The Greater London Authority Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Finance Provisions) Order 1999

For “A major precepting authority which” substitute “Where a major precepting authority, or in the case of the Greater London Authority, where either that authority or the Secretary of State,”

After “sections 47 and 48 above (by way of substitute),” insert “ that authority”

In the definition of “the relevant portion of any new additional grant ” after “taken into account by the authority” insert “, or by the Secretary of State,”

After “Where—(a) the Authority” insert “or the Secretary of State”

For subsection (1) substitute the following provision:

“(1) The Secretary of State–

(a)in the period beginning on 1st April 2000 and ending immediately before 3rd July 2000 may–

(i)pay such sums of money to such relevant predecessor bodies of Transport for London (other than himself) as he may determine, as a contribution towards their expenditure on performing their transferred functions,

(ii)spend such sums of money as he may determine on performing his transferred functions as a predecessor body of Transport for London;

(b)in the remainder of the 2000/2001 financial year, shall pay a grant to the Authority,

and the sums and that grant together are to be called “GLA transport grant”.”

After “London” insert “and the transferred functions of its relevant predecessor bodies”

After the definition of “ordinary election” insert the following definition:

““predecessor body” means a person or body having functions before 3rd July 2000 which on or after 3rd July 2000 will be performed by the Authority or a functional body;”

After the definition of “proper officer” insert the following definition:

• “relevant predecessor body” means, in relation to a constituent body a person or body, having functions before 3rd July 2000 which on or after 3rd July 2000 will be performed by that constituent body; and the relevant predecessor bodies are set out below:

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions;

The Councils of the London Boroughs of Camden, Greenwich, Hackney, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth, Westminster, Bromley, Croydon, Ealing, Haringey, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Newham and Sutton;

The Common Council of the City of London;

The Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District;

Docklands Light Railway Ltd;

London Regional Transport, and its subsidiaries;

The Traffic Director for London;

The Commission for New Towns;

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions;

The Urban Regeneration Agency;

After the definition of “subsidiary” insert the following definition:

““transferred functions” means those functions of a relevant predecessor body which on or after 3rd July 2000 will be performed by a constituent body;”