{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999/section-342",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999/section-342.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/29",
  "legislation_title": "Greater London Authority Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999",
  "path": "section/342",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "342",
  "heading": "Matters to which the Mayor is to have regard.",
  "text": "(1) In exercising his functions under the preceding provisions of this Part, the Mayor shall have regard to—\n(a) any regional planning guidance issued by the Secretary of State so far as relating to an area which includes or adjoins Greater London; and\n(a) the regional strategy under Part 5 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 for a region which adjoins Greater London;\n(b) such other matters as the Secretary of State may prescribe.\n(2) The matters to which the Mayor is to have regard by virtue of subsection (1) above are in addition to the matters to which he is to have regard by virtue of section 41(4) above.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 342(1)(a) substituted (28.9.2004 for E.) by Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5), Sch. 7 para. 22(3) (with s. 111); S.I. 2004/2202, art. 2(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 342(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(5), Sch. 5 para. 10; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(gg)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. 8 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (23.12.2016) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1267), arts. 1(2), 4(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Pt. 8 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (17.3.2017) by The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/430), arts. 1(2), 4(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Pt. 8 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (8.5.2018) by The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/126), arts. 1(5), 11(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 342 wholly in force at 3.7.2000: s. 342 in force at 11.11.1999 for certain purposes see s. 425(2); s. 342 in force at 3.7.2000 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "word repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2011/20",
      "affecting_title": "Localism Act 2011"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2011/20",
      "affecting_title": "Localism Act 2011"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/29/section/342",
    "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."
}