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London Local Authorities Act 2007

2007 c. 2 · Enacted 19 July 2007

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

[19th July 2007]

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”) should be extended and amended as provided in this Act:

  2. (2)

    It is expedient that further provision be made in London in relation to advertising, graffiti, waste, litter, abandoned and nuisance vehicles and other matters related to public health and the environment:

  3. (3)

    It is expedient that provision be made in London for the licensing of hostess bars:

  4. (4)

    It is expedient that the law relating to street trading be amended in London:

  5. (5)

    It is expedient that further provision be made in London about penalty charges and fixed penalties for certain offences:

  6. (6)

    It is expedient that provision be made in London about the display of certain video recordings:

  7. (7)

    It is expedient that provision be made in London about the disturbance of human remains to enable further interments:

  8. (8)

    It is expedient that provision be made in London about the registration of mail forwarding businesses:

  9. (9)

    It is expedient that further provision be made in London about temporary sleeping accommodation, the control of soliciting for custom, the making of charges for the use of pipe subways, and crime prevention measures on council housing estates:

  10. (10)

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

  11. (11)

    The objects of this Act cannot be attained without the authority of Parliament:

  12. (12)

    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 Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) and the other London borough councils have complied with the requirements of section 87 of the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51):

  13. (13)

    In relation to the promotion of the Bill the London borough councils have acted through their representation in London Councils (formerly the Association of London Government), a statutory joint committee whose membership is made up from members of all the London borough councils:

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:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Preliminary
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2General interpretation
  4. 3Appointed day
  5. Part 2: Public Health and the Environment
  6. Interpretation
  7. 4Interpretation of Part 2
  8. Advertising
  9. 5Portable advertisements, etc.
  10. 6Advertisements: designation of areas
  11. 7Unauthorised advertisement hoardings
  12. 8Automatic minimum fine on third conviction for fly posting or shroud advertisement offence
  13. 9Certificates of conviction for purposes of section 8
  14. 10Determination of day when offence committed
  15. 11Advertising: measures to be taken on surfaces
  16. 12Railway undertakers: provision for purposes of section 11
  17. Advertising: seizure and forfeiture
  18. 13Advertising: seizure
  19. 14Return and disposal of seized items
  20. 15Disposal orders
  21. 16Forfeiture of seized items
  22. 17Compensation where seizure unlawful
  23. Graffiti
  24. 18Defacement of buildings
  25. Waste and litter
  26. 19Placing of receptacles for household waste
  27. 20Regulations relating to receptacles for household waste
  28. 21Placing of receptacles for commercial or industrial waste
  29. 22Regulations relating to receptacles for commercial or industrial waste
  30. 23Regulations relating to receptacles for waste: enforcement
  31. 24Littering from vehicles
  32. 25Powers to require removal of waste unlawfully deposited
  33. 26Civic amenity sites
  34. Abandoned and nuisance vehicles
  35. 27Removal of abandoned and nuisance vehicles
  36. 28Disposal of removed vehicles
  37. Enforcement action zones
  38. 29Enforcement action zones
  39. 30Designation procedure for enforcement action zones
  40. 31Enforcement action zones: modification of enactments
  41. Town and country planning
  42. 32Application of section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vegetation
  43. Part 3: Licensing
  44. Chapter 1: Hostess Bars and Near Beer Premises
  45. 33Hostess bars
  46. 34Application to existing premises
  47. 35Near beer premises
  48. Chapter 2: Street Trading
  49. Introductory
  50. 36Interpretation of Chapter 2
  51. Street trading on certain bridges
  52. 37Bridges in the City of Westminster and London Borough of Lambeth
  53. London Local Authorities Act 1990
  54. 38Interpretation of Part III of Act of 1990
  55. 39Applications for street trading licences under Act of 1990
  56. 40Lapsing of street trading licence under Act of 1990
  57. 41Temporary licences
  58. 42Offences under Act of 1990
  59. 43Employment of assistants under Act of 1990
  60. 44Unlicensed street trading under Act of 1990
  61. 45Seizure of perishable items
  62. 46Motor vehicles
  63. 47Disposal orders
  64. 48Transitional provisions
  65. 49Keeling Schedule
  66. City of Westminster Act 1999
  67. 50Interpretation of Act of 1999
  68. 51Applications for street trading licences under Act of 1999
  69. 52Mandatory grounds of refusal of application under Act of 1999
  70. 53Lapsing of street trading licence under Act of 1999
  71. 54Temporary licences
  72. 55Employment of assistants under Act of 1999
  73. 56Unlicensed street trading under Act of 1999
  74. 57Seizure of perishable items
  75. 58Motor vehicles
  76. 59Disposal orders
  77. Part 4: Penalty Charges and Fixed Penalties
  78. Introductory
  79. 60Joint committees
  80. Penalty Charges
  81. 61Penalty charges
  82. 62Representations and appeals
  83. 63Adjudicators
  84. 64Enforcement of penalty charges
  85. 65Certificated bailiffs
  86. 66Levels of penalty charges
  87. 67Penalty charges: reserve powers of Secretary of State
  88. Fixed Penalties
  89. 68Fixed penalties under the London Local Authorities Act 2004
  90. 69Fixed penalty offences
  91. Part 5: Miscellaneous
  92. 70Display of certain video recordings
  93. 71Temporary sleeping accommodation: powers of entry, search and seizure
  94. 72Soliciting for custom
  95. 73Charges for pipe subways
  96. 74Power to disturb human remains
  97. 75Mail forwarding businesses
  98. 76Crime prevention on housing land
  99. 77Private sewers
  100. 78Provision of information to authorised officers
  101. Part 6: Supplemental
  102. 79Obstruction of authorised officer
  103. 80Proof of resolution
  104. 81Liability of directors, etc.
  105. 82Regulations
  106. Schedule 1Sections of Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49) applied to section 11 (advertising: measures to be taken on surfaces) of this Act
  107. Schedule 2: Modification of enactments in enforcement action zone
  108. 1Modification of enactments within enforcement action zone
  109. 2Modification of enactments: general
  110. Schedule 3Part III of the London Local Authorities Act 1990 (c. vii) as having effect as amended by the London Local Authorities Act 1994 (c. xii), the London Local Authorities Act 2004 (c. i) and this Act
  111. Schedule 4: Financial provisions relating to SECTION 61 (penalty charges) of this Act
  112. 1Paragraph 1
  113. 2Paragraph 2
  114. 3Paragraph 3
  115. 4Paragraph 4
  116. 5Paragraph 5
  117. 6Paragraph 6
  118. 7Paragraph 7