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 235
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
486A	Page 132, line 19, at end insert-- ("( ) Any reference in this section to a GLA road includes a reference to a GLA side road.")
	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.")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
487A	Page 133, line 4, at end insert-- ("(5A) Before Transport for London-- (a) changes the operating cycle, or the timing of the operating cycle, of any traffic light installations provided on a road in Greater London which is neither a GLA road nor a trunk road, or (b) provides new traffic light installations for such a road, Transport for London shall consult the council of the London borough in which the installations are or are to be provided.")
487B	Page 133, line 10, at end insert (" or (b) by a scheme under subsection (1) or (3) of section 74B of this Act transferring functions of the Secretary of State to Transport for London;")
	Clause 238
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
487C	Page 134, line 18, leave out from ("of") to end of line 19 and insert ("sections 65, 73, 74, 74A, 74B and 75 of this Act.")
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
488	Leave out Clause 238
	Clause 241
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
488A	Page 137, leave out lines 10 and 11
	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 an 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 247
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
491A	Page 142, line 25, at end insert--
	("""GLA side road" has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (see sections 124A(9) and section 142(1) of that Act;";")		1984 c. 27.
491B	Page 142, line 40, at end insert-- ("(1C) In this Part of this Act, any reference to a GLA road includes a reference to a GLA side road."")
	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 substantially to affect, traffic flows on or the operation of")
493	Page 145, leave out lines 8 to 18
	Clause 252
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
493A	Page 146, line 10, after ("road"") insert ("(subject to subsection (4) below)")
493B	Page 146, line 11, at end insert-- ("""GLA side road" shall be construed in accordance with section 124A(9) of this Act;";")
493C	Page 146, line 13, at end insert-- ("( ) At the end of section 142 there shall be added-- (4) Any reference in this Act to a GLA road includes a reference to a GLA side road."")
	After Clause 252
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
493D	Insert the following new Clause--
	(" . After section 132 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 there shall be inserted--		Consultation by Secretary of State and traffic authority over certain proposals for Royal Parks or highways. 1984 c. 27.
	Royal Parks or highways in London affected by proposals relating to the other.	132AA.--(1) The Secretary of State shall not exercise any of his functions in relation to the management of roads or traffic in a Royal Park in such a way as to affect a highway in Greater London unless he has consulted-- (a) the traffic authority for the highway, and (b) Transport for London,
	about the exercise of those functions in that way.
		(2) The duty imposed by subsection (1) shall not apply if it would not be reasonably practicable for the Secretary of State to consult the traffic authority or Transport for London before exercising functions; but, in such a case, as soon as practicable after so exercising functions the Secretary of State shall inform the traffic authority and Transport for London that those functions have been so exercised. (3) A traffic authority shall not exercise any of its functions in relation to a highway in Greater London in such a way as to affect a Royal Park unless it has consulted the Secretary of State about the exercise of those functions in that way. (4) The duty imposed by subsection (3) shall not apply if it would not be reasonably practicable for the traffic authority to consult the Secretary of State before exercising functions; but, in such a case, as soon as practicable after so exercising functions the highway authority shall inform the Secretary of State that those functions have been so exercised.
		(5) In this section "Royal Park" means any park to which the Parks Regulation Act 1872 applies (see sections 1 and 3 of the Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926)".")	1872 c. 15. 1926 c. 36.
	Clause 253
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
493E	Page 147, line 8, at end insert-- ("( ) Any reference in this section to a GLA road includes a reference to a GLA side road.")
	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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