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Greater London Authority Act 2007

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  1. Introduction

  2. Summary

    1. Part 1 - General Functions of the Authority

    2. Part 2 – Transport

    3. Part 3 - The London Development Agency

    4. Part 4 - Health

    5. Part 5 - The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

    6. Part 6 - Housing

    7. Part 7 - Planning

    8. Part 8 - Environmental Functions

    9. Part 9 - Culture, Media and Sport

    10. Part 10 – Miscellaneous and General

  3. Background

  4. Overview of the Structure

  5. Territorial Extent

  6. Commentary

    1. Part 1: General Functions of the Authority

      1. Payments on loss of office

        1. Section 1: Payments on ceasing to hold office as Mayor or Assembly member

      2. The Mayor’s strategies

        1. Section 2: Consultation

      3. The Assembly

        1. Section 3: The Mayor’s periodic report to the Assembly

        2. Section 4 & Schedule 1: Confirmation hearings etc for certain appointments by the Mayor

        3. Section 5: Power to require attendance at Assembly meetings: time limits

        4. Section 6: Annual report by the Assembly

      4. Officers and staff

        1. Sections 7 to 11: Officers and staff

      5. The annual budget

        1. Sections 12 to 16: The annual budget

    2. Part 2: Transport

      1. Section 17: Restrictions on disposal of land: method of giving consent

      2. Section 18: Membership of Transport for London: eligibility of holders of political office

      3. Section 19: Remuneration and allowances

    3. Part 3: the London Development Agency

      1. Section 20: Allowances

    4. Part 4: Health

      1. The Health Adviser and the Deputy Health Advisers

        1. Section 21: The Health Adviser and the Deputy Health Advisers

      2. Reduction of health inequalities

        1. Section 22: The health inequalities strategy

        2. Section 23: The general power of the Authority: duty to have regard

        3. Section 24: General duties of the Mayor with respect to his strategies

    5. Part 5: the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

      1. Section 25: Membership

      2. Section 26: Allowances

      3. Section 27: Directions etc by the Mayor

    6. Part 6: Housing

      1. Section 28: The London housing strategy

    7. Part 7: Planning

      1. The Mayor’s spatial development strategy

        1. Section 29: Duties in relation to consultation

      2. Local development schemes

        1. Section 30: Local development schemes

      3. Development control

        1. Section 31: Mayor to determine certain applications for planning permission

        2. Sections 32, 33, 34: Planning obligations

        3. Section 35: Representation Hearings

        4. Section 36: Planning Contribution under section 46 of PCPA 2004

    8. Part 8: Environmental Functions

      1. Waste

        1. Section 37: Duties of waste collection authorities etc

        2. Section 38: London Waste and Recycling Board

        3. Section 39: Information about waste contracts

      2. Climate change and energy

        1. Section 40: The general power of the Authority: duty to have regard

        2. Section 41: General duties of the Mayor with respect to his strategies

        3. Section 42: Duty of Mayor and Assembly to address climate change

        4. Section 43: The London climate change mitigation and energy strategy

        5. Section 44: The Mayor’s adaptation to climate change strategy for London

    9. Part 9: Culture, Media and Sport

      1. Museum of London

        1. Section 45: Transfer of power of appointment of members of Board of Governors

        2. Section 46: Period of appointment of Governors to the Board

        3. Section 47: The Board’s expenditure: transfer of powers and other provisions.

        4. Section 48: Transfer of other powers relating to the Museum

        5. Section 49: Repeal of section 5 of the Museum of London Act 1986

      2. Miscellaneous

        1. Section 50: The Mayor’s culture strategy: consultation

        2. Section 51: The Mayor’s duty to exercise certain powers of appointment

    10. Part 10: Miscellaneous and General

      1. Section 52: Common provision of administrative, professional and technical services

    11. Part 11: Supplementary Provisions

      1. Section 53: Orders

      2. Section 54: Directions

      3. Section 55: Financial Provisions

      4. Section 56: Transitional provision relating to consultation

      5. Section 57: Repeals

      6. Section 58: Interpretation

      7. Section 59: Short title, citation, commencement and extent

  7. Concluding Sections

    1. Commencement

  8. Hansard References

  9. ANNEX AGlossary

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