UK Act of Parliament 2007 United Kingdom

Greater London Authority Act 2007

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5 compliance obligations · 1 statutory instrument

Who this Act binds

Plus 5 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1 — General functions of the Authority

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s.001

Payments on ceasing to hold office as Mayor or Assembly member

s.002

Consultation

s.003

The Mayor's periodic report to the Assembly

s.004

Confirmation hearings etc for certain appointments by the Mayor

s.005

Power to require attendance at Assembly meetings: time limits

s.006

Annual report by the Assembly

s.007

Staff appointed under section 67(2) of the GLA Act 1999

s.008

Head of paid service

s.009

Monitoring officer

s.010

Chief finance officer

s.011

Amendments consequential on sections 8 to 10

s.012

Separate component budgets for Assembly and Mayor

s.013

Procedure for determining Authority's consolidated budget requirement

s.014

Substitute calculations

s.015

Deemed component budget requirements for last old financial year

s.016

Exercise of Mayor's functions when temporarily unable to act

Part 2 — Transport

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s.017

Restrictions on disposal of land: method of giving consent

s.018

Membership of Transport for London: eligibility of holders of political office

s.019

Remuneration and allowances

Part 3 — The London Development Agency

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s.020

Allowances

Part 4 — Health

s.022

The health inequalities strategy

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Mayor of London must publish a health inequalities strategy Crown / Minister / Government department

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s.021

The Health Adviser and the Deputy Health Advisers

s.023

The general power of the Authority: duty to have regard

s.024

General duties of the Mayor with respect to his strategies

Part 5 — The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

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s.025

Membership

s.026

Allowances

s.027

Directions etc by the Mayor

Part 6 — Housing

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s.028

The London housing strategy

Part 7 — Planning

s.035

Representation hearings

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Mayor of London must hold representation hearings for major planning apps Statutory regulator

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s.029

Duties in relation to consultation

s.030

Local development schemes

s.031

Mayor to determine certain applications for planning permission

s.032

Planning obligations

s.033

Amendments of section 106 of TCPA

s.034

Planning obligations: further provision

s.036

Planning contribution under section 46 of PCPA 2004

Part 8 — Environmental functions

s.042

Duty of Mayor and Assembly to address climate change

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Mayor of London and Assembly must address climate change in London Local authority

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s.037

Duties of waste collection authorities etc

s.038

London Waste and Recycling Board

s.039

Information about waste contracts

s.040

The general power of the Authority: duty to have regard

s.041

General duties of the Mayor with respect to his strategies

s.043

The London climate change mitigation and energy strategy

s.044

The Mayor's adaptation to climate change strategy for London

Part 9 — Culture, media and sport

s.051

The Mayor's duty to exercise certain powers of appointment

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

The Mayor of London must fill arts and sports board vacancies upon request Statutory regulator

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s.045

Transfer of power of appointment of members of Board of Governors

s.046

Period of appointment of Governors to the Board

s.047

The Board's expenditure: transfer of powers and other provisions

s.048

Transfer of other powers relating to the Museum

s.049

Repeal of section 5 of the Museum of London Act 1986

s.050

The Mayor's culture strategy: consultation

Part 10 — Miscellaneous and general

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s.052

Common provision of administrative, professional and technical services

Part 11 — Supplementary provisions

s.055

Financial provisions

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Parliament and Government must fund expenditure arising from this Act Crown / Minister / Government department

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s.053

Orders

s.054

Directions

s.056

Transitional provision relating to consultation

s.057

Repeals

s.058

Interpretation

s.059

Short title, citation, commencement and extent

Schedules

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s.sch001

Confirmation hearings etc: Schedule 4A to the GLA Act 1999

s.sch001

This is the Schedule that is to be inserted as...

s.sch002

Repeals

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Connected legislation

1 statutory instrument

These instruments amend, apply, or refer to this Act. They may not all create direct business obligations.

Secondary legislation (1)

The Greater London Authority Act 2007 (Commencement No.2) Order 2008 2008

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