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| Procedure for revision. |
149. - (1) In preparing any revisions under section 148 above a London borough council shall consult the bodies and persons required to be consulted under subsection (2) of section 145 above, taking the references in paragraph (d) of that subsection and in subsection (5) of that section to the local implementation plan as references to revisions under section 148 above.
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(2) Each local implementation plan as proposed to be revised shall include the matters specified in section 145(1) and (3) above.
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(3) The provisions of section 146 above shall apply to a London borough council's local implementation plan as proposed to be revised as they apply to the council's local implementation plan.
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| Power of the Mayor to prepare a revised plan. |
150. - (1) Where the Mayor has published the transport strategy as revised but it appears to the Mayor that a London borough council has failed-
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(a) to prepare such revisions to the council's local implementation plan, or |
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(b) to submit to him for approval such a local implementation plan as proposed to be revised, |
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as the Mayor considers necessary in order to implement in the council's area the transport strategy as revised, the Mayor may issue to the council a direction under section 153 below requiring the council to do so within such period as the Mayor shall specify in the direction.
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(2) Where the Mayor has issued a direction of the kind mentioned in subsection (1) above but the council has not complied with the direction within a reasonable time, the Mayor may prepare a revised local implementation plan on behalf of the council.
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(3) Where the Mayor refuses to approve under subsection (2) of section 146 above a local implementation plan as proposed to be revised, the London borough council which submitted the plan shall prepare new revisions and submit to the Mayor under subsection (1) of that section a new local implementation plan as proposed to be revised, unless the Mayor notifies the council that he intends to exercise his powers under subsection (4) below.
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(4) Where the Mayor-
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(a) refuses to approve under subsection (2) of section 146 above a local implementation plan as proposed to be revised, and |
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(b) has served on the London borough council who submitted the plan a notice under subsection (3) above, |
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the Mayor may prepare a revised local implementation plan on behalf of the council.
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(5) In preparing a revised local implementation plan the Mayor shall consult the bodies and persons required to be consulted under subsection (5) of section 147 above, taking the references in paragraphs (a) and (e) of that subsection and in subsection (8) of that section to a local implementation plan prepared on behalf of a London borough council as references to a revised local implementation plan prepared on behalf of such a council.
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(6) A revised local implementation plan prepared by the Mayor under this section shall include the matters specified in section 145(1) and (3) above.
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(7) Where the Mayor prepares a revised local implementation plan on behalf of a London borough council, he may recover from the council as a civil debt any reasonable expenses incurred by him in preparing the plan.
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| Implementation by a London borough council. |
151. - (1) Where the Mayor has approved a local implementation plan, or a local implementation plan as proposed to be revised, submitted to him under section 146(1) above, the London borough council which submitted the plan-
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(a) shall implement the proposals contained in it in accordance with the timetable included by virtue of section 145(3)(a) above, or, as the case may be, section 149(2) above, and |
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(b) shall implement all the proposals contained in it by the date included by virtue of section 145(3)(b) above. or, as the case may be, section 149(2) above. |
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(2) Where the Mayor has prepared a local implementation plan or a revised local implementation plan on behalf of a London borough council under section 147 above or, as the case may be, section 150 above, subsection (1) above shall apply in relation to the implementation by the council of the proposals contained in the plan as if the plan were a local implementation plan approved by the Mayor under section 146 above or, as the case may be, a local implementation plan as proposed to be revised, approved by the Mayor under that section.
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| Implementation by the Mayor. |
152. - (1) Where the Mayor considers-
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(a) that a London borough council has failed, or is likely to fail, satisfactorily to implement any proposal contained in a local implementation plan as required by section 151(1)(a) above, or |
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(b) that such a council has failed, or is likely to fail, to implement all such proposals as required by section 151(1)(b) above, |
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he may, for the purposes of implementing the proposals contained in the local implementation plan, exercise on behalf of the council the powers that the council has in connection with the implementation of those proposals.
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(2) Subsection (1) above applies in relation to a local implementation plan, as proposed to be revised, approved by the Mayor under section 146 above as it applies to a local implementation plan approved by the Mayor under that section.
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(3) Where the Mayor considers that a London borough council has failed to comply with any direction issued by him under section 153 below, he may exercise on behalf of the council such of the powers of the council as are necessary for the purposes of ensuring that the direction is complied with.
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(4) Anything done by the Mayor in the exercise of powers conferred on him by virtue of this section shall be treated for all purposes as if it had been done by the London borough council on whose behalf he exercises the powers.
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(5) Where the Mayor proposes to exercise any of the powers of a London borough council by virtue of this section he may direct the council not to exercise those or any other powers, in such circumstances or in relation to such matters, as may be specified in the direction.
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(6) Where the Mayor issues a direction to a London borough council under subsection (5) above, the council shall comply with the direction.
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(7) Any reasonable expenses incurred by the Mayor in the exercise of the powers of a London borough council by virtue of this section shall be recoverable by him from the council as a civil debt.
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| Directions by the Mayor. |
153. - (1) The Mayor may issue to any London borough council-
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(a) general directions as to the manner in which it is to exercise its functions under sections 145 to 151 above, or |
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(b) specific directions as to the manner in which it is to exercise those functions. |
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(2) Directions issued by the Mayor under subsection (1) above may include in particular directions-
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(a) as to the timetable in accordance with which a local implementation plan or revisions to such a plan must be prepared, |
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(b) as to the bodies or persons who must be consulted about a local implementation plan or revisions to such a plan, |
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(c) as to the timetable mentioned in section 145(3)(a), 149(2) or 150(6) above, |
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(d) as to the date mentioned in section 145(3)(b), 149(2) or 150(6) above, |
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(e) as to the action required to be taken to implement the proposals contained in the local implementation plan in accordance with that timetable or by that date, or |
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(f) as to the steps required to be taken to remove the effects of action which is incompatible with such proposals. |
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(3) The reference in subsection (2)(e) above to the local implementation plan includes a reference to-
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(a) a local implementation plan, as proposed by a London borough council to be revised, approved by the Mayor under section 146 above; and |
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(b) a local implementation plan or revised local implementation plan prepared by the Mayor on behalf of a London borough council. |
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(4) Where the Mayor issues a direction to a London borough council under subsection (1) above, the council shall comply with the direction.
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