Article 7 Amendments to the Greater London Authority Act 1999

In Schedule 6 (procedure for determining the Authority’s consolidated council tax requirement), after paragraph 9 insert—

“Failure of Assembly to approve substitute consolidated budget or council tax requirement

9ZA.

(1)

This paragraph applies if—

(a)

the Assembly was required to prepare a draft substitute consolidated budget for a financial year in accordance with sub-paragraph (1A) of paragraph 4 above, but has failed to approve such a draft substitute consolidated budget at a public meeting held under sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph,

(b)

the Assembly was required to agree a substitute consolidated council tax requirement for a financial year at a public meeting in accordance with paragraph 7(4A) above, but has failed to comply with that requirement, or

(c)

the Assembly was required to agree a substitute consolidated budget for a financial year at a public meeting in accordance with paragraph 8(6B) or 8B(2) above, but has failed to comply with that requirement.

(2)

The Assembly must, at a public meeting of the Assembly, agree a substitute consolidated budget for the financial year or, as the case may be, a substitute consolidated council tax requirement for that year that (in either case) complies with the relevant principles.

(3)

A public meeting held under sub-paragraph (2) to agree a substitute consolidated budget or a substitute consolidated council tax requirement for a financial year may be held at any time before or after the end of that year.”