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Here you can browse the Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to the Greater London Authority Bill to be moved on Report in the House of Lords.

    The amendments have been marshalled in accordance with the Order of 30th July 1999, as follows--

Schedule 16
Clause 223
Schedule 17
Clauses 224 to 254
Schedule 18
Clause 255
Schedule 19
Clauses 256 to 268
Schedule 20
Clause 269
Schedule 21
Clauses 270 to 285
Schedule 22
Clause 286
Schedules 23 and 24
Clauses 287 to 328
Schedule 25
Clauses 329 to 352
Schedule 26
Clauses 353 to 360
Schedule 27
Clauses 361 and 362

[Amendments marked * are new or have been altered]

Amendment
No.

Schedule 16

BY THE LORD WHITTY

475ZAA*          Page 267, line 16, at end insert--

    ("(  )  Transport for London may send to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis or the Commissioner of Police for the City of London--
(a)  details of a person to whom Transport for London is considering granting a licence under this section, and

(b)  a request for the Commissioner's observations;
and the Commissioner shall respond to the request.")

Before Clause 225

BY THE LORD WHITTY

475A

         4      Insert the following new Clause--

    ("  .  Transport for London may provide or secure the provision of such amenities and facilities as it considers would benefit persons using any waterway.") Provision of facilities to benefit users of waterways.

BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
[As an amendment to Amendment 475A]

475AA      Line 4, at end insert ("but this section shall not authorise Transport for London to construct any works or do anything in, under, over or on the waterway without the consent of any navigation authority which has jurisdiction over the waterway")

After Clause 225

BY THE LORD WHITTY

475B      Insert the following new Clause--

    ("  .--(1)  This section applies where--
(a)  a landing place was transferred to London Regional Transport or any of its subsidiaries on or after 31st March 1999 but before this section comes into force, or

(b)  after this section comes into force a landing place is transferred to London Regional Transport or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to an agreement made on or after 31st March 1999 but before this section comes into force.
    (2)  In this section "qualifying landing place"--
(a)  means a landing place transferred as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) above, and

(b)  includes any property associated with the landing place and transferred with it.
    (3)  Any agreement --
(a)  made between the transferor of a qualifying landing place and the owner of a vessel, or with a waterman in respect of a vessel not owned by him, and

(b)  which concerns the use of the qualifying landing place by the vessel,
shall have effect on and after the relevant date in accordance with subsections (4) to (6) below.

    (4)  The agreement shall have effect as if--
(a)  the transferee had been a party to the agreement instead of the transferor;

(b)  for any reference to the transferor there were substituted a reference to the transferee;

(c)  any reference to any officer or member of staff of the transferor were a reference to such person as the transferee may appoint or, in default of appointment, to the officer or member of staff of the transferee who most closely corresponds to the transferor's officer or member of staff;
and this subsection shall apply whether or not the agreement is capable of being assigned or transferred.

    (5)  An agreement shall only have effect in accordance with subsection (4) above--
(a)  to the extent that the agreement concerns the use of the qualifying landing place by the vessel, and

(b)  in relation to things falling to be done under the agreement on or after the relevant date.
    (6)  An agreement shall not have effect in accordance with subsection (4) above to the extent that the transferor and the transferee have made contrary provision.

    (7)  For the purposes of this section--
landing place" means any waterside landing place, pier, jetty, pontoon or other similar installation;

transferee", in relation to a qualifying landing place, means the body (being London Regional Transport or one of its subsidiaries) to which the landing place is or was transferred as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) above;

transferor", in relation to qualifying landing place, means the person by whom the landing place is or was transferred to a transferee as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) above;

relevant date", in the case of a qualifying landing place, means--

    (a)  the date when this section comes into force if on that date the landing place has been transferred to a transferee, or

    (b)  if the landing place has not been so transferred, the date when it is transferred to the transferee;

waterman" means a person who navigates a vessel used for carrying passengers for reward.")
Landing places: transfer of certain rights and obligations.

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 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, 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 229

BY THE LORD WHITTY

480A      Page 127, line 4, leave out ("list of, and a map showing,") and insert ("record of")

480B      Page 127, line 5, leave out ("and proposed highways")

480C      Page 127, line 6, at end insert--

    ("(  )  The record required to be prepared and maintained under subsection (3) above may consist of--
(a)  a list;

(b)  a map; or

(c)  a list and a map.")

480D      Page 127, line 7, leave out ("list and of that map") and insert ("record")

480E      Page 127, line 12, leave out ("list and map") and insert ("record")

480F      Page 127, line 13, leave out ("list and map") and insert ("record")

Clause 230

BY THE LORD WHITTY

480G      Page 127, line 31, after ("Mayor") insert ("of London")

480H      Page 127, line 33, after ("the") insert ("London")

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 substantially to affect, traffic flows on or the operation of")

483      Page 129, leave out lines 8 to 18

BY THE LORD WHITTY

483A      Page 129, line 34, at end insert--

    ("(11A)  Any reference in this section to a GLA road includes a reference to a GLA side road, within the meaning of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (see sections 124A(9) and 142(1) of that Act).") 1984 c. 27.

BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH

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.")

BY THE LORD WHITTY

484YA      Page 129, line 39, at end insert ("or GLA side roads")

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	[Amendments marked are new or have been altered*]
Amendment No.
	Schedule 16
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
475ZAA*	Page 267, line 16, at end insert-- ("( ) Transport for London may send to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis or the Commissioner of Police for the City of London-- (a) details of a person to whom Transport for London is considering granting a licence under this section, and (b) a request for the Commissioner's observations; and the Commissioner shall respond to the request.")
	Before Clause 225
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
475A 4	Insert the following new Clause--
	(" . Transport for London may provide or secure the provision of such amenities and facilities as it considers would benefit persons using any waterway.")	Provision of facilities to benefit users of waterways.
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD [As an amendment to Amendment 475A]
475AA	Line 4, at end insert ("but this section shall not authorise Transport for London to construct any works or do anything in, under, over or on the waterway without the consent of any navigation authority which has jurisdiction over the waterway")
	After Clause 225
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
475B	Insert the following new Clause--
	(" .--(1) This section applies where-- (a) a landing place was transferred to London Regional Transport or any of its subsidiaries on or after 31st March 1999 but before this section comes into force, or (b) after this section comes into force a landing place is transferred to London Regional Transport or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to an agreement made on or after 31st March 1999 but before this section comes into force. (2) In this section "qualifying landing place"-- (a) means a landing place transferred as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) above, and (b) includes any property associated with the landing place and transferred with it. (3) Any agreement -- (a) made between the transferor of a qualifying landing place and the owner of a vessel, or with a waterman in respect of a vessel not owned by him, and (b) which concerns the use of the qualifying landing place by the vessel, shall have effect on and after the relevant date in accordance with subsections (4) to (6) below. (4) The agreement shall have effect as if-- (a) the transferee had been a party to the agreement instead of the transferor; (b) for any reference to the transferor there were substituted a reference to the transferee; (c) any reference to any officer or member of staff of the transferor were a reference to such person as the transferee may appoint or, in default of appointment, to the officer or member of staff of the transferee who most closely corresponds to the transferor's officer or member of staff; and this subsection shall apply whether or not the agreement is capable of being assigned or transferred. (5) An agreement shall only have effect in accordance with subsection (4) above-- (a) to the extent that the agreement concerns the use of the qualifying landing place by the vessel, and (b) in relation to things falling to be done under the agreement on or after the relevant date. (6) An agreement shall not have effect in accordance with subsection (4) above to the extent that the transferor and the transferee have made contrary provision. (7) For the purposes of this section-- landing place" means any waterside landing place, pier, jetty, pontoon or other similar installation; transferee", in relation to a qualifying landing place, means the body (being London Regional Transport or one of its subsidiaries) to which the landing place is or was transferred as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) above; transferor", in relation to qualifying landing place, means the person by whom the landing place is or was transferred to a transferee as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) above; relevant date", in the case of a qualifying landing place, means-- (a) the date when this section comes into force if on that date the landing place has been transferred to a transferee, or (b) if the landing place has not been so transferred, the date when it is transferred to the transferee; waterman" means a person who navigates a vessel used for carrying passengers for reward.")	Landing places: transfer of certain rights and obligations.
	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 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, 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 229
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
480A	Page 127, line 4, leave out ("list of, and a map showing,") and insert ("record of")
480B	Page 127, line 5, leave out ("and proposed highways")
480C	Page 127, line 6, at end insert-- ("( ) The record required to be prepared and maintained under subsection (3) above may consist of-- (a) a list; (b) a map; or (c) a list and a map.")
480D	Page 127, line 7, leave out ("list and of that map") and insert ("record")
480E	Page 127, line 12, leave out ("list and map") and insert ("record")
480F	Page 127, line 13, leave out ("list and map") and insert ("record")
	Clause 230
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
480G	Page 127, line 31, after ("Mayor") insert ("of London")
480H	Page 127, line 33, after ("the") insert ("London")
	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 substantially to affect, traffic flows on or the operation of")
483	Page 129, leave out lines 8 to 18
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
483A	Page 129, line 34, at end insert--
	("(11A) Any reference in this section to a GLA road includes a reference to a GLA side road, within the meaning of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (see sections 124A(9) and 142(1) of that Act).")	1984 c. 27.
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
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.")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
484YA	Page 129, line 39, at end insert ("or GLA side roads")