Greater London Authority Act 1999

Parking E+W+S

281 Designation of paying parking places on highways. E+W+S

(1) Section 45 of the M1 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (designation of paying parking places on highways) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), in the second paragraph (which requires a local authority outside Greater London which is not the traffic authority to obtain the consent of the traffic authority to any designation) the words outside Greater London shall cease to have effect.

(3) After subsection (1) there shall be inserted—

“(1A) Transport for London may not by virtue of subsection (1) above designate parking places on any highway which is not a GLA road.”

(4) In subsection (7), in the definition of local authority, at the end of paragraph (a) there shall be added “ or Transport for London ”.

(5) In subsection (7), in the definition of the local authority, after the words in whose area the site is there shall be added “unless the site is in Greater London, in which case—

(i) if the site is on a GLA road and the parking place is, or is proposed to be, designated by Transport for London, the local authority means Transport for London;

(ii) if the site is on a GLA road and the parking place is, or is proposed to be, designated by the London local authority in whose area the site is, the local authority means that London local authority; and

(iii) if the site is on a highway which is not a GLA road, the local authority means the London local authority in whose area the site is.”

(6) After subsection (7) there shall be added—

“(8) In this section London local authority means the council of a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London.

(9) For the purposes of this section and sections 46 to 55 of this Act, Transport for London’s area shall be taken to be Greater London.”

Marginal Citations

M1 1984 c. 27.

282 Financial provisions relating to parking places on the highway. E+W+S

(1) Section 55 of the M2 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (financial provisions relating to designation orders) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)(a) (accounts in respect of parking places on the highway in the case of London borough councils and the Common Council) after in the case of there shall be inserted “ Transport for London, ”.

(3) In subsection (3A) (London borough councils and Common Council to report to Secretary of State on action taken with respect to deficit or surplus on their parking account)—

(a) at the beginning there shall be inserted “ Transport for London, ”; and

(b) for Secretary of State there shall be substituted “ Mayor of London ”.

(4) In subsection (4) (purposes for which a surplus on a local authority’s parking account may be applied) the word and immediately preceding paragraph (d) shall be omitted and after that paragraph there shall be added—

“(e) in the case of a London authority, meeting all or any part of the cost of the doing by the authority in their area of anything—

(i) which facilitates the implementation of the London transport strategy, and

(ii) which is for the time being specified in that strategy as a purpose for which a surplus may be applied by virtue of this paragraph;

(f) in the case of a London authority, the making to any other London authority of contributions towards the cost of the doing by that other authority of anything towards the doing of which in its own area the authority making the contribution has power—

(i) to apply any surplus on the account required to be kept under subsection (1) above; or

(ii) to incur expenditure required to be brought into that account.”

(5) At the end of the section there shall be added—

“(8) For the purpose of enabling Transport for London and any other London authorities to discharge jointly any functions conferred by virtue of subsection (4)(f) above by a joint committee established under section 101(5) of the M3 Local Government Act 1972, sections 101(5) and 102 of that Act shall have effect as if Transport for London were a local authority.

(9) In the application of this section in relation to Transport for London, any reference to its general fund shall be taken as a reference to the financial reserves for which provision is made under section 85(4)(c) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 in calculating Transport for London’s component budget for the financial year in question.

(10) In this section—

• London authority means Transport for London, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London;

• the London transport strategy means the transport strategy prepared and published under section 142 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.”

Marginal Citations

M2 1984 c. 27.

M3 1972 c. 70.

283 Appointment of parking adjudicators by joint committee. E+W+S

(1) Section 73 of the M4 Road Traffic Act 1991 (appointment of parking adjudicators by joint committee of London authorities) shall be amended as follows.

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(3) In subsection (2) (functions of London authorities under sections 73 and 74 to be exercised by the Joint Committee) the words and section 74 of this Act shall cease to have effect.

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 283(2) repealed (E.W.) (31.3.2008 for E., 31.3.2008 for W.) by Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18), s. 99(1), Sch. 12 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/2053, arts. 1(2), 3(1)(2)(h)(v) (with arts. 4-8) (as amended (17.3.2008) by S.I. 2008/757, arts. 3, 5); S.I. 2007/3174, art. 2, Sch.

F2 S. 283(4) repealed (E.W.) (31.3.2008 for E., 31.3.2008 for W.) by Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18), s. 99(1), Sch. 12 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/2053, arts. 1(2), 3(1)(2)(h)(v) (with arts. 4-8) (as amended (17.3.2008) by S.I. 2008/757, arts. 3, 5); S.I. 2007/3174, art. 2, Sch.

Marginal Citations

M4 1991 c. 40.

F3 284 Fixing of certain parking and other charges. E+W+S

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Textual Amendments

F3 S. 284 repealed (E.W.) (31.3.2008 for E., 31.3.2008 for W.) by Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18), s. 99(1), Sch. 12 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/2053, arts. 1(2), 3(1)(2)(h)(v) (with arts. 4-8) (as amended (17.3.2008) by S.I. 2008/757, arts. 3, 5); S.I. 2007/3174, art. 2, Sch.

285 Special parking areas. E+W+S

(1) Section 76 of the M5 Road Traffic Act 1991 (special parking areas) shall be amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (1) (applications by London authorities for orders designating special parking areas) there shall be inserted—

“(1A) An application for an order under subsection (1) above may only be made—

(a) by Transport for London, to the extent that the special parking area is to consist of GLA roads or trunk roads; or

(b) by a London local authority, to the extent that the special parking area is to consist of roads other than GLA roads and trunk roads.”

(3) The amendment made by this section does not affect the continuing validity of any order, or any application for an order, made before the coming into force of this section.

Marginal Citations

M5 1991 c. 40.

F4 286 Variation of special parking areas by the Mayor. E+W+S

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Textual Amendments

F4 S. 286 repealed (E.W.) (31.3.2008 for E., 31.3.2008 for W.) by Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18), s. 99(1), Sch. 12 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/2053, arts. 1(2), 3(1)(2)(h)(v) (with arts. 4-8) (as amended (17.3.2008) by S.I. 2008/757, arts. 3, 5); S.I. 2007/3174, art. 2, Sch.

287 Interpretation of parking provisions. E+W+S

(1) Section 82 of the M6 Road Traffic Act 1991 (interpretation of Part II) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), for the definition of London authority there shall be substituted—

“London authority means—

(a) as respects parking, or any matter connected with or relating to parking, on a GLA road, Transport for London;

(b) as respects parking, or any matter connected with or relating to parking, on any road other than a GLA road or a trunk road, any council of a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London;”.

(3) In subsection (1), the following definitions shall be inserted at the appropriate places—

• “GLA road (subject to subsection (1C) below) has the same meaning as in the M7 Highways Act 1980 (see sections 329(1) and 14D(1) of that Act);”;

“GLA side road has the same meaning as in the M8 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (see sections 124A(9) and section 142(1) of that Act;”;

“London local authority means any council of a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London;”;

“the Mayor’s transport strategy means the transport strategy prepared and published by the Mayor of London under section 142 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;”;

“Minister of the Crown has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the M9 Crown Act 1975;”.

(4) After subsection (1) there shall be inserted—

“(1A) Any functions conferred or imposed on the Greater London Authority by or under this Part of this Act shall be functions of the Authority which are exercisable by the Mayor acting on behalf of the Authority.

(1B) Subsection (1A) above does not apply in relation to any function expressly conferred or imposed on, or made exercisable by, the London Assembly.

(1C) In this Part of this Act, any reference to a GLA road includes a reference to a GLA side road.”

(5) In subsection (6) (power to make orders or regulations to be exercisable by statutory instrument) after conferred by this Part there shall be inserted “ on a Minister of the Crown ”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 287 partly in force; s. 287 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 425(2); s. 287(1)(3)-(5) in force at 3.7.2000 by S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c) (as amended by S.I. 2000/1648, art. 3(2))

Marginal Citations

M6 1991 c. 40.

M7 1980 c. 66.

M8 1984 c. 27.

M9 1975 c. 26.