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| Provision of information. |
162. - (1) Transport for London shall make available such information as it thinks fit which-
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(a) relates to public passenger transport services provided to, from and within Greater London, and |
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(b) is required by members of the general public to assist in deciding what use to make of such services. |
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(2) The information shall be made available, in such manner as Transport for London thinks fit, to-
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(a) the general public, and |
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(b) such other persons as Transport for London thinks fit. |
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(3) Transport for London may make such charges as it thinks fit for information which it makes available; but no such charge may be made if the information relates to public passenger transport services provided exclusively-
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(a) by Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries, or |
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(b) by other persons under agreements entered into under section 156(2) or (3) above. |
| Restrictions on disposal of land. |
163. - (1) Neither Transport for London nor the Authority shall by virtue of any provision of this Act-
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(a) dispose of the freehold interest in any land which is or has been operational land, or |
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(b) grant a leasehold interest in such land for a term of more than fifty years, |
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without the consent of the Secretary of State.
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(2) Where an estate or interest in, or right over, any land which is or has been operational land is vested in a company which is a subsidiary of Transport for London, Transport for London shall not, without the consent of the Secretary of State, enter into any transaction or series of transactions the result of which would be that the company would cease to be a subsidiary of Transport for London.
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(3) Consent is not required under this section by reason of any land having been operational land if a period of at least five years has elapsed since the land was last operational land.
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(4) The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (3) above by substituting a different period for that for the time being there specified.
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(5) Any consent of the Secretary of State under this section-
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(a) may be given in relation to any particular transaction or description of transactions; and |
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(b) may be given subject to conditions. |
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(6) Consent given under this section shall be given in an order made by the Secretary of State.
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(7) Any question whether land is operational land within the meaning of this section shall be determined by the Secretary of State.
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(8) In this section-
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"operational land" means- |
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(a) land which is used for the purpose of carrying on any railway or tramway undertaking of Transport for London's or of a subsidiary of Transport for London's; and
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(b) land in which an interest is held for that purpose;
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but paragraphs (a) and (b) above do not include land which, in respect of its nature and situation, is comparable rather with land in general than with land which is used, or in which interests are held, for the purpose of the carrying on of a railway or tramway undertaking; |
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"railway" and "tramway" shall be construed in accordance with section 67 of the Transport and Works Act 1992. |
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(9) For the purposes of this section, land-
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(a) which has at any time been used, or |
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(b) in which an interest has at any time been held, |
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for the purpose of carrying on a railway or tramway undertaking of London Regional Transport's, or of a subsidiary of London Regional Transport's, shall be treated as if that undertaking had at that time been an undertaking of Transport for London's or of a subsidiary of Transport for London's (and any question whether the land was, or had ceased to be, operational land at any time shall be determined accordingly).
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| Control of subsidiaries. |
164. The powers of the Authority and the powers of Transport for London shall be exercised so as to ensure that a subsidiary of Transport for London-
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(a) does not do anything which Transport for London has no power to do (including anything which Transport for London has no power to do because the consent of the Secretary of State has not been obtained), |
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(b) does not do anything which the Mayor has directed Transport for London not to do, and |
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(c) does not, except with the consent of the Mayor, raise money by the issue of shares or stock to any person other than Transport for London or any other subsidiary of Transport for London. |
| Distribution of property, rights and liabilities. |
165. - (1) Transport for London may make schemes for the transfer of property, rights and liabilities-
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(a) between Transport for London and any subsidiary of Transport for London; or |
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(b) between any subsidiary of Transport for London and any other such subsidiary. |
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(2) A scheme under this section shall not take effect unless and until it has been approved by the Mayor.
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(3) Where a scheme under this section is submitted to the Mayor for his approval, he may, after consultation with Transport for London, modify the scheme before approving it.
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(4) Schedule 12 to this Act (which makes further provision in relation to schemes under this section) shall have effect.
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| Procedure for making byelaws. |
166. - (1) Section 236 of the Local Government Act 1972 (procedure for byelaws) shall be amended as follows.
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(2) In subsection (1) after the words "the Greater London Authority" (which are inserted by section 76(2) above) there shall be inserted ", Transport for London".
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(3) After subsection (10B) (which is inserted by section 76(3) above) there shall be inserted-
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"(10C) Transport for London shall send a copy of every byelaw made by it, and confirmed, to-
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(b) each London Borough Council; and |
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| Power of Transport for London to promote or oppose Bills in Parliament. |
167. - (1) Transport for London-
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(a) may promote a local Bill in Parliament; and |
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(b) may oppose any local Bill in Parliament. |
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(2) Subsection (1)(a) above applies only if the Authority-
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(a) gives its written consent to the Bill; and |
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(b) confirms that consent in writing as soon as practicable after the expiration of 14 days after the Bill has been deposited in Parliament. |
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(3) If the Authority does not confirm the consent as required by subsection (2)(b) above, the Authority shall give notice of that fact to Transport for London, which shall take all necessary steps for the withdrawal of the Bill.
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(4) If the Authority, in giving notice under subsection (3) above, states that it confirms its consent to the Bill if provisions specified in the notice are omitted or are amended as so specified, Transport for London may, instead of withdrawing the Bill pursuant to subsection (3) above, take all necessary steps for the omission or, as the case may be, the amendment of the provisions in question in accordance with the notice.
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(5) Without prejudice to subsections (2) to (4) above, the functions conferred on Transport for London by subsection (1)(a) above are exercisable subject to, and in accordance with, the provisions of Schedule 13 to this Act.
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(6) Subsection (1)(b) above applies only if the Authority gives its written consent to Transport for London to oppose the Bill.
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(7) If-
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(a) Transport for London deposits a petition against a Bill in Parliament, but |
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(b) the consent required by subsection (6) above has not been given before the end of the period of 30 days following the day on which the petition is deposited, |
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Transport for London shall take all necessary steps for the withdrawal of the petition.
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(8) The functions conferred or imposed on the Authority by this section shall be functions of the Authority which are exercisable by the Mayor acting on behalf of the Authority.
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(9) Before exercising the functions conferred on the Authority by subsection (2)(a) or (b), (4) or (6) above, the Mayor shall consult the Assembly.
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| Orders under the Transport and Works Act 1992. |
168. - (1) Section 20 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (power to apply for, or object to, orders) shall be amended as follows.
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(2) In subsection (2) (powers to be subject to the like conditions as powers to promote or oppose Bills) after "except as provided by subsection (3)" there shall be inserted "or (4)".
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(3) After subsection (3) there shall be inserted-
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"(4) In the case of Transport for London-
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(a) the powers conferred by subsection (1) above shall be exercisable with the written consent of the Mayor of London; and |
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(b) subsection (2) above shall not have effect." |
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