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1. Part I

   The Greater London Authority

   1. The Authority

      1. 1. The Authority.

   2. Membership

      1. 2. Membership of the Authority and the Assembly.

   3. Ordinary elections

      1. 3. Time of ordinary elections.

      2. 4. Voting at ordinary elections.

   4. Vacancies in the Assembly

      1. 5. Resignation.

      2. 6. Failure to attend meetings.

      3. 7. Declaration of vacancy in certain cases.

      4. 8. Election of member as Mayor.

      5. 9. Date of casual vacancies.

      6. 10. Filling a vacancy in an Assembly constituency.

      7. 11. Filling a vacancy among the London members.

   5. Vacancy in the office of Mayor

      1. 12. Resignation.

      2. 13. Failure to attend meetings.

      3. 14. Declaration of vacancy in certain cases.

      4. 15. Date of casual vacancy.

      5. 16. Filling a vacancy.

   6. Franchise, conduct of elections etc

      1. 17. Franchise, conduct of elections etc.

      2. 18. Cost of holding the first ordinary elections.

      3. 19. Expenditure of Secretary of State in connection with holding the first ordinary election.

   7. Qualifications and disqualifications

      1. 20. Qualification to be the Mayor or an Assembly member.

      2. 21. Disqualification from being the Mayor or an Assembly member.

      3. 22. Validity of acts done by unqualified persons.

      4. 23. Proceedings for disqualification.

   8. Salaries, expenses and pensions

      1. 24. Salaries and expenses.

      2. 25. Limit on salaries of members of other public bodies.

      3. 26. Pensions.

      4. 27. Publication of information about remuneration paid.

   9. Supplementary provisions

      1. 28. Declaration of acceptance of office.

      2. 29. Interpretation of Part I.

2. Part II

   General Functions and Procedure

   1. The general and subsidiary powers of the Authority

      1. 30. The general power of the Authority.

      2. 31. Limits of the general power.

      3. 32. Consultation.

      4. 33. Equality of opportunity.

      5. 34. Subsidiary powers of the Authority.

   2. Exercise of functions: general principles

      1. 35. Authority functions to be exercisable by Mayor, Assembly or both.

      2. 36. Standing orders of the Authority.

      3. 37. Discharge during vacancy or temporary incapacity of Mayor.

   3. Functions exercisable by the Mayor

      1. 38. Delegation.

      2. 39. Exercise of functions by joint committees.

      3. 40. Contracting out.

   4. The Mayor’s strategies

      1. 41. General duties of the Mayor in relation to his strategies.

      2. 42. Consultation.

      3. 43. Publicity and availability of strategies.

      4. 44. Directions by the Secretary of State.

   5. Public accountability

      1. 45. The Mayor’s periodic report to the Assembly.

      2. 46. Annual report by the Mayor.

      3. 47. The annual State of London debate.

      4. 48. People’s Question Time.

   6. Deputy Mayor

      1. 49. The Deputy Mayor.

   7. Chair and Deputy Chair of the Assembly

      1. 50. Functions.

      2. 51. Appointment.

   8. Meetings and procedure of the Assembly

      1. 52. Meetings of the whole Assembly.

      2. 53. Assembly procedure.

      3. 54. Discharge of functions by committees or single members.

      4. 55. Assembly committees and sub-committees.

      5. 56. Minutes.

      6. 57. Political composition of Assembly committees.

      7. 58. Openness.

   9. General functions of the Assembly

      1. 59. Review and investigation.

      2. 60. Proposals to the Mayor.

   10. Attendance of witnesses and production of documents

       1. 61. Power to require attendance at Assembly meetings.

       2. 62. Procedure for requiring attendance.

       3. 63. Restriction of information.

       4. 64. Failure to attend proceedings etc.

       5. 65. Proceedings under section 61(1): openness.

   11. Ethical standards

       1. 66. The Secretary of State’s guidance on ethical standards.

   12. Staff

       1. 67. Appointment.

       2. 68. Disqualification and political restriction.

       3. 69. Disqualification for membership of London borough councils.

       4. 70. Terms and conditions of employment.

       5. 71. Disclosure by employees of interests in contracts.

       6. 72. Head of paid service.

       7. 73. Monitoring officer.

   13. General local authority provisions

       1. 74. Investigation by Commission for Local Administration.

       2. 75. Provisions of 1972 Act relating to documents, notices etc.

       3. 76. Byelaws.

   14. Bills in Parliament

       1. 77. Power of Authority to promote or oppose Bills in Parliament.

       2. 78. Power to request provisions in Bills promoted by London local authorities.

       3. 79. Authority’s consent to inclusion of certain provisions in local Bills.

   15. Contracts

       1. 80. Public supply or works contracts.

3. Part III

   Financial Provisions

   1. Chapter I

      Council Tax

      1. Different categories of dwellings

         1. 81. Amounts for different categories of dwellings.

      2. Precepts

         1. 82. Authority to be a major precepting authority.

         2. 83. Issue of precepts.

         3. 84. Substituted precepts.

      3. Budget requirements

         1. 85. Calculation of component and consolidated budget requirements.

         2. 86. Provisions supplemental to section 85.

         3. 87. Procedure for determining the budget requirements.

      4. Calculation of tax payable

         1. 88. Calculation of basic amount of tax.

         2. 89. Additional calculations: special item for part of Greater London.

         3. 90. The special item for the purposes of section 89.

         4. 91. Special items: amendments of section 46 of the 1992 Act.

         5. 92. Calculation of tax for different valuation bands.

         6. 93. Calculation of amount payable by each billing authority.

      5. Substitute calculations etc.

         1. 94. Substitute calculations under section 49 of the 1992 Act.

         2. 95. Minimum budget for Metropolitan Police Authority.

         3. 96. Provisions supplemental to section 95.

         4. 97. Emergencies and disasters.

         5. 98. Procedure for making substitute calculations.

      6. Supplementary

         1. 99. Interpretation of Chapter I.

   2. Chapter II

      Grants and Redistributed Non-domestic Rates

      1. Grants

         1. 100. General GLA grant.

         2. 101. GLA transport grant.

      2. Distribution of grants etc.

         1. 102. Mayor to distribute grants etc between Authority and functional bodies.

         2. 103. Authority’s duty to account to functional bodies for their grants.

   3. Chapter III

      Emergency Financial Assistance, Funds and Miscellaneous Matters

      1. 104. Emergency financial assistance.

      2. 105. Component budgets: anticipation of certain levies.

      3. 106. The Authority’s general fund.

      4. 107. Judicial review.

      5. 108. Functions to be discharged only by certain authorities.

      6. 109. Information.

      7. 110. Provision of information by functional bodies to Mayor or Assembly.

   4. Chapter IV

      Revenue Accounts and Capital Finance

      1. Application of Part IV of Local Government and Housing Act 1989

         1. 111. Part IV of 1989 Act to apply to Authority and functional bodies.

      2. Credit approvals

         1. 112. Provisions to be in place of sections 53 to 55 of 1989 Act.

         2. 113. Aggregate credit approval for Authority and functional bodies.

         3. 114. Additional credit approval.

         4. 115. Notification of category C or D allocations.

         5. 116. Amortisation.

         6. 117. Criteria for issuing credit approvals.

         7. 118. Part IV of 1989 Act and credit approvals under this Chapter.

      3. Capital receipts and mutual grants

         1. 119. Power to redistribute capital receipts of functional bodies.

         2. 120. Capital grants between Authority and functional bodies.

         3. 121. Revenue grants between Authority and functional bodies.

      4. The Mayor’s capital spending plan

         1. 122. Form and contents.

         2. 123. Preparation.

      5. Supplementary provisions

         1. 124. Admissible factors in preparing capital spending plan etc.

         2. 125. Information.

         3. 126. Interpretation of Chapter IV.

   5. Chapter V

      Financial Administration, Accounts and Audit

      1. Financial administration

         1. 127. Proper financial administration and chief finance officer.

         2. 128. Application of Part VIII of Local Government Finance Act 1988.

         3. 129. Qualifications of chief finance officer.

         4. 130. Functions of chief finance officer as regards reports.

         5. 131. Duties of Authority or functional body as regards reports.

         6. 132. Monitoring officer not to be chief finance officer etc.

      2. Accounts and audit

         1. 133. Application of the Audit Commission Act 1998.

         2. 134. Summary statement of accounts of Authority and other bodies.

         3. 135. Information for purposes of section 134.

   6. Chapter VI

      Miscellaneous and Supplementary Provisions

      1. 136. Amendment of cross-references to provisions of Chapter I.

      2. 137. Council tax: no Crown exemption for Authority or functional bodies.

      3. 138. No discretionary rate relief for functional bodies.

      4. 139. Local loans.

      5. 140. Functions of Mayor or Assembly under or by virtue of this Part.

4. Part IV

   Transport

   1. Chapter I

      Transport functions of the Authority

      1. The general transport duty

         1. 141. General transport duty.

      2. The transport strategy

         1. 142. The Mayor’s transport strategy.

         2. 143. Directions by the Secretary of State.

         3. 144. Duties of London borough councils etc.

      3. Local implementation plans

         1. 145. Preparation of the plan.

         2. 146. Approval of plans by the Mayor.

         3. 147. Power of the Mayor to prepare a plan.

         4. 148. Revision.

         5. 149. Procedure for revision.

         6. 150. Power of the Mayor to prepare a revised plan.

         7. 151. Implementation by a London borough council.

         8. 152. Implementation by the Mayor.

         9. 153. Directions by the Mayor.

   2. Chapter II

      Transport for London

      1. Establishment and control

         1. 154. Establishment.

         2. 155. Directions etc by the Mayor.

      2. Functions: general provisions

         1. 156. General powers.

         2. 157. Restriction on exercise of certain powers except through a company.

         3. 158. Power of Mayor to transfer functions.

      3. Financial provisions

         1. 159. Financial assistance.

         2. 160. Guarantees.

      4. Reports and information

         1. 161. Annual report.

         2. 162. Provision of information.

      5. Property and subsidiaries etc.

         1. 163. Restrictions on disposal of land.

         2. 164. Control of subsidiaries.

         3. 165. Distribution of property, rights and liabilities.

      6. Functions relating to legislation

         1. 166. Procedure for making byelaws.

         2. 167. Power of Transport for London to promote or oppose Bills in Parliament.

         3. 168. Orders under the Transport and Works Act 1992.

      7. Interpretation

         1. 169. Meaning of “transport subsidiary’s agreement”.

   3. Chapter III

      London Regional Transport

      1. 170. Powers of disposal.

      2. 171. Power to give guarantees.

      3. 172. Supplementary provisions with respect to transfer schemes.

   4. Chapter IV

      Public passenger transport

      1. 173. Provision of public passenger transport.

      2. 174. Structure of fares and services.

      3. 175. Co-operation with the Franchising Director.

      4. 176. Co-operation with other persons.

      5. 177. Provision of extra passenger transport services and facilities.

      6. 178. Information and publicity about plans as to services and fares.

   5. Chapter V

      Regulation of bus services in Greater London

      1. Introductory

         1. 179. London local services.

         2. 180. Provision of London local services.

      2. The London bus network

         1. 181. The London bus network.

         2. 182. London local service agreements.

         3. 183. Addition or variation of a network service.

         4. 184. Discontinuance of a network service.

      3. Bus services outside the network

         1. 185. London service permits.

         2. 186. Grant of London service permits.

         3. 187. Conditions.

         4. 188. Revocation.

         5. 189. Appeals.

         6. 190. Duration.

      4. Guidance document

         1. 191. Consultation.

         2. 192. Publication.

      5. Miscellaneous

         1. 193. Validity of agreements and permits.

         2. 194. Application of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.

         3. 195. Interpretation of Chapter V.

   6. Chapter VI

      Railways

      1. The Authority and the Franchising Director

         1. 196. Power of Authority to give instructions or guidance to the Franchising Director.

         2. 197. Franchising Director to consult Mayor as to fares, services etc.

      2. Licences, access contracts and franchising

         1. 198. Exemptions by order under Part I of the Railways Act 1993.

         2. 199. Licence exemptions and facility exemptions.

         3. 200. Railway access contracts.

         4. 201. Transport for London: contracts requiring passenger licences.

         5. 202. Authority and Transport for London not to be railway franchisees.

      3. Closures

         1. 203. Franchising Director to give copy documents to Mayor.

         2. 204. Procedure for closure of certain railway passenger services.

      4. Miscellaneous

         1. 205. Amendment of franchise agreements to take account of the Authority.

         2. 206. Secretary of State to consult Mayor before changing amount of penalty fare.

         3. 207. Restrictions on contracting out certain services.

      5. Docklands Light Railway and Croydon Tramlink

         1. 208. Docklands Light Railway.

         2. 209. The Croydon Tramlink.

   7. Chapter VII

5. Public-Private Partnership Agreements

   1. Introductory

      1. 210. PPP agreements.

      2. 211. Public sector operators.

      3. 212. PPP designations.

   2. Key system assets

      1. 213. Key system assets.

      2. 214. Register of key system assets.

      3. 215. Related third party agreements.

      4. 216. Protection of key system assets.

      5. 217. Schemes for the transfer of key system assets.

   3. Land

      1. 218. PPP leases.

      2. 219. Land registration and PPP leases.

   4. Insolvency

      1. 220. Meaning and effect of PPP administration orders.

      2. 221. PPP administration orders made on special petitions.

      3. 222. Restriction on making winding-up order.

      4. 223. Restrictions on voluntary winding-up etc.

      5. 224. Meaning of “company” and application of provisions to unregistered, foreign and other companies.

   5. The PPP arbiter

      1. 225. The PPP arbiter.

      2. 226. Terms of appointment.

      3. 227. Staff.

      4. 228. Same person as PPP arbiter and Rail Regulator: duties of staff.

      5. 229. Directions of the PPP arbiter.

      6. 230. Guidance by the PPP arbiter.

      7. 231. Duty of the PPP arbiter.

      8. 232. Further powers.

      9. 233. Provision of information to the PPP arbiter.

      10. 234. Failure to provide information to PPP arbiter.

      11. 235. Restrictions on disclosure of information.

      12. 236. Immunity.

      13. 237. Expenses.

   6. Miscellaneous and supplementary

      1. 238. Statutory undertakers.

      2. 239. Interpretation of Chapter VII.

   7. Chapter VIII

      Travel Concessions

      1. 240. Travel concessions on journeys in and around Greater London.

      2. 241. Reserve free travel scheme for London residents.

      3. 242. Requirements as to scope.

      4. 243. Requirements as to uniformity.

      5. 244. Exercise of functions by a joint committee.

   8. Chapter IX

      Penalty Fares

      1. 245. Penalty fares.

   9. Chapter X

      The Transport Users' Committee

      1. 246. Abolition of the London Regional Passengers' Committee.

      2. 247. The London Transport Users' Committee.

      3. 248. Representations to the Committee.

      4. 249. Voluntary arrangements with transport providers.

      5. 250. Recommendations and reports etc.

      6. 251. Directions by the Assembly.

      7. 252. Role as rail users' consultative committee.

   10. Chapter XI

       Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles

       1. 253. Hackney carriages.

       2. 254. The Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998.

       3. 255. Provisions consequent on alteration of metropolitan police district.

   11. Chapter XII

       Water Transport

       1. 256. Provision of facilities to benefit users of waterways.

       2. 257. The Woolwich Ferry.

       3. 258. Landing places: transfer of certain rights and obligations.

   12. Chapter XIII

       Highways

       1. GLA roads

          1. 259. Introductory.

          2. 260. Designation of first GLA roads.

          3. 261. Orders by the Authority changing what are GLA roads.

          4. 262. Certification and records of GLA roads.

          5. 263. Supplementary provisions.

          6. 264. Transfer of property and liabilities upon a highway becoming or ceasing to be a GLA road.

          7. 265. Transfer of employees upon a highway becoming or ceasing to be a GLA road.

       2. London borough councils

          1. 266. Exercise of powers so as to affect another authority’s roads.

       3. Miscellaneous and supplementary

          1. 267. Proposals for Royal Parks and highways: consultation.

          2. 268. Road humps.

          3. 269. Traffic calming.

          4. 270. Stopping up orders by London councils.

   13. Chapter XIV

       Road Traffic

       1. Transport for London as a traffic authority

          1. 271. Transport for London to be traffic authority for GLA roads etc.

          2. 272. GLA side roads.

          3. 273. Power to place traffic signs in connection with GLA roads etc.

          4. 274. Power to affix traffic signs to walls.

       2. Traffic control systems

          1. 275. Transfer of London Traffic Control System to Transport for London.

          2. 276. London borough councils and the London traffic control system.

          3. 277. Transfer of traffic control systems between Secretary of State and Transport for London.

          4. 278. Traffic authority for certain traffic signs in Greater London.

       3. Road safety and traffic reduction

          1. 279. Road safety information and training.

          2. 280. The Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997.

       4. Parking

          1. 281. Designation of paying parking places on highways.

          2. 282. Financial provisions relating to parking places on the highway.

          3. 283. Appointment of parking adjudicators by joint committee.

          4. 284. Fixing of certain parking and other charges.

          5. 285. Special parking areas.

          6. 286. Variation of special parking areas by the Mayor.

          7. 287. Interpretation of parking provisions.

       5. School crossing patrols, parking attendants and traffic wardens

          1. 288. School crossing patrols.

          2. 289. Parking attendants.

          3. 290. Exercise by traffic wardens of functions of parking attendants.

       6. Miscellaneous and supplementary provisions

          1. 291. London borough council affecting another authority’s roads.

          2. 292. Interpretation of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

          3. 293. Proposals for Royal Parks and highways: consultation.

          4. 294. Repeal of certain enactments.

   14. Chapter XV

       New Charges and Levies

       1. 295. Road user charging.

       2. 296. Workplace parking levy.

   15. Chapter XVI

       Transition from London Regional Transport to Transport for London

       1. 297. Transfers of property, rights and liabilities.

       2. 298. Functions during the transitional period.

       3. 299. Fares etc during the transitional period.

       4. 300. Continuity: repealed or revoked functions.

       5. 301. Transfer of former functions of LTE, records and relics.

       6. 302. Dissolution of London Regional Transport.

       7. 303. Interpretation of Chapter XVI.

6. Part V

   The London Development Agency

   1. 304. Appointment of members by the Mayor.

   2. 305. Delegation of functions by Ministers to the Mayor.

   3. 306. The London Development Agency strategy.

   4. 307. Secretary of State’s functions in relation to the strategy.

   5. 308. Audit.

   6. 309. Further amendments of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998.

7. Part VI

   Police and Probation Services

   1. The Metropolitan Police Authority and its police force

      1. 310. Establishment, membership and duty to maintain police force.

      2. 311. Assimilation of general functions to those of other police authorities.

      3. 312. Metropolitan Police Authority to be police authority instead of Secretary of State.

      4. 313. Openness.

   2. Commissioners and Commanders

      1. 314. General functions of the Commissioner.

      2. 315. Appointment of Commissioner.

      3. 316. Functions of the Deputy Commissioner.

      4. 317. Appointment of Deputy Commissioner.

      5. 318. Removal of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner.

      6. 319. Appointment, removal and functions of Assistant Commissioners.

      7. 320. Appointment and removal of Commanders.

      8. 321. Continuation in post of Commissioners and Commanders.

   3. Other members

      1. 322. Other members of the metropolitan police force.

   4. The metropolitan police district

      1. 323. Alteration of the metropolitan police district.

      2. 324. Secondments to meet demands caused by the boundary change.

   5. Miscellaneous police amendments

      1. 325. Further amendments relating to metropolitan police etc.

   6. The probation service

      1. 326. Organisation of probation service in Greater London.

   7. The Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District

      1. 327. Abolition of office of Receiver.

8. Part VII

   The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

   1. 328. Reconstitution of the Fire etc Authority.

   2. 329. Role as the fire authority for Greater London.

   3. 330. Civil defence.

   4. 331. Openness.

   5. 332. Discharge of functions.

   6. 333. Miscellaneous powers and duties.

9. Part VIII

   Planning

   1. The Mayor’s spatial development strategy

      1. 334. The spatial development strategy.

      2. 335. Public participation.

      3. 336. Withdrawal.

      4. 337. Publication.

      5. 338. Examination in public.

   2. Review, alteration and replacement

      1. 339. Review of matters affecting the strategy.

      2. 340. Reviews of the strategy.

      3. 341. Alteration or replacement.

   3. Supplementary provisions

      1. 342. Matters to which the Mayor is to have regard.

      2. 343. Regulations.

   4. Implementation

      1. 344. Amendments of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

      2. 345. Town and Country Planning Act 1990: costs of appeals.

   5. Miscellaneous and supplemental

      1. 346. Monitoring and data collection.

      2. 347. Functional bodies to have regard to the strategy.

      3. 348. Mayor’s functions as to planning around Greater London.

      4. 349. Abolition of joint planning committee for Greater London.

      5. 350. Interpretation of Part VIII.

10. Part IX

    Environmental functions

    1. Report on the state of the environment

       1. 351. The Mayor’s environmental report.

    2. Biodiversity

       1. 352. The Mayor’s biodiversity action plan.

    3. Waste

       1. 353. The Mayor’s municipal waste management strategy.

       2. 354. Directions by the Secretary of State.

       3. 355. Duties of waste collection authorities etc.

       4. 356. Directions by the Mayor.

       5. 357. Information about existing waste contracts.

       6. 358. Information about new waste contracts.

       7. 359. Confidential information about waste contracts.

       8. 360. Interpretation of sections 353 to 359.

       9. 361. Waste recycling plans.

    4. Air quality

       1. 362. The Mayor’s air quality strategy.

       2. 363. Directions by the Secretary of State.

       3. 364. Duty of local authorities in Greater London.

       4. 365. Directions by the Mayor.

       5. 366. Interpretation of sections 362 to 365.

       6. 367. Directions under the Environment Act 1995.

       7. 368. Duty of the Mayor in relation to air quality action plans.

       8. 369. Consultation with the Mayor.

    5. Noise

       1. 370. The London ambient noise strategy.

       2. 371. Consultation about aviation noise.

       3. 372. Consultation at aerodromes.

    6. Miscellaneous and supplementary

       1. 373. Functional bodies to have regard to strategies under this Part.

       2. 374. Abolition of the London Ecology Committee.

11. Part X

    Culture, Media and Sport

    1. Chapter I

       Culture Strategy and tourism

       1. 375. The Cultural Strategy Group for London.

       2. 376. The Mayor’s culture strategy.

       3. 377. Assistance by the Mayor for museums, galleries etc.

       4. 378. Duty of the Authority to promote tourism.

       5. 379. Authority’s duty to provide advice on tourism.

       6. 380. Delegation of Authority’s functions.

       7. 381. Grants to the Authority for its tourism functions.

       8. 382. Interpretation of Chapter I.

    2. Chapter II

       Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square

       1. 383. Trafalgar Square.