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The Greater London Authority (Specified Activities) Order 2013

S.I. 2013/973 · Made 23 April 2013

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London Government

Made 23rd April 2013

Laid before Parliament 26th April 2013

Coming into force 20th May 2013

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 34A of the Greater London Authority Act 1999f1 with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 29; section 34A was inserted by section 224(2) of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Activities carried on for a commercial purpose
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Greater London Authority (Specified Activities) Order 2013 and shall come into force on 20th May 2013.

2Interpretation

In this Order, “management and exploitation” includes acquisition, disposal, development and holding.

3Activities carried on for a commercial purpose

(1)

The activities specified in paragraph (2) are specified activities for the purposes of section 34A (restriction on exercise of certain powers except through a taxable body) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.

(2)

The specified activities are the management and exploitation of land on a commercial basis with a view to the realisation of a profit in connection with the Greater London Authority’s housing, regeneration and economic development functions under the Greater London Authority Act 1999.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Brandon Lewis

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

23rd April 2013

We consent to the making of this Order

Stephen Crabb

David Evennett

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

18th April 2013

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 224 of the Localism Act 2011 amended the Greater London Authority Act 1999 by inserting section 34A, which requires the Greater London Authority, if carrying on specified activities for a commercial purpose, to do so through a taxable body. This Order specifies activities for the purposes of that section.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.