{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999/schedule-4/paragraph-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999/schedule-4/paragraph-8.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/29",
  "legislation_title": "Greater London Authority Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A person shall not, by virtue of being Deputy Mayor,—\n(a) become the acting Mayor, or\n(b) exercise any functions by virtue of paragraph 5 above,\nunless and until he has made, and delivered to the proper officer of the Authority within the permitted period, a declaration of acceptance in a form prescribed in an order made by the Secretary of State.\n(2) In sub-paragraph (1) above, “permitted period” has the same meaning as in paragraph 4 above.\n(3) Subsections (3) and (4) of section 28 of this Act shall apply to a declaration under sub-paragraph (1) above as they apply to a declaration under that section.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 8 wholly in force at 8.5.2000; Sch. 4 para. 8 in force at Royal Assent for certain purposes see s.425(2); Sch. 4 para. 8 in force (8.5.2000) in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(b), Sch. Pt. 2"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/29/schedule/4/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:45.840103+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}