House of Lords Amendments - Greater London Authority Bill

Greater London Authority Bill - Amendments to be debated in the House of Lords - continued	House of Lords
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	Clause 151
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
272A	Page 80, line 25, leave out ("local") and insert ("London")
	BY THE LORD SWINFEN THE BARONESS DARCY DE KNAYTH THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
273	Page 80, line 27, after ("Committee,") insert-- ("( ) organisations of disabled and older people,")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
273A	Page 80, line 32, leave out ("local") and insert ("London")
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
273AA	Page 80, line 32, after ("affected") insert (", the London Transport Users' Committee")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
273B	Page 80, line 34, leave out ("local") and insert ("London")
273C	Page 80, line 35, leave out ("local") and insert ("London")
	Clause 152
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
273D	Page 81, line 2, leave out ("refusal") and insert ("decision to do so")
273E	Page 81, line 5, leave out ("against the refusal")
273F	Page 81, line 5, at end insert ("against the decision in relation to which the notice was issued")
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
273FA	Page 81, line 5, at end insert ("or, if the Mayor is a member of Transport for London, to the Assembly")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
273G	Page 81, line 5, at end insert-- ("(2A) Where Transport for London-- (a) attaches any condition to a London service permit, or alters or removes any condition so attached; or (b) revokes or suspends a London service permit, it must issue a notice to the holder of the permit stating the reasons for the decision to do so. (2B) A holder of a London service permit to whom a notice has been issued under subsection (2A) above may appeal to the Mayor against the decision in relation to which the notice was issued. (2C) An appeal under this section against a decision of Transport for London must be made before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of issue of the notice relating to the decision.")
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
273GA	Page 81, line 6, after ("Mayor") insert ("or Assembly")
273GB	Page 81, line 6, leave out ("he") and insert ("the Mayor or Assembly")
273GC	Page 81, line 8, leave out ("he") and insert ("the Mayor or Assembly")
273GD	Page 81, line 10, leave out ("him") and insert ("the Mayor or Assembly")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
273H	Page 81, line 11, at end insert-- ("(3A) The Mayor may charge a person making an appeal under this section such reasonable fee as the Mayor considers appropriate having regard to any expenses incurred or likely to be incurred by the Mayor in respect of the appeal.")
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
273HA	Page 81, line 13, at end insert-- ("( ) the Mayor,")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
273J	Page 81, line 16, at end insert (", or ( ) a director of a subsidiary of Transport for London or a member of staff of such a subsidiary.")
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
274	Page 81, line 16, at end insert (", or (d) any officer or employee or member of a company having business with the Authority or with Transport for London, or any company in which Transport for London has an interest, which generates revenue in any twelve month period (measured according to generally accepted principles of accounting) in excess of £10,000, or any officer or employee of any company under the control of such a company or which is controlled by a company which also controls such a company")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
274A	Page 81, line 20, leave out from beginning to ("requests") in line 21 and insert ("making the appeal")
274B	Page 81, line 25, at end insert-- ("( ) A recommendation under subsection (7) above may include a recommendation that Transport for London pay to the person who made the appeal a sum equivalent to all or part of any fee paid to the Mayor by virtue of subsection (3A) above.")
274C	Transpose Clause 152 to after Clause 155
	Clause 153
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
275	Page 81, line 30, at end insert ("provided that no condition shall be operated if it contains or requires features which are neither essential nor reasonably incidental to the purpose of providing a safe, economic and efficient bus service for passengers")
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
275A	Page 81, line 41, at end insert ("other than a requirement to provide concessionary fares to particular groups of people")
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
276	Page 82, line 18, at end insert ("or that the condition in question contains or requires features which are neither essential nor reasonably incidental to the purpose of providing a safe, economic and efficient bus service for passengers")
	Clause 154
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
276A	Page 82, line 22, leave out from beginning to ("is") in line 25 and insert ("an application has been made for the grant of a new London service permit in substitution for it and-- (a) Transport for London has neither granted nor refused to grant the London service permit applied for, (b) Transport for London has refused to grant the London service permit applied for but an appeal against the refusal has been made under section 152 above and not disposed of, or (c) Transport for London has granted the London service permit applied for but an appeal against a decision to attach a condition to the permit has been made under section 152 above and not disposed of, subsection (2A) below shall apply. (2A) Where this subsection applies, the existing London service permit shall continue in force-- (a) in a case falling within subsection (2)(a) above, until Transport for London grants or refuses to grant the London service permit applied for, or (b) in a case falling within subsection (2)(b) or (c) above, until the appeal has been disposed of. (2B) Where subsection (2A)(a) above applies, if Transport for London-- (a) refuses to grant the London service permit applied for, or (b) grants the London service permit applied for but at the time of the grant attaches any condition to the permit, the existing London service permit shall continue in force until any appeal which is made under section 152 above against the decision in question has been disposed of. (3) This section")
276B	Transpose Clause 154 to after Clause 155
	Clause 155
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
277	Page 82, line 28, at end insert ("provided that the contravention in question does not relate to matters which are neither essential nor reasonably incidental to the purpose of providing a safe, economic and efficient bus service for passengers")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
277A	Page 82, line 33, after ("be") insert ("revoked or")
277B	Page 82, line 36, leave out ("local") and insert ("London")
	Clause 156
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
277C	Page 83, line 3, leave out paragraph (a) and insert-- ("(a) each London authority,")
	Clause 157
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
277D	Page 83, line 22, leave out from ("document") to end of line 24
277E	Page 83, line 26, leave out from ("revised") to end of line 27
277F	Page 83, line 27, at end insert-- ("( ) In this Act, references to the guidance document include, except where the context otherwise requires, a reference to the guidance document as revised.")
277G	Page 83, line 31, at end insert-- ("( ) A copy of the guidance document shall be kept available for the appropriate period by the Mayor for inspection by any person on request free of charge at the principal offices of the Authority at reasonable hours. ( ) A copy of the guidance document, or any part of it, shall be supplied to any person on request during the appropriate period for such reasonable fee as the Mayor may determine. ( ) In this section "the appropriate period" in the case of the guidance document is the period of six years beginning with the date of publication of that document pursuant to this section.")
	Clause 160
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
277H	Page 84, line 22, at end insert-- (""the guidance document" shall be construed in accordance with section 150(2) above,")
277J	Page 84, line 22, at end insert-- ("London authority" shall be construed in accordance with section 148(6) above,")
	Clause 161
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
277JA	Page 85, line 3, after ("may") insert (", after consultation with the London Transport Users' Committee,")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
277K	Page 85, line 3, after ("give") insert ("instructions or")
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
277KA*	Page 85, line 4, after ("provision") insert (", addition and variation")
277KB*	Page 85, line 4, at end insert ("and also those railway services that operate and serve railway stations predominantly within the Greater London area but continue to destinations up to 15 miles from the Greater London Authority boundary and to Stansted and Luton Airports")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
277L	Page 85, line 5, after ("giving") insert ("instructions or")
277M	Page 85, line 6, after ("the") insert ("instructions or")
277N	Page 85, line 8, leave out ("so as") and insert ("in the manner best calculated")
277P	Page 85, line 9, after ("any") insert ("instructions or")
277Q	Page 85, line 11, after ("any") insert ("instructions or")
277R	Page 85, line 12, at end insert ("implementing the instructions or guidance will")
277S	Page 85, line 13, leave out ("the guidance conflicts") and insert ("prevent or seriously hinder him from complying")
277T	Page 85, line 16, leave out ("implementing the guidance will")
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
277TA*	Page 85, line 16, leave out ("an") and insert ("a significant")
	BY THE LORD BERKELEY
277U	Page 85, line 17, after ("passengers") insert ("and freight")
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
278	Page 85, line 18, after ("London") insert ("and he can demonstrate that the benefit for railway passengers travelling inside or through Greater London is less than such adverse effect")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
278A	Page 85, line 19, leave out ("implementing the guidance will")
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
278B*	Page 85, line 19, after ("will") insert ("significantly")
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
279	Page 85, line 21, at end insert ("and he can demonstrate that the benefits for railway passengers travelling inside or through Greater London do not justify such increased payments")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
279UA	Page 85, line 22, after ("any") insert ("instructions or")
279VA	Page 85, line 25, after ("which") insert ("instructions or")
279WA	Page 85, line 26, leave out ("5(1)") and insert ("5(1)(a)")
	After Clause 161
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
279XA	Insert the following new Clause--
	(" .--(1) The Franchising Director shall from time to time consult the Mayor as to-- (a) the general level and structure of the fares to be charged for the carriage of passengers by railway on services to which this section applies; and (b) the general level of the provision to be made for such services. (2) The services to which this section applies are services to, from or within Greater London-- (a) which are, or are to be, provided under franchise agreements; or	Franchising Director to consult Mayor as to fares, services etc.
	(b) whose provision the Franchising Director is under a duty to secure, by virtue of section 30, 37 or 38 of the Railways Act 1993 (which relate to the failure to secure a subsequent franchise agreement and the proposed discontinuance of services).")	1993 c. 43.
	After Clause 163
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
279YA	Insert the following new Clause--
	(" .--(1) Transport for London may not by virtue of any provision of this Act or any other enactment enter into or carry out any agreement with respect to the provision or retention, or financing, of public passenger transport services if the agreement-- (a) is one which involves the holding of a passenger licence; and (b) is not an excepted agreement.	Transport for London: contracts requiring passenger licences.
	(2) An agreement "involves the holding of a passenger licence" for the purposes of this section if it involves the doing by any person, whether or not a party to the agreement, of anything which, by virtue of section 6 of the Railways Act 1993 (prohibition on unauthorised operators of railway assets), that person may not do without the authorisation of a passenger licence. (3) An agreement is an "excepted agreement" for the purposes of this section if it is-- (a) an agreement with the Franchising Director; or (b) an agreement under section (Provision of extra passenger transport services and facilities) above, other than one falling within subsection (4) below. (4) An agreement falls within this subsection if, in pursuance of the agreement, Transport for London or a subsidiary of Transport for London is to enter into a further agreement which involves the holding of a passenger licence.	1993 c. 43.
	(5) Expressions used in this section and in Part I of the Railways Act 1993 have the same meaning in this section as in that Part.")	1993 c. 43.



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