# The Localism Act 2011 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2014, 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.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111107997/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-localism-act-2011-consequential-amendments-order-2014/article-7
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