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The Greater London Authority (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2001

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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 420(3) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

LONDON GOVERNMENT

Made 2001

Coming into force 2001

The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 405, 406 and 420(3) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 29.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of enactments
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule: AMENDMENTS OF ENACTMENTS
  5. The Local Government Act 1972
  6. 1Paragraph 1
  7. 2Paragraph 2
  8. 3Paragraph 3
  9. 4Paragraph 4
  10. The European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993
  11. 5Paragraph 5
  12. The Environment Act 1995
  13. 6Paragraph 6
  14. The Greater London Authority Act 1999
  15. 7Paragraph 7
  16. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Greater London Authority (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2001 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Amendment of enactments

The amendments of the enactments indicated in the Schedule to this Order shall have effect.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

Minister of State,

Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

2001

1

The Local Government Act 1972f1 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 4.

2

In section 223(2)f1 (appearance of local authorities in legal proceedings), after “a joint authority” there shall be inserted “, the Greater London Authority”.

3

(1)

Section 236f1 (procedure, etc., for byelaws) shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (3), for “The” there shall be substituted “Subject to subsection (3A) below, the”.

(3)

After subsection (3), there shall be inserted—

“(3A)

Byelaws made by the Greater London Authority shall be made under the hand of the Mayor and shall not have effect until they are confirmed by the confirming authority.”.

4

In section 238f1 (evidence of byelaws), after “purporting to be made by a local authority” there shall be inserted “, the Greater London Authority”.

5

In section 6 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993f1 (Committee of the Regions), after “a member of the National Assembly for Wales” there shall be inserted “, the Mayor of London, a member of the London Assembly”.

6

(1)

Section 85 of the Environment Act 1995f1 (reserve powers of the Secretary of State or the Scottish Environment Protection Agency) shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (4B) after “or (4) above” there shall be inserted “or (5A) below”.

(3)

After section 85(5) there shall be inserted—

“(5A)

The Mayor of London shall also have the same power to give directions to local authorities in Greater London as the Secretary of State has under subsection (5) above in relation to other local authorities.”.

7

In section 385(1) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, after “The Authority may make” there shall be inserted “and enforce”.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes incidental, consequential, and supplementary provision for the general or particular purposes of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, and for giving full effect to that Act. It does so by amending the enactments specified in the Schedule to the Order.

Paragraphs 1 to 4 of the Schedule amend the Local Government Act 1972 in relation to the Greater London Authority’s ability to be represented in legal proceedings, and its procedure for making byelaws.

Paragraph 5 of the Schedule amends the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 so that the Mayor of London and members of the London Assembly may become members of the European Community’s Committee of the Regions.

Paragraph 6 of the Schedule amends the Environment Act 1995 by giving the Mayor of London power to issue directions to local authorities in Greater London regarding their obligations in relation to air quality, and by making a consequential amendment in respect of that power.

Paragraph 7 of the Schedule amends the Greater London Authority Act 1999 by confirming the Greater London Authority’s power to enforce byelaws made by the Authority in respect of Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square Garden.