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London Local Authorities Act 2000

2000 c. 7 · Enacted 20 July 2000

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An Act to confer further powers upon local authorities in London; and for related purposes.

[20th July 2000]

WHEREAS—

  1. (1)

    It is expedient that further and better provision should be made for the improvement and development of local government services in London and for the benefit of persons residing therein and that the powers of London borough councils and the common council of the City of London (hereinafter referred to as “London borough councils and the common council”) should be extended and amended as provided in this Act:

  2. (2)

    It is expedient that arrangements for the control of parking and the enforcement of parking restrictions in London should be amended and strengthened:

  3. (3)

    It is expedient that London borough councils and the common council should have improved powers to control waste:

  4. (4)

    It is expedient that the law relating to licensing should be amended in its application to London:

  5. (5)

    It is expedient that London borough councils and the common council should have power to license and control busking:

  6. (6)

    It is expedient that the other provisions contained in this Act should be enacted:

  7. (7)

    The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the authority of Parliament:

  8. (8)

    In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act the Westminster City Council have complied with the requirements of section 239 of the 1972 c. 70.Local Government Act 1972 and the other participating councils (namely, the Common Council of the City of London and all the other London borough councils except for the council of the London borough of Barnet) have complied with the requirements of section 87 of the 1985 c. 51.Local Government Act 1985:

  9. (9)

    In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act the London borough councils and the common council have acted through their representation in the Association of London Government, a non-statutory organisation whose membership consists of all the London borough councils and the common council:

May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted, by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows, that is to say:—

Contents

  1. Part I: Preliminary
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: Parking
  5. 3Interpretation of Part II
  6. 4Service of penalty charge notice on the basis of information provided by camera, etc
  7. 5Service of penalty charge notice where parking attendant prevented from issuing a notice
  8. 6Parking outside designated parking places
  9. 7Limitation on service of notice to owner
  10. 8Service of notices
  11. 9Unpaid charges on release or removal of vehicle
  12. 10Effect of removal or release
  13. 11Representations relating to unpaid charges
  14. 12Appeals relating to unpaid charges
  15. 13Charge certificates relating to unpaid charges
  16. 14Miscellaneous provisions relating to unpaid charges
  17. 15Parking on footways, grass verges, etc
  18. 16Powers of entry
  19. Part III: Public health
  20. 17Interpretation of Part III
  21. 18Enforcement of waste control enactments
  22. 19Cleansing relevant land of litter and refuse
  23. 20Collection and disposal of waste
  24. 21Offence of leaving litter
  25. Part IV: Licensing
  26. 22Music and dancing, sports, boxing and wrestling licences
  27. 23Private places of entertainment
  28. 24Theatres
  29. 25Cinemas
  30. 26Night cafés
  31. 27Special treatment premises
  32. 28Application of Part II of Act of 1991 to existing special treatment premises
  33. 29Near beer premises
  34. 30Door supervisors
  35. 31Fees in relation to distribution of free literature
  36. Part V: Licensing of buskers
  37. 32Interpretation of Part V
  38. 33Application of Part V
  39. 34Designation of licence streets
  40. 35Power to license
  41. 36Applicants under Part V
  42. 37Refusal of licence
  43. 38Cancellation of licence
  44. 39Revocation of licence
  45. 40Power to prescribe standard terms, conditions and restrictions under Part V
  46. 41Appeals under Part V
  47. 42Enforcement under Part V
  48. 43Seizure under Part V
  49. 44Resolutions under Part V
  50. Part VI: Miscellaneous
  51. 45Dangerous structures
  52. 46Service of certain notices under Highways Act 1980
  53. 47Compensation to servants of fire authority
  54. 48Bus lanes
  55. 49Fees for assistance given in relation to entertainment licensed by the Crown
  56. 50Obstruction of authorised officer
  57. 51Defence of due diligence
  58. 52Liability of directors, etc
  59. Schedule 1London Government Act 1963 Schedule 12 as having effect in accordance with Part IV (Licensing) of this Act
  60. Schedule 2: Amendments to section 4 (Penalty charge notices under Part II) of and Schedule 1 (Enforcement notices, etc., under Part II (Bus lanes) of this Act) to the London Local Authorities Act 1996
  61. 1Paragraph 1
  62. 2Paragraph 2
  63. 3Paragraph 3
  64. 4Paragraph 4
  65. 5Paragraph 5
  66. 6Paragraph 6
  67. 7Paragraph 7
  68. 8Paragraph 8