House of Lords Amendments - Greater London Authority Bill

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	Schedule 13
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
470	Page 261, line 2, after ("1962") insert ("or paragraph 24A of Schedule 9 to this Act")
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
471	Page 261, line 11, at end insert--
	("Penalty fares appeals service
	( ) The Secretary of State may by order establish procedures for the creation of a penalty fares appeal service.")
	Clause 218
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
472	Page 122, line 3, after ("use") insert ("public")
	Schedule 14
	BY THE LORD SWINFEN THE BARONESS DARCY DE KNAYTH
473	Page 262, line 38, at end insert-- ("( ) The Committee shall appoint a sub-committee whose sole responsibility shall be to deal with complaints about door-to-door transport.")
	Clause 219
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
474	Page 122, line 22, after ("to") insert ("public")
475	Page 122, line 43, leave out from ("highway") to end of line 44 and insert ("as users of public transport")
	Clause 227
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
476	Page 125, line 34, at end insert-- ("(4) No order may be made under this section in respect of any road unless a draft of such proposed order has been circulated to all local authorities within Greater London for a consultation period of at least nine months' duration, and the responses of such authorities to such draft order have been received and considered, and no order may be made designating a road as a GLA road with effect from a date prior to the end of such period of consultation and consideration. (5) No order may be made under this section in respect of a road within the City if before the end of the consultation period referred to in subsection (4) above the Common Council have objected that such proposed order would adversely affect either-- (a) the integrity of any traffic management scheme within the City of London operated by or on behalf of the Common Council on the day before the Greater London Authority Act 1999 received Royal Assent, or (b) the ability of the Common Council to ensure, or to assist and facilitate those responsible for ensuring, the security of the City of London and the people and businesses resident within it."")
477	Page 125, line 34, at end insert-- ("( ) The Secretary of State shall not make any order under this section in respect of any highway or proposed highway for which a London borough council or the Common Council is the highway authority, unless he has given 2 months' notice of the proposed order to the highway authority and considered any representations made."")
478	Page 125, line 34, at end insert-- ("( ) An order under this section may be made solely in respect of a road which is considered in itself and on its own merits to be of strategic importance in determining an integrated transport policy for Greater London. ( ) In making an order under this section, the boundary of any road to be designated as a GLA road, shall lie at the edge of the carriageway and shall not extend to any side roads connecting with the road in question and neither shall this section confer any authority on Transport for London over the facia of or any fixtures to any building or structure in the vicinity of any GLA road."")
	Clause 228
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
479	Page 126, line 41, at end insert-- ("(7) No order may be made under this section in respect of any road unless a draft of such proposed order has been circulated to all local authorities within Greater London for a consultation period of at least six months' duration, and the responses of such authorities to such draft order have been received and considered, and no order may be made designating a road as a GLA road, or (as the case may be) as ceasing to be a GLA road, with effect from a date prior to the end of such period of consultation and consideration. (8) No order may be made under this section in respect of a road within the City of London if before the end of the consultation period referred to in subsection (6) above the Common Council have objected that such proposed order would adversely affect either-- (a) the integrity of any traffic management scheme within the City of London operated by or on behalf of the Common Council on the day before the Greater London Authority Act 1999 received Royal Assent, or (b) the ability of the Common Council to ensure, or to assist and facilitate those responsible for ensuring, the security of the City of London and the people and businesses resident within it."")
480	Page 126, line 41, at end insert-- ("( ) An order under this section may be made solely in respect of a road which is considered in itself and on its own merits to be of strategic importance in determining an integrated transport policy for Greater London, or (as the case may be) has ceased to be of such strategic importance. ( ) In making an order under this section, the boundary of any road to be designated as a GLA road, or (as the case may be) to cease to be a GLA road, shall lie at the edge of the carriageway and shall not extend to any side roads connecting with the road in question and neither shall this section confer to any authority on Transport for London over the facia of or any fixtures to any building or structure in the vicinity of any GLA road."")
	Clause 231
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
481	Page 128, line 10, at beginning insert ("Subject to subsection (11A) below,")
482*	Page 128, line 11, leave out ("affect, or be likely to affect,") and insert ("substantially affect, or be likely to substantially affect, traffic flows on or the operation of")
483	Page 129, leave out lines 8 to 18
484	Page 129, line 34, at end insert-- ("(11A) This section shall not apply to the exercise of any power if any effect on a GLA road or road in another London borough would not be a relevant consideration, in the absence of this section.")
	After Clause 231
	BY THE BARONESS GARDNER OF PARKES
485*	Insert the following new Clause--
	(" . After section 327 of the Highways Act 1980 (application of Act to Crown land) there shall be inserted--
	"Royal Parks roads.	327A.--(1) The Council of a London borough are the highway authority for all Royal Parks roads in the borough and this Act shall apply to all Royal Parks roads as if they were highways not maintainable at the public expense. (2) In subsection (1) above, "Royal Parks road" means any Crown road (within the meaning given by section 131 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984) situated in any park, garden, recreation ground, open space or other land to which the Park Regulations Act 1872 applies or any road deemed to be under the management of the Secretary of State by virtue of section 7(5) of the Crown Estate Act 1961."")
	After Clause 234
	BY THE BARONESS GARDNER OF PARKES
486*	Insert the following new Clause--
	(" . After section 132 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (special provisions as to certain Crown roads) there shall be inserted--
	"Special provisions as to Royal Parks roads.	132A.--(1) The Council of a London Borough are the traffic authority for all Royal Parks roads in the borough. (2) In subsection (2) above, "Royal Parks road" means any Crown road (within the meaning given by Section 131 of this Act) situated in any park, garden, recreation ground, open space or other land to which the Park Regulations Act 1872 applies or any road deemed to be under the management of the Secretary of State by virtue of section 7(5) of the Crown Estate Act 1961. (3) All of the road traffic enactments shall apply to the Royal Parks roads."")	Application of road traffic enactments to Royal Parks roads.
	Clause 236
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
487	Page 132, leave out lines 28 to 48 and insert-- ("(2) If Transport for London declines to approve and carry out the work referred to in subsection (1) above, then the London borough council concerned may carry out the work or scheme concerned. (3) A London borough council shall be treated as the traffic authority as respects the traffic signs in that borough comprised in-- (a) the London traffic control system; or (b) the traffic light installations, for all roads in Greater London (other than trunk roads) to the exclusion of Transport for London, save where the London borough council concerned and Transport for London agree to transfer such authority to Transport for London. (4) For the avoidance of doubt, that London borough council and Transport for London may subsequently agree to transfer such authority back to such London borough council.")
	Clause 238
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
488	Leave out Clause 238
	Clause 242
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
489	Page 138, line 11, leave out (" 71(2)(c)") and insert (" 71(4)(c)")
	After Clause 244
	BY THE BARONESS GARDNER OF PARKES
490*	Insert the following new Clause--
		(" .--(1) Section 76 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (special parking areas) shall be amended as follows-- (a) for subsection (1) there shall be substituted-- "(1) Subject to subsection (1A) below, the whole of each London authority's area is hereby designated as a special parking area. (1A) The Secretary of State may by order exclude any area from a special parking area for reasons of security.";
	(b) in subsection (2) for "this section" there shall be substituted "subsection (1A) above"; (c) in subsection (3)-- (i) the words "While in order under this section is in force" shall cease to have effect; (ii) for "designated by the Order" there shall be substituted "designated by this section". (2) Section 77 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 shall be amended as follows-- (a) in subsection (3), for "to make in the order designating the special parking area in question" there shall be substituted "by order to make"; (b) in subsection (5), for "to make in the order designating the special parking area in question" there shall be substituted "by order to make"; (c) in subsection (6)-- (i) for "An order under section 76 designating a special parking area may" there shall be substituted "The Secretary of State may by order"; (ii) for "Secretary of State" there shall be substituted "he"; (iii) the words "of the order" shall cease to have effect.")		Special parking areas.
	Clause 245
	BY THE BARONESS GARDNER OF PARKES
491*	Leave out Clause 245
	Clause 251
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
492*	Page 144, line 12, leave out ("affect, or be likely to affect") and insert ("substantially affect, or be likely to substantially affect, traffic flows on or the operation of")
493	Page 145, leave out lines 8 to 18
	Clause 254
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
494	Page 147, line 16, at end insert-- ("( ) The net proceeds from each scheme established under subsection (1) above shall, during the scheme's initial period as defined by paragraph 16 of Schedule 18, be applied solely for the purpose of implementing the Mayor's transport strategy.")
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
495	Page 147, line 23, at end insert-- ("(4) Any charging scheme established pursuant to this section shall cease to take effect, and may not be revived, if at any time there is not a scheme to improve transport arrangements (including schemes to assist the movement of pedestrians) within Greater London in the operation or establishment of which the net proceeds of the charging scheme (within the meaning given it in Schedule 18) can be applied, and are only applied.")
	BY THE LORD MORRIS OF MANCHESTER
496	Page 147, line 23, at end insert-- ("(4) For the purposes of this section and Schedule 18, in respect of any such scheme, the Secretary of State shall prescribe the exemptions from charges that shall apply in respect of vehicles used by people with prescribed disabilities.")
	After Clause 254
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
497	Insert the following new Clause--
	(" .--(1) No scheme may be established pursuant to section 254 unless research has been conducted into the likely impact of such regulations on the patterns of road usage (including usage of roads other than the road or roads in question, whether within the local authority area covered by the proposed scheme or not) and the consequent likely effect upon the environment and the quality of life of the residents of any area. (2) The results of the research conducted pursuant to subsection (1) above shall be available at no charge to members of the public and published electronically by the charging body in a form capable of access by members of the public.")		Research into road user charging.



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