# Greater London Authority Act 1999, Section 358: Information about new waste contracts.

Extent: E+W+S

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(1ZA) Subsection (1A) applies if, in the awarding of a waste contract, a waste authority in compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 decides to publish a planned procurement notice relating to the awarding of the contract.
(1A) The authority shall not ...publish that notice the notice in question unless—
(a) it has notified the Mayor that it proposes to ... publish such a notice, and
(b) a period of at least 56 days beginning with the day on which the Mayor is so notified has elapsed.
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(1BA) Subsection (1C) applies if, in the awarding of a waste contract, a waste authority in compliance with the Procurement Act 2023—
(a) has decided not to publish a planned procurement notice relating to the awarding of the contract, but
(b) decides to publish or provide a tender notice relating to the awarding of the contract.
(1C) The authority shall not publish or provide the notice in question unless—
(a) it has notified the Mayor that it proposes to publish or provide such a notice, and
(b) a period of at least 108 days beginning with the day on which the Mayor is so notified has elapsed.
(2) If in the awarding of a waste contract a waste authority is not required to comply with the Procurement Act 2023, the authority shall not enter into the contract unless—
(a) the authority has notified the Mayor that it proposes to enter into such a contract, and
(b) a period of at least 56 days beginning with the day on which the Mayor is so notified has elapsed.
(3) Where the Mayor has been notified under subsection (1A), (1C) or (2) above he may direct the waste authority to provide him with such information about the contract as he may require for the purposes of deciding whether the contract would be detrimental to the implementation of the provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with municipal waste management.
(4) Where the Mayor gives an authority a direction under subsection (3) above, the authority to whom the direction is given shall comply with the direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/29/section/358 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999/section-358
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