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The Greater London Authority Act 2007 (Commencement No.2) Order 2008

S.I. 2008/113 · Made 16 January 2008

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Made 16th January 2008

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59(7) and (9) of the Greater London Authority Act 2007f1, makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

2007 c.24.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and interpretation
  2. 2Provisions coming into force on 21st January 2008
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Greater London Authority Act 2007 (Commencement No.2) Order 2008.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 2007.

2Provisions coming into force on 21st January 2008

The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 21st January 2008—

(a)

Part 1, so far as it is not yet in force;

(b)

Part 2;

(c)

Part 3;

(d)

Part 4;

(e)

Part 5;

(f)

section 29;

(g)

section 37;

(h)

section 39;

(i)

sections 40 to 44, so far as they are not yet in force;

(j)

section 50, so far as it is not yet in force;

(k)

Part 10, so far as it is not yet in force;

(l)

Schedule 1; and

(m)

section 57 and Schedule 2, so far as they are not yet in force and so far as they give effect to the repeals relating to the Greater London Authority Act 1999f1 and the Railways Act 2005f2.

Signature

Hazel Blears

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

16th January 2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force on 21st January 2008, the following provisions of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 in so far as they are not already in force—

  • Part 1 (general functions of the authority);

  • Part 2 (transport);

  • Part 3 (the London Development Agency);

  • Part 4 (health);

  • Part 5 (the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority);

  • section 29 (planning - duties in relation to consultation);

  • section 37 (duties of waste collection authorities etc) and section 39 (information about waste contracts);

  • sections 40 to 44 (climate change and energy);

  • section 50 (Mayor’s culture strategy: consultation;

  • Schedule 1 (confirmation hearings etc); and

  • section 57 and Schedule 2 (consequential repeals in the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and the Railways Act 2005).