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Greater London Authority Bill

This is the text of the Greater London Authority Bill, as amended on Report in the House of Lords and printed on 25th October 1999.

 
 
  
Greater London Authority Bill
 
 
 
 
ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES
Membership
Clause 
2.Membership of the Authority and the Assembly.

Ordinary elections
3.Time of ordinary elections.
4.Voting at ordinary elections.

Vacancies in the Assembly
5.Resignation.
6.Failure to attend meetings.
7.Declaration of vacancy in certain cases.
8.Election of member as Mayor.
9.Date of casual vacancies.
10.Filling a vacancy in an Assembly constituency.
11.Filling a vacancy among the London members.

Vacancy in the office of Mayor
12.Resignation.
13.Failure to attend meetings.
14.Declaration of vacancy in certain cases.
15.Date of casual vacancy.
16.Filling a vacancy.

Franchise, conduct of elections etc
17.Franchise, conduct of elections etc.
18.Cost of holding the first ordinary elections.
19.Expenditure of Secretary of State in connection with holding the first ordinary election.

Qualifications and disqualifications
20.Qualification to be the Mayor or an Assembly member.
21.Disqualification from being the Mayor or an Assembly member.
22.Validity of acts done by unqualified persons.
23.Proceedings for disqualification.

Salaries, expenses and pensions
24.Salaries and expenses.
25.Limit on salaries of members of other public bodies.
26.Pensions.
27.Publication of information about remuneration paid.

Supplementary provisions
28.Declaration of acceptance of office.
29.Interpretation of this Part.

PART II
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND PROCEDURE
The general and subsidiary powers of the Authority
30.The general power of the Authority.
31.Limits of the general power.
32.Consultation.
33.Equality of opportunity.
34.Subsidiary powers of the Authority.

Exercise of functions: general principles
35.Authority functions to be exercisable by Mayor, Assembly or both.
36.Standing orders of the Authority.
37.Discharge during vacancy or temporary incapacity of Mayor.

Functions exercisable by the Mayor
38.Delegation.
39.Exercise of functions by joint committees.
40.Contracting out.

The Mayor's strategies
41.General duties of the Mayor in relation to his strategies.
42.Consultation.
43.Publicity and availability of strategies.
44.Directions by the Secretary of State.

Public accountability
45.The Mayor's periodic report to the Assembly.
46.Annual report by the Mayor.
47.The annual State of London debate.
48.People's Question Time.

Deputy Mayor
49.The Deputy Mayor.

Chair and Deputy Chair of the Assembly
50.Functions.
51.Appointment.

Meetings and procedure of the Assembly
52.Meetings of the whole Assembly.
53.Assembly procedure.
54.Discharge of functions by committees or single members.
55.Assembly committees and sub-committees.
56.Minutes.
57.Political composition of Assembly committees.
58.Openness.

General functions of the Assembly
59.Review and investigation.
60.Proposals to the Mayor.

Attendance of witnesses and production of documents
61.Power to require attendance at Assembly meetings.
62.Procedure for requiring attendance.
63.Restriction of information.
64.Failure to attend proceedings etc.
65.Proceedings under section 61(1): openness.

Ethical standards
66.The Secretary of State's guidance on ethical standards.

Staff
67.Appointment.
68.Disqualification and political restriction.
69.Disqualification for membership of certain London borough councils.
70.Terms and conditions of employment.
71.Disclosure by employees of interests in contracts.
72.Head of paid service.
73.Monitoring officer.

General local authority provisions
74.Investigation of Authority by Commission for Local Administration.
75.Provisions of 1972 Act relating to documents, notices etc.
76.Byelaws.

Bills in Parliament
77.Power of Authority to promote or oppose Bills in Parliament.
78.Power to request provisions in Bills promoted by London local authorities.
79.Authority's consent to inclusion of certain provisions in local Bills.

Contracts
80.Public supply or works contracts.

PART III
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER I
COUNCIL TAX
Different categories of dwellings
81.Amounts for different categories of dwellings.

Precepts
82.Authority to be a major precepting authority.
83.Issue of precepts.
84.Substituted precepts.

Budget requirements
85.Calculation of component and consolidated budget requirements.
86.Provisions supplemental to section 85.
87.Procedure for determining the budget requirements.

Calculation of tax payable
88.Calculation of basic amount of tax.
89.Additional calculations: special item for part of Greater London.
90.The special item for the purposes of section 89.
91.Special items: amendments of section 46 of the 1992 Act.
92.Calculation of tax for different valuation bands.
93.Calculation of amount payable by each billing authority.

Substitute calculations etc.
94.Substitute calculations under section 49 of the 1992 Act.
95.Minimum budget for Metropolitan Police Authority.
96.Provisions supplemental to section 95.
97.Emergencies and disasters.
98.Procedure for making substitute calculations.

Supplementary
99.Interpretation of this Chapter.

CHAPTER II
GRANTS AND REDISTRIBUTED NON-DOMESTIC RATES
Grants
100.General GLA grant.
101.GLA transport grant.

Distribution of grants etc.
102.Mayor to distribute grants etc between Authority and functional bodies.
103.Authority's duty to account to functional bodies for their grants.

CHAPTER III
EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FUNDS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
104.Emergency financial assistance.
105.Component budgets: anticipation of certain levies.
106.The Authority's general fund.
107.Judicial review.
108.Functions to be discharged only by certain authorities.
109.Information.
110.Provision of information by functional bodies to Mayor or Assembly.

CHAPTER IV
REVENUE ACCOUNTS AND CAPITAL FINANCE
Application of Part IV of Local Government and Housing Act 1989
111.Part IV of 1989 Act to apply to Authority and functional bodies.

Credit approvals
112.Provisions to be in place of sections 53 to 55 of 1989 Act.
113.Aggregate credit approval for Authority and functional bodies.
114.Additional credit approval.
115.Notification of category C or D allocations.
116.Amortisation.
117.Criteria for issuing credit approvals.
118.Part IV of 1989 Act and credit approvals under this Chapter.

Capital receipts and mutual grants
119.Power to redistribute capital receipts of functional bodies.
120.Capital grants between Authority and functional bodies.
121.Revenue grants between Authority and functional bodies.

The Mayor's capital spending plan
122.Form and contents.
123.Preparation.

Supplementary provisions
124.Admissible factors in preparing capital spending plan etc.
125.Information.
126.Interpretation of this Chapter.

CHAPTER V
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
Financial administration
127.Proper financial administration and chief finance officer.
128.Application of Part VIII of Local Government Finance Act 1988.
129.Qualifications of chief finance officer.
130.Functions of chief finance officer as regards reports.
131.Duties of Authority or functional body as regards reports.
132.Monitoring officer not to be chief finance officer etc.

Accounts and audit
133.Application of the Audit Commission Act 1998.
134.Summary statement of accounts of Authority and functional bodies.
135.Information for purposes of section 134.

CHAPTER VI
MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
136.Amendment of cross-references to provisions of Chapter I of this Part.
137.Council tax: no Crown exemption for Authority or functional bodies.
138.No discretionary rate relief for functional bodies.
139.Local loans.
140.Functions of Mayor or Assembly under or by virtue of this Part.

PART IV
TRANSPORT
CHAPTER I
TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY
The general transport duty
141.General transport duty.

The transport strategy
142.The Mayor's transport strategy.
143.Directions by the Secretary of State.
144.Duties of London borough councils etc.

Local implementation plans
145.Preparation of the plan.
146.Approval of plans by the Mayor.
147.Power of the Mayor to prepare a plan.
148.Revision.
149.Procedure for revision.
150.Power of the Mayor to prepare a revised plan.
151.Implementation by a London borough council.
152.Implementation by the Mayor.
153.Directions by the Mayor.

CHAPTER II
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
154.Establishment.
155.Directions etc by the Mayor.
156.General powers.
157.Restriction on exercise of certain powers except through a company.
158.Power of Mayor to transfer functions.
159.Financial assistance.
160.Guarantees.
161.Annual report.
162.Provision of information.
163.Restrictions on disposal of land.
164.Control of subsidiaries.
165.Distribution of property, rights and liabilities.
166.Procedure for making byelaws.
167.Power of Transport for London to promote or oppose Bills in Parliament.
168.Orders under the Transport and Works Act 1992.

CHAPTER III
LONDON REGIONAL TRANSPORT
169.Powers of disposal.
170.Power to give guarantees.
171.Supplementary provisions with respect to transfer schemes.

CHAPTER IV
PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT
172.Provision of public passenger transport.
173.Structure of fares and services.
174.Co-operation with the Franchising Director.
175.Co-operation with other persons.
176.Provision of extra passenger transport services and facilities.
177.Information and publicity about plans as to services and fares.

CHAPTER V
REGULATION OF BUS SERVICES IN GREATER LONDON
Introductory
178.London local services.
179.Provision of London local services.

The London bus network
180.The London bus network.
181.London local service agreements.
182.Addition or variation of a network service.
183.Discontinuance of a network service.

Bus services outside the network
184.London service permits.
185.Grant of London service permits.
186.Conditions.
187.Revocation.
188.Appeals.
189.Duration.

Guidance document
190.Consultation.
191.Publication.

Miscellaneous
192.Validity of agreements and permits.
193.Application of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.
194.Interpretation.

CHAPTER VI
RAILWAYS
The Authority and Franchising Director
195.Power of Authority to give instructions or guidance to the Franchising Director.
196.Franchising Director to consult Mayor as to fares, services etc.

Licences, access contracts and franchising
197.Exemptions by order under Part I of the Railways Act 1993.
198.Licence exemptions and facility exemptions in and around Greater London.
199.Railway access contracts.
200.Transport for London: contracts requiring passenger licences.
201.Authority and Transport for London not to be railway franchisees.

Closures
202.Franchising Director to give copy documents to Mayor.
203.Procedure for closure of certain railway passenger services.

Miscellaneous
204.Amendment of franchise agreements to take account of the Authority.
205.Secretary of State to consult Mayor before changing amount of penalty fare.
206.Restrictions on contracting out certain services.

CHAPTER VII
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
Introductory
207.PPP agreements.
208.Public sector operators.
209.PPP designations.

Key system assets
210.Key system assets.
211.Register of key system assets.
212.Related third party agreements.
213.Protection of key system assets.
214.Schemes for the transfer of key system assets.

Land
215.PPP leases.
216.Land registration and PPP leases.

Insolvency
217.Meaning and effect of PPP administration orders.
218.PPP administration orders made on special petitions.
219.Restriction on making winding-up order.
220.Restrictions on voluntary winding-up etc.
221.Meaning of "company" and application of provisions to unregistered, foreign and other companies.

The PPP arbiter
222.The PPP arbiter.
223.Terms of appointment.
224.Staff.
225.Same person as PPP arbiter and Rail Regulator: duties of staff.
226.Directions of the PPP arbiter.
227.Guidance by the PPP arbiter.
228.Duty of the PPP arbiter.
229.Further powers.
230.Provision of information to the PPP arbiter.
231.Failure to provide information to PPP arbiter.
232.Restrictions on disclosure of information.
233.Immunity.
234.Expenses.

Miscellaneous and supplementary
235.Statutory undertakers.
236.Interpretation of this Chapter.

CHAPTER VIII
TRAVEL CONCESSIONS
237.Travel concessions on journeys in and around Greater London.
238.Reserve free travel scheme for London residents.
239.Requirements as to scope.
240.Requirements as to uniformity.
241.Exercise of functions by a joint committee.

CHAPTER IX
PENALTY FARES
242.Penalty fares.

CHAPTER X
THE TRANSPORT USERS' COMMITTEE
243.Abolition of the London Regional Passengers' Committee.
244.The London Transport Users' Committee.
245.Representations to the Committee.
246.Voluntary arrangements with transport providers.
247.Recommendations and reports etc.
248.Directions by the Assembly.
249.Role as rail users' consultative committee.

CHAPTER XI
HACKNEY CARRIAGES AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES
250.Hackney carriages.
251.The Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998.
252.Provisions consequent on alteration of metropolitan police district.

CHAPTER XII
WATER TRANSPORT
253.Provision of facilities to benefit users of waterways.
254.The Woolwich Ferry.
255.Landing places: transfer of certain rights and obligations.

CHAPTER XIII
HIGHWAYS
GLA roads
256.Introductory.
257.Designation of first GLA roads.
258.Orders by the Authority changing what are GLA roads.
259.Certification and records of GLA roads.
260.Supplementary provisions.

London borough councils
261.Exercise of powers so as to affect another authority's roads.

Miscellaneous and supplementary
262.Proposals for Royal Parks and highways: consultation.
263.Road humps.
264.Traffic calming.
265.Stopping up orders by London councils.

CHAPTER XIV
ROAD TRAFFIC
Transport for London as a traffic authority
266.Transport for London to be the traffic authority for GLA roads etc.
267.GLA side roads.
268.Power to place traffic signs in connection with GLA roads etc.
269.Power to affix traffic signs to walls.

Traffic control systems
270.Transfer of London Traffic Control System to Transport for London.
271.London borough councils and the London traffic control system.
272.Transfer of traffic control systems between Secretary of State and Transport for London.
273.Traffic authority for certain traffic signs in Greater London.

Road safety and traffic reduction
274.Road safety information and training.
275.The Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997.

Parking
276.Designation of paying parking places on highways.
277.Financial provisions relating to parking places on the highway.
278.Appointment of parking adjudicators by joint committee.
279.Fixing of certain parking and other charges.
280.Special parking areas.
281.Variation of special parking areas by the Mayor.
282.Interpretation of parking provisions.

School crossing patrols, parking attendants and traffic wardens
283.School crossing patrols.
284.Parking attendants.
285.Exercise by traffic wardens of functions of parking attendants.

Miscellaneous and supplementary provisions
286.London borough council affecting another authority's roads.
287.Interpretation of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
288.Proposals for Royal Parks and highways: consultation.
289.Repeal of certain enactments.

CHAPTER XV
NEW CHARGES AND LEVIES
290.Road user charging.
291.Workplace parking levy.

CHAPTER XVI
TRANSITION FROM LONDON REGIONAL TRANSPORT TO TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
292.Transfers of property, rights and liabilities.
293.Functions during the transitional period.
294.Fares etc during the transitional period.
295.Continuity: repealed or revoked functions.
296.Transfer of former functions of LTE, records and relics.
297.Dissolution of London Regional Transport.
298.Interpretation of this Chapter.

PART V
THE LONDON DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
299.Appointment of members by the Mayor.
300.Delegation of functions by Ministers to the Mayor.
301.The London Development Agency strategy.
302.Secretary of State's functions in relation to the strategy.
303.Audit.
304.Further amendments of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998.

PART VI
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE AND PROBATION SERVICES
The Metropolitan Police Authority and its police force
305.Establishment, membership and duty to maintain police force.
306.Assimilation of general functions to those of other police authorities.
307.Metropolitan Police Authority to be police authority instead of Secretary of State.
308.Openness.

Commissioners and Commanders
309.General functions of the Commissioner.
310.Appointment of Commissioner.
311.Functions of the Deputy Commissioner.
312.Appointment of Deputy Commissioner.
313.Removal of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner.
314.Appointment, removal and functions of Assistant Commissioners.
315.Appointment and removal of Commanders.
316.Continuation in post of current Commissioners and Commanders.

Other members
317.Other members of the metropolitan police force.

The metropolitan police district
318.Alteration of the metropolitan police district.
319.Secondments to meet demands caused by the boundary change.

Miscellaneous police amendments
320.Further amendments relating to metropolitan police etc.

The probation service
321.Organisation of probation service in Greater London.

The Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District
322.Abolition of office of Receiver.

PART VII
THE LONDON FIRE AND EMERGENCY PLANNING AUTHORITY
323.Reconstitution of the Fire etc Authority.
324.Role as the fire authority for Greater London.
325.Civil defence.
326.Openness.
327.Discharge of functions.
328.Miscellaneous powers and duties.

PART VIII
PLANNING
The Mayor's spatial development strategy
329.The spatial development strategy.
330.Public participation.
331.Withdrawal.
332.Publication.
333.Examination in public.

Review, alteration and replacement
334.Review of matters affecting the strategy.
335.Reviews of the strategy.
336.Alteration or replacement.

Supplementary provisions
337.Matters to which the Mayor is to have regard.
338.Regulations.

Implementation
339.Amendments of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
340.Town and Country Planning Act 1990: costs of appeals.

Miscellaneous and supplemental
341.Monitoring and data collection.
342.Functional bodies to have regard to the strategy.
343.Mayor's functions in relation to planning around Greater London.
344.Abolition of joint planning committee for Greater London.
345.Interpretation of this Part.

PART IX
ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONS
Report on the state of the environment
346.The Mayor's environmental report.

Biodiversity
347.The Mayor's biodiversity action plan.

Waste
348.The Mayor's municipal waste management strategy.
349.Directions by the Secretary of State.
350.Duties of waste collection authorities etc.
351.Directions by the Mayor.
352.Information about existing waste contracts.
353.Information about new waste contracts.
354.Confidential information about waste contracts.
355.Interpretation of sections 348 to 354.
356.Waste recycling plans.

Air quality
357.The Mayor's air quality strategy.
358.Directions by the Secretary of State.
359.Duty of local authorities in Greater London.
360.Directions by the Mayor.
361.Interpretation of sections 357 to 360.
362.Directions under the Environment Act 1995.
363.Duty of the Mayor in relation to air quality action plans.
364.Consultation with the Mayor.

Noise
365.The London ambient noise strategy.
366.Consultation about aviation noise.
367.Consultation at aerodromes.

Miscellaneous and supplementary
368.Functional bodies to have regard to strategies under this Part.
369.Abolition of the London Ecology Committee.

PART X
LONDON AMENITIES
CHAPTER I
CULTURE AND TOURISM
370.The Cultural Strategy Group for London.
371.The Mayor's culture strategy.
372.Financial assistance by the Mayor for museums, galleries etc.
373.Duty of the Authority to promote tourism.
374.Authority's duty to provide advice on tourism.
375.Grants to the Authority for its tourism functions.
376.Interpretation of this Chapter.

CHAPTER II
TRAFALGAR SQUARE AND PARLIAMENT SQUARE
377.Trafalgar Square.
378.Parliament Square.
379.Byelaws.

PART XI
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
Application of enactments
380.The Trustee Investments Act 1961.
381.The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970.
382.The Superannuation Act 1972.
383.The Superannuation Act 1972: delegation of functions.
384.The Race Relations Act 1976.
385.The Stock Transfer Act 1982.

Companies
386.Companies in which local authorities have interests.

Investigation of functional bodies
387.Investigation by the Commission for Local Administration.

Information etc.
388.Provision of information, advice and assistance by functional bodies.
389.Research and collection of information: London Research Centre etc.
390.Information schemes.
391.Schemes for the provision of information by London councils: supplementary.
392.Revocation or variation of information schemes.

Overseas assistance
393.Overseas assistance.

Accommodation
394.Accommodation for Authority and functional bodies.

The London Pensions Fund Authority
395.Finance.
396.Membership, reports and information.

PART XII
SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
397.Power to amend Acts and subordinate legislation.
398.Transitional and consequential provision.
399.Transfers of property, rights or liabilities.
400.Transfer schemes.
401.Contracts of employment etc.
402.Pensions.
403.Transfer and pension instruments: common provisions.
404.Continuity.
405.Stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax.
406.Stamp duty: instruments under London Regional Transport Act 1984.
407.Taxation.
408.Regulations and orders.
409.Directions.
410.Financial provisions.
411.Repeals.
412.Interpretation.
413.Short title, commencement and extent.
 

SCHEDULES
    Schedule 1-Assembly constituencies and orders under section 2(4).
    Part I-Assembly constituencies.
    Part II-Orders under section 2(4).
    Schedule 2-Voting at elections.
    Part I-Election of the Mayor.
    Part II-Return of London members.
    Schedule 3-Amendments of the Representation of the People Acts.
    Schedule 4-Exercise of functions during vacancy or temporary incapacity of Mayor.
    Part I-Interpretation.
    Part II-Vacancies in the office of Mayor.
    Part III-Mayor temporarily unable to act.
    Schedule 5-Promotion of Bills in Parliament by the Authority.
    Schedule 6-Procedure for determining the Authority's consolidated budget requirement.
    Schedule 7-Procedure for making of substitute calculations by the Authority.
    Schedule 8-Amendments of the Audit Commission Act 1998.
    Schedule 9-Amendments to Local Government Finance Act 1992.
    Schedule 10-Transport for London.
    Schedule 11-Miscellaneous powers of Transport for London.
    Schedule 12-Transport for London transfer schemes.
    Schedule 13-Promotion of Bills in Parliament by Transport for London.
    Schedule 14-PPP administration orders.
    Part I-Modifications of the 1986 Act.
    Part II-Further modifications of the 1986 Act: application in relation to foreign companies.
    Part III-Supplemental.
    Schedule 15-Transfer of relevant activities in connection with PPP administration orders.
    Schedule 16-The free travel scheme.
    Schedule 17-Penalty fares.
    Schedule 18-London Transport Users' Committee.
    Schedule 19-Amendment of enactments relating to the London Regional Passengers' Committee.
    Schedule 20-Hackney carriages.
    Part I-Transfers of functions and amendments.
    Part II-Transitional provisions.
    Schedule 21-The Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998.
    Schedule 22-Road user charging.
    Schedule 23-Workplace parking levy.
    Schedule 24-Further amendments of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998.
    Schedule 25-The Metropolitan Police Authority: Schedule 2A to the Police Act 1996.
    Schedule 26-Further amendments relating to metropolitan police etc.
    Schedule 27-The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
    Schedule 28-Amendments relating to the Fire etc Authority.
    Part I-Public General Acts.
    Part II-Local and Personal Acts.
    Schedule 29-The Cultural Strategy Group for London.
    Schedule 30-Transfer schemes.
    Schedule 31-Taxation provisions.
    Part I-Transfers from London Regional Transport to Transport for London.
    Part II-Public-Private Partnership Agreements.
    Schedule 32-Enactments repealed.
    Part I-Financial provisions.
    Part II-Transport for London and London Regional Transport.
    Part III-The Transport Users' Committee.
    Part IV-Hackney carriages and private hire vehicles.
    Part V-Highways and traffic control.
    Part VI-The metropolitan police.
    Part VII-The Fire etc Authority.
    Part VIII-Miscellaneous.
 


 
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