of the functional bodies, |
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during the period of five years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
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(2) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that appropriate accommodation is available or has been provided for a body falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) above, he may by order make provision substituting for the period for the time being specified in that subsection as it has effect in relation to that body such shorter period as he may determine.
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(3) Where the Secretary of State-
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(a) has made an order under subsection (2) above in the case of any body, but |
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(b) subsequently considers that it is necessary, expedient or desirable to extend the period for the time being specified in subsection (1) above as it has effect in relation to that body, |
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he may by order make provision substituting for that period (whether or not it has expired) such longer period as he may determine, ending not later than the period of five years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
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(4) The Secretary of State need not provide accommodation for a body under subsection (1) above during any period as respects which that body has notified him that it does not require him to provide accommodation for it.
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(5) The provision of accommodation under subsection (1) above shall be on such financial and other terms as the Secretary of State may determine.
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