New Clause 30
Greater London Authority Bill
12:00 pm
Ann Winterton (Congleton, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: New clause 43—Directions issued by the Mayor to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority—
‘After section 404 of the GLA Act 1999 insert—
“404A Directions issued by the Mayor to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
(1) Before issuing a direction to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority under or by virtue of this Act, the Mayor shall act in accordance with the following subsections.
(2) The Mayor shall send a copy of any proposed direction to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority to the London Assembly.
(3) The Assembly may within 21 days of receiving a copy of any proposed direction to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority recommend that the proposed direction should not be issued or should be issued with such modifications as the Assembly shall determine.
(4) The Mayor shall have regard to any recommendation made by the Assembly under subsection (3) above.
(5) The Mayor shall within 21 days or receiving a recommendation made by the Assembly under subsection (3) above prepare a statement which must include an explanation setting out the reasons why any recommendations made by the Assembly is not accepted.”.’.
New clause 44—General power for the Assembly to call in directions—
‘(1) After section 404 of the GLA Act 1999 insert—
“404A Directions issued by the Mayor
(1) Before issuing a direction under or by virtue of this Act, the Mayor shall act in accordance with the following subsections.
(2) The Mayor shall send a copy of any proposed direction to the Assembly.
(3) The Assembly may within 21 days of receiving a copy of any proposed direction recommend that the proposed direction should not be issued or should be issued with such modifications as the Assembly shall determine.
(4) The Mayor shall have regard to any recommendations made by the Assembly under subsection (3) above.
(5) The Mayor shall within 21 days of receiving a recommendation made by the Assembly under subsection (3) above prepare a statement which must include an explanation setting out the reasons why any recommendation made by the Assembly is not accepted.”
(2) After section 421(2) of the GLA Act 1999 insert—
“(3) In any direction given under this Act by the Mayor, the reference to a ‘direction’ shall include the following—
(a) any guidance issued by the Mayor under this Act to any body as to the manner in which that body is to exercise its functions;
(b) any general directions issued by the Mayor under this Act to any body as to the manner in which that body is to exercise its functions;
(c) any specific directions issued by the Mayor under this Act to any body as to the exercise of that body’s functions.
(4) In this section and in section 404A any reference to ‘this Act’ includes any provisions which, by virtue of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (as amended from time to time), have been or are inserted into any other Act of Parliament or statutory instrument.”.’.