Greater London Authority Act 1999

374 Abolition of the London Ecology Committee.

The joint committee appointed pursuant to the provisions of Part VI of the Local Government Act 1972 and known as “the London Ecology Committee” is abolished by this section.

375 The Cultural Strategy Group for London.

(1) There shall be a body corporate to be known as the Cultural Strategy Group for London. (2) The Cultural Strategy Group for London shall have— (a) the function of providing advice to the Mayor on the contents and implementation of the culture strategy under section 376 below; and (b) such other functions as may be conferred or imposed on, or made exercisable by, them by or under any other enactment, whenever passed or made. (3) Schedule 30 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Cultural Strategy Group for London.

376 The Mayor’s culture strategy.

(1) The Cultural Strategy Group for London shall formulate and submit to the Mayor a draft strategy containing proposed policies with respect to culture, media and sport in Greater London. (2) As soon as reasonably practicable after the draft strategy has been submitted to the Mayor, the Mayor shall prepare and publish a document to be known as the “culture strategy”. (3) The culture strategy published under subsection (2) above shall be the draft strategy submitted to the Mayor under subsection (1) above, with such modifications (if any) as the Mayor considers appropriate. (4) The Cultural Strategy Group for London shall keep the culture strategy under review and may submit proposed revisions of it to the Mayor. (4A) Before submitting any proposed revisions under subsection (4) above, the Cultural Strategy Group for London must consult each of the designated consultative bodies (see subsection (10)). (5) The policies that may be contained in the culture strategy include policies with respect to each of the following matters— (a) the arts, tourism and sport; (b) ancient monuments and sites; (c) buildings and other structures which are of historical or architectural interest or which otherwise form part of the heritage of Greater London; (d) museums and galleries; (e) library services; (f) archives; (g) treasure, and antiquities of a movable nature; (h) broadcasting, film production and other media of communication. (6) The Mayor may give the Cultural Strategy Group for London directions requiring the draft strategy to be formulated and submitted under subsection (1) above not later than such date as may be specified in the directions. (7) The Cultural Strategy Group for London shall comply with any directions under subsection (6) above. (8) Where the Mayor revises the culture strategy otherwise than in response to proposed revisions submitted by the Cultural Strategy Group for London under subsection (4) above, then, in the case of that revision— (a) the bodies and persons required to be consulted under section 42(1)(b) above shall include the Cultural Strategy Group for London; and (b) the references in subsections (2) and (3) of section 42A above to the functional bodies shall be taken to include a reference to the Cultural Strategy Group for London. (8A) Where, by virtue of subsection (8)(a) above, the Mayor consults the Cultural Strategy Group for London, the Cultural Strategy Group for London must consult the designated consultative bodies before submitting any comments in response to the Mayor. (9) In this Act, references to the culture strategy include, except where the context otherwise requires, a reference to the culture strategy as revised. (10) For the purposes of this section, the “designated consultative bodies” are the following— Archives, Libraries and Museums London the Arts Council of England ... the English Sports Council the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council the UK Film Council. (11) The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (10) above— (a) by adding or removing bodies, or (b) by amending names of bodies, but not so as to include any body that does not have functions relating to sport, culture or the arts.

377 Assistance by the Mayor for museums, galleries etc.

(1) The Authority may provide financial or other assistance for the purposes of any museum, gallery, library, archive or other cultural institution in Greater London. (2) Any assistance under this section may be provided subject to conditions. (3) The conditions that may be imposed under subsection (2) above include in particular— (a) conditions with respect to the keeping, and production for inspection, of accounts and records; and (b) conditions requiring the making of repayments in respect of financial assistance in whole or in part.

377A The Mayor's duty to exercise certain powers of appointment

(1) Subsection (2) below applies where any power to make an appointment of a prescribed description in the case of a prescribed body is exercisable by the Mayor. (2) If the body requests the Mayor to exercise the power, he must do so as soon as reasonably practicable after the making of the request. (3) Any request under subsection (2) above must be in writing. (4) Where— (a) an instrument of any description states that an appointment of a particular description is to be made by the Mayor, and (b) the circumstances are such that an appointment of that description falls to be made, the power to make the appointment is to be taken for the purposes of this section to be a power exercisable by the Mayor. (5) In this section “prescribed” means specified in, or determined in accordance with, an order made by the Secretary of State. (6) Different descriptions (and different numbers) of appointments may be prescribed under this section in the case of different bodies. (7) The only bodies that may be prescribed under this section are bodies that have functions relating to sport, culture or the arts.

378 Duty of the Authority to promote tourism.

(1) The functions of the Authority shall include the duty— (a) to encourage people to visit Greater London; (b) to encourage people from outside the United Kingdom to visit the United Kingdom by way of Greater London; and (c) to encourage the provision and improvement of tourist amenities and facilities in Greater London. (2) The Authority shall have power to do anything— (a) for the purpose of discharging the functions conferred on it by this section; or (b) which is incidental or conducive to the discharge of those functions. (3) For the purpose of discharging the functions conferred on it by this section, the powers of the Authority shall (in particular) include power— (a) to undertake publicity or other promotional activities in any form; (b) to provide advisory and information services; (c) to promote or undertake research; (d) to enter into arrangements with any other person or organisation for or in connection with the carrying on by that person or organisation of any activity which the Authority has power to carry on under this section. (4) The Authority shall have power by virtue of subsections (2) and (3) above to carry on any activities outside the United Kingdom for the purpose of encouraging people— (a) to visit Greater London or any part of it, or (b) to visit the United Kingdom by way of Greater London. (5) In discharging its functions under subsections (1) to (4) above, the Authority shall have regard to the desirability of undertaking appropriate consultation and, in appropriate cases, co-operating with— (a) the Secretary of State; (aa) the National Assembly for Wales (b) any Tourist Board; or (c) any other persons who, or organisations which, have knowledge of, or are interested in, matters affecting the discharge of those functions. (6) The Authority shall have power to provide financial or other assistance— (a) to persons or organisations discharging in relation to Greater London or any part of Greater London functions corresponding to those of the Authority under this section; or (b) to any other person or organisation, for the purpose of discharging any of the Authority’s functions under subsections (1) to (4) above. (7) Where the Authority provides assistance under subsection (6) above, it may do so subject to conditions. (8) The conditions that may be imposed under subsection (7) above include in particular— (a) conditions with respect to the keeping, and production for inspection, of accounts and records; and (b) conditions requiring the making of repayments in respect of financial assistance in whole or in part. (9) The Authority may charge for its services and receive contributions towards its expenses in carrying out any of its functions under this section. (10) Nothing in this section authorises the Authority to borrow money otherwise than as provided by the other provisions of this Act. (11) In this section “Tourist Board” means— (a) the British Tourist Authority; (b) the English Tourist Board; (c) the Northern Ireland Tourist Board; or (d) VisitScotland ; or (e) the Wales Tourist Board.

379 Authority’s duty to provide advice on tourism.

It shall be the duty of the Authority to advise— (a) any Minister of the Crown, (b) the British Tourist Authority, or (c) the English Tourist Board, on such matters relating to tourism in Greater London as the Minister or, as the case may be, that Authority or Board may refer to it or as the Authority thinks fit.

380 Delegation of Authority’s functions.

(1) Any function exercisable on behalf of the Authority by the Mayor under or by virtue of this Part shall also be exercisable on behalf of the Authority by any of the bodies or persons specified in subsection (2) below, if or to the extent that the Mayor so authorises, whether generally or specially, and subject to any conditions imposed by the Mayor. (2) Those bodies and persons are— (a) the Deputy Mayor; (b) any member of staff of the Authority; (c) the Cultural Strategy Group for London; (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (e) the Common Council; (f) any local authority. (3) In the case of the Common Council or a local authority, an authorisation under this section— (a) may only be granted or varied with its written consent; and (b) shall cease to have effect if notice of the withdrawal of that consent is given to the Mayor. (4) Subject to subsection (5A), where, by virtue of an authorisation under subsection (1) above, a duty is exercisable by any of the bodies or persons specified in subsection (2) above, that body or person shall discharge the duty in accordance with the authorisation and any conditions imposed by the Mayor under subsection (1) above. (5) Subject to subsection (5A), subsection (4) above is without prejudice to the exercise by the body or person concerned of any power to arrange for the discharge of functions by— (a) a committee or sub-committee, or a member, officer or employee, of the body or person, or (b) a joint committee on which the person or body is represented, except to the extent that the terms of the authorisation or any conditions imposed by the Mayor under subsection (1) above otherwise provide. (5A) Where, by virtue of an authorisation under subsection (1) above, a duty is exercisable by a local authority which are operating executive arrangements— (a) that duty shall be treated as a function of that local authority for the purposes of section 13 of the Local Government Act 2000; and (b) if, or to the extent that, that duty is a function which is the responsibility of the executive of that authority, (i) subsections (4) and (5) above shall not apply; and (ii) sections 14 to 16 of the Local Government Act 2000 and any regulations made under sections 17 to 20 of that Act shall apply except to the extent that the terms of the authorisation or any conditions imposed by the Mayor under subsection (1) above otherwise provide. (6) Subsection (1) above does not apply— (a) in relation to functions under this section; (aa) in relation to any function of making an appointment in a case where section 377A above applies; or (b) in relation to any function of making byelaws under section 385(1) below. (7) An authorisation under subsection (1) above which relates to— (a) any function under section 376 above, or (b) the exercise of any function under or by virtue of section 383(1) or 384(3) below to the extent that it involves a determination as to whether to permit a public demonstration to take place in Trafalgar Square or Parliament Square Garden, may only be given to the Deputy Mayor or a member of staff of the Authority. (8) An authorisation under subsection (1) above which relates to any function of enforcing any byelaws made under section 385(1) below may only be given— (a) to the Deputy Mayor, (b) to any member of staff of the Authority, (c) to the Common Council, (d) to any local authority. (9) Each of the following bodies, namely— (a) the Cultural Strategy Group for London, (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) the Common Council, (d) any local authority, shall have power to exercise functions on behalf of the Authority in accordance with this section, whether or not they would have power to do so apart from this subsection and irrespective of the nature of the function. (10) Subsections (3) and (4) of section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972 (delegation of functions to committees, officers etc, and continued exercise by local authority concerned) shall apply in relation to any authorisation under subsection (1) above given by the Mayor— (a) to a local authority, or (b) to the Cultural Strategy Group for London, ... (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as they apply to arrangements under that section between one local authority and another. (11) An authorisation under this section may be varied or revoked at any time by the Mayor. (12) Any authorisation under this section, and any variation or revocation of such an authorisation, must be in writing. (13) In this section— “executive” and “executive arrangements” have the same meaning as in Part II of the Local Government Act 2000; “Trafalgar Square” has the same meaning as in the Trafalgar Square Act 1844; “Parliament Square Garden” means the central garden of Parliament Square, within the meaning of section 384 below.

381 Grants to the Authority for its tourism functions.

(1) The Secretary of State may pay to the Authority grants of such amounts in respect of expenditure incurred or to be incurred by the Authority in the exercise, or in any particular exercise, of any of the Authority’s tourism functions as he may with the consent of the Treasury determine. (2) A grant under subsection (1) above may be made subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, determine. (3) The conditions that may be imposed by virtue of subsection (2) above include in particular— (a) conditions with respect to the keeping, and production for inspection, of accounts and records; (b) conditions relating to the level of performance to be achieved by the Authority in respect of any of its tourism functions and the consequences of failure to achieve that level; and (c) conditions requiring repayment of the grant in whole or in part.

382 Interpretation of Chapter I.

(1) In this Chapter— “tourism functions”, in relation to the Authority, means the Authority’s functions under section 378 above; “tourist amenities and facilities” means, in relation to any area, amenities and facilities that might be used— by visitors to that area, or by other people travelling within that area for the purposes of business or leisure. (2) The functions conferred or imposed on the Authority under or by virtue of this Chapter shall be functions of the Authority which are exercisable by the Mayor acting on behalf of the Authority. (3) Subsection (2) above does not apply in relation to any function expressly conferred or imposed on the Assembly.

383 Trafalgar Square.

(1) The functions of the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Trafalgar Square Act 1844 (care, control, management and regulation of the Square and its ornaments etc) are transferred by this subsection to the Authority. (2) In that section, the words from “by and out of such Monies” to “by Authority of Parliament” shall cease to have effect. (3) The functions transferred to the Authority by subsection (1) above shall be functions of the Authority which are exercisable by the Mayor acting on behalf of the Authority.

384 Parliament Square.

(1) The land comprised in the site of the central garden of Parliament Square (which, at the passing of this Act, is vested in the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport) is by this subsection transferred to and vested in Her Majesty as part of the hereditary possessions and revenues of Her Majesty. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) above affects— (a) any sewers, cables, mains, pipes or other apparatus under that site, or (b) any interest which was, immediately before the passing of this Act, vested in London Regional Transport or any of its subsidiaries. (3) The care, control, management and regulation of the central garden of Parliament Square shall be functions of the Authority. (4) It shall be the duty of the Authority well and sufficiently to light, cleanse, water, pave, repair and keep in good order and condition the central garden of Parliament Square. (5) The functions conferred or imposed on the Authority by this section are in addition to any other functions of the Authority. (6) In consequence of the preceding provisions of this section, any functions of the Secretary of State under or by virtue of section 22 of the Crown Lands Act 1851 (duties and powers of management in relation to the royal parks, gardens and possessions there mentioned), so far as relating to the whole or any part of the central garden of Parliament Square, shall determine. (7) Subsections (3) and (4) above shall have effect notwithstanding any law, statute, custom or usage to the contrary. (8) Any functions conferred or imposed on the Authority by virtue of this section shall be functions of the Authority which are exercisable by the Mayor acting on behalf of the Authority. (9) In this section “the central garden of Parliament Square” means the site in Parliament Square on which the Minister of Works was authorised by the Parliament Square (Improvement) Act 1949 to lay out the garden referred to in that Act as “the new central garden”.

385 Byelaws.

(1) The Authority may make and enforce such byelaws to be observed by persons using Trafalgar Square or Parliament Square Garden as the Authority considers necessary for securing the proper management of those Squares and the preservation of order and the prevention of abuses there. (2) Byelaws under this section may designate specified provisions of the byelaws as trading byelaws. (3) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any byelaw under this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction— (a) if the byelaw is a trading byelaw, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, or (b) in any other case, to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale. (4) The provision that may be made in byelaws under this section includes provision for or in connection with— (a) the licensing of any trading; and (b) the seizure, retention or disposal of any property in connection with any contravention of or failure to comply with any byelaw under this section. (5) The functions conferred or imposed on the Authority by this section are in addition to any other functions of the Authority. (6) Any functions conferred or imposed on the Authority by virtue of this section shall be functions of the Authority which are exercisable by the Mayor acting on behalf of the Authority. (6A) Byelaws under this section may not be made as respects Parliament Square Garden for the purpose of prohibiting a particular activity so far as that activity is a prohibited activity for the purposes of Part 3 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (see section 143(2) of that Act). (7) In this section— “Trafalgar Square” has the same meaning as in the Trafalgar Square Act 1844; “Parliament Square Garden” means the central garden of Parliament Square, within the meaning of section 384 above.

386 Guidance.

(1) The Secretary of State may issue guidance to the Mayor concerning the exercise of any function under or by virtue of section 383(1), 384(3) or (4) or 385(1) above by him or any body or person authorised to exercise the function under section 380 above. (2) In deciding whether or how to exercise that function, the Mayor, or body or person, shall have regard to any guidance issued under subsection (1) above.

387 The Trustee Investments Act 1961.

(1) The Trustee Investments Act 1961 shall be amended as follows. (2) In section 11 (local authority investment schemes) in subsection (4) (the authorities to which the section applies) in paragraph (a)— (a) after “England and Wales” there shall be inserted “ , the Greater London Authority, ”; and (b) after “Common Council of the City of London” there shall be inserted “ , a functional body (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999), ”. (3) In Schedule 1, in Part II (narrower-range investments requiring advice), in paragraph 9— (a) after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted— (aa) the Greater London Authority; (ab) any functional body, within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999; ; and (b) in paragraph (d), the words “the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District or” shall cease to have effect.

388 The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970.

In section 1(4) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970, in the definition of “local authority”— (a) after “London borough,” there shall be inserted “ the Greater London Authority, ”; and (b) after “any joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985” there shall be inserted “ and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, Transport for London and the London Development Agency ”.

389 The Superannuation Act 1972.

(1) Employment with— (a) the Authority, (b) Transport for London, (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (d) the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, or (e) the London Transport Users’ Committee, shall be included among the kinds of employment to which a scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 can apply. (2) Accordingly, in Schedule 1 to that Act (in which those kinds of employment are listed) the following entries shall be inserted in the list of “Other bodies” at the appropriate places— The Greater London Authority. The London Development Agency. The London Transport Users’ Committee. The Metropolitan Police Authority. Transport for London. (3) Each of the bodies specified in subsection (1) above shall pay to the Minister for the Civil Service, at such times as he may direct, such sums as he may determine in respect of the increase attributable to this section (so far as referable to that body) in the sums payable under the Superannuation Act 1972 out of money provided by Parliament. (4) Where an employee of any of the bodies specified in subsection (1) above— (a) is, by reference to that employment, a participant in a scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972, and (b) is also a member of that body, the Minister for the Civil Service may determine that his service as such a member shall be treated for the purpose of the scheme as service as an employee of that body. (5) A determination under subsection (4) above shall be without prejudice to— (a) paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 10 to this Act, in the case of Transport for London; (b) paragraph 2 of Schedule 18 to this Act, in the case of the London Transport Users’ Committee; or (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

390 The Superannuation Act 1972: delegation of functions.

(1) The Minister for the Civil Service may, to such extent and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, delegate to any person the function of administering a scheme made under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972, so far as relating to employees of any of the bodies specified in section 389(1) above. (2) A person to whom the function of administering a scheme made under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 is delegated under subsection (1) above may, to such extent and subject to such conditions as he may determine, authorise the exercise of that function by, or by employees of, any person. (3) Where a person is authorised under subsection (2) above to exercise the function of administering a scheme made under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972, anything done or omitted to be done by or in relation to him (or an employee of his) in, or in connection with, the exercise or purported exercise of the function shall be treated for all purposes as done or omitted to be done by the person who authorised him. (4) Subsection (3) above does not apply for the purposes of— (a) any criminal proceedings against the authorised person (or any employee of his); or (b) any contract between him and the person who authorised him, so far as relating to the function.

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392 The Stock Transfer Act 1982.

(1) In Schedule 1 to the Stock Transfer Act 1982 (specified securities) paragraph 7 (securities issued by local authorities etc) shall be amended as follows. (2) In sub-paragraph (1), at the end of paragraph (ba) there shall be inserted “ or ” and paragraph (c) (which relates to the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District) and the word “or” immediately preceding it shall cease to have effect. (3) In sub-paragraph (2) (which defines “local authority”) in paragraph (a)— (a) after “namely,” there shall be inserted “ the Greater London Authority, ”; and (b) after “Common Council of the City of London” there shall be inserted “ , a functional body (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999), ”.

393 Companies in which local authorities have interests.

(1) In Part V of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (companies in which local authorities have interests) section 67 (application of, and orders under, the Part) shall be amended as follows. (2) In subsection (3) (which specifies the bodies which are local authorities for the purposes of the Part) after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted— (bb) the Greater London Authority; (bc) a functional body, within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999; .

394 Investigation by the Commission for Local Administration.

(1) Section 25(1) of the Local Government Act 1974 (which specifies the bodies which are subject to investigation under Part III of that Act) shall be amended as follows. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) After paragraph (c) there shall be inserted— (cza) the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority; . (4) After paragraph (ca) (police authority established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996) there shall be inserted— (caa) the Metropolitan Police Authority; (5) After paragraph (cb) there shall be inserted— (cc) Transport for London; and . (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

395 Provision of information, advice and assistance by functional bodies.

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, the functional bodies shall provide the Mayor with such information, advice and assistance as he may by notice request. (2) The information, advice or assistance that may be requested under subsection (1) above is such information, advice or assistance as the Mayor may reasonably require for the purpose of discharging functions of the Authority which are exercisable by him. (3) The Secretary of State may by order— (a) prescribe categories of information which a functional body may refuse to provide to the Mayor under subsection (1) above, or (b) impose further limitations on the exercise of the powers conferred on the Mayor by subsection (1) above.

396 Research and collection of information: London Research Centre etc.

(1) The Authority— (a) may carry out, or assist in carrying out, investigations into, or the collection of information relating to, any matters concerning Greater London or any part of it; and (b) may make, or assist in making, arrangements whereby any such information is, or the results of any such investigation are, made available to any government department, any local authority in Greater London, any other body or person, or the public. (2) The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring the Authority to carry out, or assist in carrying out, under subsection (1)(a) above investigations into, or the collection of information relating to, such matters as may be specified in the regulations or matters of such a description as may be so specified. (3) Regulations under subsection (2) above may make provision requiring the Authority to make, or assist in making, arrangements whereby any such information is, or the results of any such investigation are, made available to— (a) government departments; (b) bodies or persons specified, or of a description specified, in the regulations; or (c) the public. (4) The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring the Authority to make, or assist in making, arrangements whereby information falling within subsection (5) below which is in the possession of the Authority is made available to any of the bodies and persons mentioned in subsection (3)(a) to (c) above. (5) The information which falls within this subsection is— (a) information collected, or the result of any investigation carried out, by the Authority under subsection (1)(a) above, and (b) information collected, or the result of any investigation carried out, other than by the Authority which has been transferred to the Authority by virtue of an order under section 408 below or a scheme under section 409 below. (6) Any functions conferred or imposed on the Authority by or under this section shall be exercisable by the Mayor acting on behalf of the Authority. (7) Subsection (6) above does not apply in relation to any function expressly conferred or imposed on the Assembly by regulations under subsection (2) above. (8) The Mayor shall from time to time, and at least once in every year, consult each London borough council and the Common council about the exercise of the Authority’s functions under subsection (1) above. (9) Before making any regulations under subsection (2) above, the Secretary of State shall consult the Mayor, the Assembly, every London borough council and the Common Council. (10) Any scheme made for Greater London under subsection (1) of section 88 of the Local Government Act 1985 (research and collection of information) is revoked by this subsection. (11) In that section— (a) in subsection (1), the words “Greater London or”, and (b) subsection (12)(a), shall cease to have effect. (12) After subsection (13) of that section (power of London borough councils etc to exercise functions described in subsection (1)(a) and (b) of that section) there shall be inserted— (13A) In the application of subsection (13) above in relation to a London borough council or the Common Council, paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) above shall have effect with the substitution of “Greater London” for “that area”.

397 Information schemes.

(1) The Mayor may make schemes for the collection of information relating to any matters concerning Greater London or any part of it. (2) The schemes that may be made under this section include schemes under which each London local authority must provide to the Mayor, in accordance with the scheme, information— (a) required by the Mayor to be provided; and (b) falling within such description of information as is specified in the scheme. (3) A scheme under this section may be made only after consultation with each London local authority. (4) A scheme under this section shall have effect so as to be binding on all the London local authorities only if at least two-thirds of those authorities give their agreement to the scheme. (5) A scheme under this section shall state whether or not it is to remain in effect indefinitely and, if it is not to remain in effect indefinitely, shall state the period for which it is to remain in effect. (6) A scheme under this section may include provision relating to— (a) the method by which information to be collected or provided under the scheme is to be analysed; (b) the form in which such information is to be collected or provided; (c) the ownership of information collected or provided under the scheme; (d) the method by which information is to be transferred or stored under the scheme; (e) the persons to whom information collected or provided under the scheme may, or must not, be disclosed; (f) bearing the costs of the scheme. (7) The provision which may be made by virtue of subsection (6)(f) above includes in particular provision— (a) for the costs of collecting or providing information of a description specified in the scheme to be borne by the Mayor or a London local authority or by both the Mayor and a London local authority in such proportions as may be specified by or under the scheme; (b) for the recovery of costs related to the scheme by the Mayor from a London local authority, by a London local authority from the Mayor or by a London local authority from another such authority. (8) A scheme under this section may contain such supplementary provision as the Mayor considers necessary or expedient. (9) The powers of the Mayor under this section are without prejudice to any other power of the Mayor under or by virtue of this Act to require any London local authority to provide information. (10) For the purposes of this section “London local authority” means a London borough council or the Common Council.

398 Schemes for the provision of information by London councils: supplementary.

(1) Where— (a) a scheme is made by virtue of subsection (2) of section 397 above, but (b) the agreement of at least two-thirds of the London local authorities is not given to the scheme as mentioned in subsection (4) of that section, the Mayor may apply to the Secretary of State for a direction that the scheme is to have effect so as to be binding on all those authorities. (2) A direction by the Secretary of State under subsection (1) above shall specify the date from which the scheme is to have effect by virtue of the direction. (3) Before giving a direction under subsection (1) above the Secretary of State shall consult each London local authority and may give such a direction only if he considers— (a) that the provision of information of the description which may be required by the Mayor to be provided under the scheme is necessary for the exercise of functions of the Authority; and (b) that the provisions of the scheme will not impose an unreasonable financial burden on the London local authorities. (4) For the purposes of any scheme made by virtue of subsection (2) of section 397 above each London local authority shall have power to collect any information which is required to be provided by that authority to the Mayor under the scheme. (5) For the purposes of this section a London local authority means a London borough council or the Common Council.

399 Revocation or variation of information schemes.

(1) A scheme under section 397 above may at any time— (a) be revoked by the Mayor; or (b) be varied by the Mayor in accordance with the terms of the scheme or by agreement between the Mayor and at least two-thirds of the London local authorities. (2) Before deciding whether to revoke or vary a scheme by virtue of subsection (1) above the Mayor shall consult each London local authority. (3) Where the Mayor revokes or varies a scheme by virtue of subsection (1) above he shall notify each London local authority of the revocation or variation. (4) For the purposes of this section “London local authority” means a London borough council or the Common Council.

400 Overseas assistance.

(1) Section 1 of the Local Government (Overseas Assistance) Act 1993 (power of local authorities to provide advice and assistance overseas) shall be amended as follows. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) In subsection (9)(a) (authorities given power to provide assistance) after “Wales,” there shall be inserted “ the Greater London Authority, ”.

401 Accommodation for Authority and functional bodies.

(1) The Secretary of State shall be under a duty to provide accommodation for— (a) the Authority, and (b) each of the functional bodies, during the period of five years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed. (2) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that appropriate accommodation is available or has been provided for a body falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) above, he may by order make provision substituting for the period for the time being specified in that subsection as it has effect in relation to that body such shorter period as he may determine. (3) Where the Secretary of State— (a) has made an order under subsection (2) above in the case of any body, but (b) subsequently considers that it is necessary, expedient or desirable to extend the period for the time being specified in subsection (1) above as it has effect in relation to that body, he may by order make provision substituting for that period (whether or not it has expired) such longer period as he may determine, ending not later than the period of five years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed. (4) The Secretary of State need not provide accommodation for a body under subsection (1) above during any period as respects which that body has notified him that it does not require him to provide accommodation for it. (5) The provision of accommodation under subsection (1) above shall be on such financial and other terms as the Secretary of State may determine.

401A Administrative, professional and technical services

(1) In this section “relevant London authority” means any of the following— (a) the Authority, (b) any functional body, (c) the London Pensions Fund Authority, (d) the London Transport Users' Committee, (e) the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, and (f) such person or body falling within subsection (1A) as the Secretary of State may specify by order. (1A) A person or body falls within this subsection if the person or body exercises functions of a public nature in relation only to— (a) Greater London, (b) a part of Greater London, or (c) a part of England including Greater London or a part of Greater London. (2) Arrangements may be entered into by relevant London authorities for the provision of administrative, professional or technical services by any one or more of them to any one or more of them, whether for consideration or otherwise. (3) The arrangements that may be entered into under subsection (2) above include arrangements for the discharge by any one or more relevant London authorities on behalf of any other relevant London authority of any functions of that other which are of an administrative, professional or technical nature. (4) Any two or more relevant London authorities may establish a joint committee for the purposes of subsection (2) above. (5) A joint committee established under subsection (4) above is to be treated for the purposes of subsections (2) and (3) above as a relevant London authority separate and distinct from the relevant London authorities by which it is established. (6) The Mayor must consult the Assembly before exercising any power conferred on the Authority by this section. (6A) The Secretary of State must consult a person or body before making an order under subsection (1)(f) specifying that person or body. (7) The Secretary of State may by order amend this section so as to extend or restrict the services or functions to which it applies.

402 Finance.

(1) For each financial year the London Pensions Fund Authority (“the LPFA”) shall prepare— (a) a statement containing a draft budget for the LPFA for that financial year and specifying the amount of any levy which the LPFA proposes to make on any class of authority in respect of that year by virtue of any levying bodies regulations; and (b) a statement of the LPFA’s strategic plans and objectives for that financial year and the two following financial years; and shall submit those statements to the Mayor on or before 31st December in the preceding financial year. (2) If— (a) the Mayor gives the LPFA any comments on a statement submitted in accordance with subsection (1)(a) above, and (b) those comments are given on or before 31st January immediately following the submission of the statement, the LPFA shall have regard to the comments in setting its budget for the financial year to which the statement relates. (3) In this section— “levying bodies regulations” means regulations (at the passing of this Act, the Levying Bodies (General) Regulations 1992)— made under section 74(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988; and having effect in relation to the LPFA by reason of a levying power which the LPFA would have, apart from section 117 of that Act; “levying power” means a power to make a levy conferred by or under any Act other than the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (at the passing of this Act, the power conferred by article 4 of the London Government Reorganisation (Pensions etc.) Order 1989); “net expenditure”, in relation to the LPFA, means all expenditure and costs incurred by the LPFA less receipts (if any), but excluding— any expenditure or costs payable out of, or any receipts which fall to be credited to, the superannuation fund maintained by the LPFA under regulations under section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972. (4) This section has effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after 1st April 2001.

403 Membership, reports and information.

(1) The functions conferred or imposed on the Secretary of State under or by virtue of the provisions of Schedule 1 to the London Government Reorganisation (Pensions etc.) Order 1989 (“the 1989 Order”) specified in subsection (2) below are transferred to the Mayor by this subsection. (2) Those provisions are— (a) paragraph 1 (appointment of members etc); (b) paragraph 2(b) (which makes provision about tenure of office by applying paragraph 2 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government Act 1985); (c) paragraph 2(c) (which makes provision about determinations relating to remuneration etc by applying paragraph 3 of that Schedule); (d) paragraph 2(f) (which makes provision about reports and information by applying paragraph 10 of that Schedule). (3) In the application of paragraph 3 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government Act 1985 (determinations relating to remuneration etc) by virtue of subsections (1) and (2)(c) above, sub-paragraph (5) (which requires the consent of the Treasury to any determination) shall be omitted. (4) In the application of paragraph 10 of that Schedule (reports and information) by virtue of subsections (1) and (2)(d) above, in sub-paragraph (2) (which requires the authority to send a copy of its annual report to the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of State to lay copies of it before Parliament) the words from “and the Secretary of State” to the end of the sub-paragraph shall be omitted. (5) Any appointment— (a) made by the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the 1989 Order, and (b) in force immediately before the coming into force of subsection (1) above, so far as relating to subsection (2)(a) above, shall have effect as from the coming into force of subsection (1) above, so far as so relating, as an appointment made by the Mayor under and in accordance with that sub-paragraph (and subject accordingly to the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government Act 1985 as they have effect by virtue of subsections (1) and (2)(b) or (c) above).

403ZA Co-operation with local government pension scheme managers

(1) The Authority must co-operate with a scheme manager for a scheme for local government workers in England and Wales who falls within subsection (2) to identify and develop investment opportunities appropriate to the pension fund that the scheme manager maintains for its part of the scheme. (2) A scheme manager falls within this subsection if the scheme manager is— (a) the London Pensions Fund Authority, or (b) a London borough. (3) Where the scheme manager participates in an asset pool company, the Authority may fulfil its duty to co-operate with the scheme manager under subsection (1) by co-operating with— (a) the scheme manager, (b) the asset pool company, or (c) both the scheme manager and the asset pool company. (4) A scheme manager participates in an asset pool company by— (a) being a shareholder of the company, (b) being a shareholder in another company which is the only shareholder of the company, or (c) contracting with the company for it to manage the funds and other assets for which the scheme manager is responsible. (5) In this section— “asset pool company” has the meaning given by section 1(9) of the Pension Schemes Act 2026; “local government worker” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013; “scheme” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013; “scheme manager”, in relation to a scheme for local government workers, means a person who is a scheme manager by virtue of section 4(5) of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (being a person responsible for the local administration of pensions and other benefits payable under the scheme who maintains a pension fund for the purposes of providing pensions and other benefits under its part of the scheme).

403A Acquisition of land by the Authority and TfL for shared purposes

(1) This section applies where the Authority and Transport for London agree that the purposes for which they may acquire land compulsorily under— (a) section 333ZA of this Act, and (b) paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 11 to this Act or Part 12 of the Highways Act 1980, would be advanced by one or both of them acquiring land for a joint project. (2) The purposes for which the Authority may acquire land compulsorily under section 333ZA(1) are to be read as if they included the purposes for which Transport for London may acquire land compulsorily. (3) The purposes for which Transport for London may acquire land compulsorily under paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 11 to this Act or Part 12 of the Highways Act 1980 are to be read as if they included the purposes for which the Authority may acquire land compulsorily. (4) The Authority and Transport for London may agree that one of them is to acquire land on behalf of the other. (5) Where subsection (4) applies, a compulsory acquisition is to proceed under— (a) section 333ZA if it is agreed that the Authority will acquire the land, or (b) paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 11 to this Act or Part 12 of the Highways Act 1980 if it is agreed that Transport for London will acquire the land. (6) Subsection (7) applies where— (a) the Authority and Transport for London both propose to acquire land compulsorily for a joint project, and (b) the proposed compulsory acquisitions require authorisation by different confirming authorities. (7) The proposed compulsory acquisitions are to be treated as requiring the joint authorisation of the confirming authorities. (8) The Authority or Transport for London may acquire land by agreement for the same purposes as those for which that body may acquire land compulsorily by virtue of subsection (2) or (3). (9) The joint project mentioned in subsection (1) is to be treated as the scheme for the purposes of the no-scheme principle in section 6A of the Land Compensation Act 1961 (impact of scheme to be disregarded when assessing value of land for compulsory purchase).

403B Acquisition of land by MDC and TfL for shared purposes

(1) This section applies where a Mayoral development corporation and Transport for London agree that the purposes for which they may acquire land compulsorily under— (a) section 207 of the Localism Act 2011, and (b) paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 11 to this Act or Part 12 of the Highways Act 1980, would be advanced by one or both of them acquiring land for a joint project. (2) The purposes for which the Mayoral development corporation may acquire land compulsorily under section 207 of the Localism Act 2011 are to be read as if they included the purposes for which Transport for London may acquire land compulsorily. (3) The purposes for which Transport for London may acquire land compulsorily under paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 11 to this Act or Part 12 of the Highways Act 1980 are to be read as if they included the purposes for which the Mayoral development corporation may acquire land compulsorily. (4) The Mayoral development corporation and Transport for London may agree that one of them is to acquire land on behalf of the other. (5) Where subsection (4) applies, a compulsory acquisition is to proceed under— (a) section 207 of the Localism Act 2011 if it is agreed that the Mayoral development corporation will acquire the land, or (b) paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 11 to this Act or Part 12 of the Highways Act 1980 if it is agreed that Transport for London will acquire the land. (6) Subsection (7) applies where— (a) the Mayoral development corporation and Transport for London both propose to acquire land compulsorily for a joint project, and (b) the proposed compulsory acquisitions require authorisation by different confirming authorities. (7) The proposed compulsory acquisitions are to be treated as requiring the joint authorisation of the confirming authorities. (8) The Mayoral development corporation or Transport for London may acquire land by agreement for the same purposes as those for which that body may acquire land compulsorily by virtue of subsection (2) or (3). (9) The joint project mentioned in subsection (1) is to be treated as the scheme for the purposes of the no-scheme principle in section 6A of the Land Compensation Act 1961 (impact of scheme to be disregarded when assessing value of land for compulsory purchase). (10) In this section “Mayoral development corporation” means a Mayoral development corporation for an area in Greater London.

404 Discrimination.

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405 Power to amend Acts and subordinate legislation.

(1) Any Minister of the Crown may by order make such amendments, repeals or revocations as appear to him to be appropriate in consequence of this Act, or of any regulations or orders under this Act,— (a) in any enactment contained in an Act passed before the relevant day or in the Session in which that day falls; or (b) in any subordinate legislation (including subordinate legislation made under or by virtue of this Act) made before the relevant day or in the Session in which that day falls. (2) Any power of a Minister of the Crown by order or regulations under this Part to make incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary provision shall include power for any incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary purposes— (a) to apply with or without modifications, (b) to extend, exclude or amend, or (c) to repeal or revoke with or without savings, any such enactment, or any instrument made under any such enactment, as is mentioned in subsection (1) above or any charter, whenever granted. (3) The amendment by this Act of any provision is without prejudice to the exercise in relation to that provision of the powers conferred by this section. (4) For the purposes of this section “the relevant day” means the earliest day on which— (a) the Authority and the functional bodies are all in being, and (b) London Regional Transport and the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District have ceased to exist, and any reference to an Act passed before that day includes a reference to this Act.

406 Transitional and consequential provision.

(1) A Minister of the Crown may by order make such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary provision as appears to him to be necessary or expedient— (a) for the general purposes, or any particular purposes, of this Act; (b) in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, any provision made by or under this Act; (c) for giving full effect to this Act; or (d) in consequence of such of the provisions of any other Act passed— (i) before the relevant day, within the meaning of section 405 above, or (ii) in the Session in which that day falls, as apply to any area, or any body or person, affected by this Act. (2) The provision that may be made by an order under this section includes provision— (a) for requiring or enabling any body or person by whom any powers will, on a date specified by or under this Act, become exercisable by virtue of any provision made by or under this Act to take before that date any steps which are necessary or expedient as a preliminary to the exercise of those powers; (b) for the making, before any date specified by or under this Act, of arrangements for securing the satisfactory operation on or after that date of any provision made by or under this Act and for defraying the cost of any such arrangements; (c) for authorising or requiring the exercise by or in relation to any body or person before a date specified by or under this Act, and whether with or without modifications, of any functions under or by virtue of this Act which will become exercisable on or after that date by or in relation to other bodies or persons, and for defraying any costs incurred in connection with any such exercise; (d) for requiring any body or person by whom any powers are exercisable before a date specified by or under this Act to refrain from exercising those powers on or after that date or to refrain from exercising them as respects a period beginning on or after that date.

407 Appointments by the Secretary of State.

(1) Any functions under or by virtue of this Act which will become exercisable by a person or body other than the Secretary of State may, before they become so exercisable, be exercised by the Secretary of State for the purpose of appointing such persons as he considers necessary to secure that any provision made by or under this Act operates satisfactorily when it comes into force. (2) The Secretary of State may defray any costs which are incurred in the exercise of the functions mentioned in subsection (1) above. (3) In exercising the functions mentioned in subsection (1) above, the Secretary of State may appoint a person on such terms and conditions (including conditions as to remuneration) as the Secretary of State thinks fit. (4) Any such terms and conditions may include provision to the effect that the person concerned— (a) is, or is not, to be or become a member of a particular pension scheme, or (b) is, or is not, to be treated as employed in the civil service of the State.

408 Transfers of property, rights or liabilities.

(1) A Minister of the Crown may by order make provision for or in connection with the transfer to any body or person falling within subsection (2) below of such property, rights or liabilities of a body or person falling within subsection (3) below as he may consider appropriate. (2) The bodies and persons falling within this subsection are— (a) the Authority; (b) any functional body; (c) any subsidiary of Transport for London; (d) London Regional Transport or any subsidiary of London Regional Transport; (e) any local authority or the Common Council; (f) a police and crime commissioner; (g) the London Transport Users’ Committee; (h) any Minister of the Crown or government department; (i) any body or person, or the holder of any office, established by or under this Act and not falling within the preceding paragraphs of this subsection. (3) The bodies and persons falling within this subsection are— (a) any Minister of the Crown or government department; (b) any London borough council or the Common Council; (c) London Regional Transport or any subsidiary of London Regional Transport; (d) any company all the shares in which are held by a Minister of the Crown; (e) the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District; (f) the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; (g) Natural England; (ga) an urban development corporation for an urban development area all or part of which is in Greater London; (gb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (gc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (gd) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (j) any body or person, or the holder of any office, for whose abolition or dissolution provision is made by or under this Act and which does not fall within the preceding paragraphs of this subsection. (4) The power conferred by subsection (1) above is exercisable— (a) for the general purposes, or any particular purposes, of this Act; (b) in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, any provision made by or under this Act; (c) for giving full effect to this Act; or (d) in consequence of such of the provisions of any other Act passed— (i) before the relevant day, within the meaning of section 405 above, or (ii) in the Session in which that day falls, as apply to any area, or any body or person, affected by this Act. (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (7) An order under subsection (1) above may make provision for or in connection with— (a) the grant or creation of an estate or interest in, or right over, any land or other property, (b) the grant or creation of any other rights, or (c) the imposition of liabilities, in favour of, or on, any body or person falling within subsection (2) above or any body or person falling within subsection (3) above. (8) An order under subsection (1) above may make provision for transfers to take effect at such time of day as may be specified in the order. (8A) An order under subsection (1) above may not make provision in relation to land which is held by the Secretary of State and was acquired, or is treated as having been acquired, under section 39 of the Forestry Act 1967 (power to acquire land which is suitable for afforestation or purposes connected with forestry). (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (11) In this section “urban development corporation” means a corporation established by an order under section 135 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.