Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6 E+W+S Procedure for determining the Authority’s consolidated [F1 council tax] requirement

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 6 heading substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 7 para. 40(a); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 6 applied (with modifications) (27.7.1999 with application in relation to the limitation of council tax and precepts as regards the financial year beginning with 1.4.2000 and subsequent financial years) by 1992 c. 14, s. 52J (as inserted (27.7.1999 with application in relation to the limitation of council tax and precepts as regards the financial year beginning with 1.4.2000 and subsequent financial years) by 1999 c. 27, s. 30, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 1)

[F2 Limit on Assembly's power to amend Mayor's final draft budget for the Assembly E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 6 para. 8A and cross-heading inserted (E.W.) (with effect in accordance with s. 59(6) of the amending Act) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 13(7), 59(4); S.I. 2007/3107, art. 3

8A (1) In exercising its powers of amendment under paragraph 8 above, the Assembly must not make amendments affecting the amount of the final draft component [F3 council tax] requirement for the Assembly if those amendments, taken together, contravene sub-paragraph (2) below. E+W+S

(2) Amendments contravene this sub-paragraph if—

(a) the effect of implementing the amendments is to increase the amount of the final draft component [F4 council tax] requirement for the Assembly, and

(b) the condition in sub-paragraph (3) below is met.

(3) The condition is that—

(a) the final draft component [F5 council tax] requirement for the Assembly, after implementing the amendments,

exceeds

(b) the adjusted previous component [F5 council tax] requirement for the Assembly.

(4) Find the adjusted previous component [F5 council tax] requirement for the Assembly as follows.

(5) Find NM and OM, where—

• NM is the final draft component [F5 council tax] requirement for the Mayor, before implementing any amendments under paragraph 8(3) above;

• OM is the component [F5 council tax] requirement for the Mayor for the previous financial year.

(6) If NM is greater than OM—

(a) find the percentage by which NM is greater than OM, and

(b) increase the amount of the component [F6 council tax] requirement for the Assembly for the previous financial year by the same percentage.

The result is the adjusted previous component [F6 council tax] requirement for the Assembly.

(7) If NM is less than OM—

(a) find the percentage by which NM is less than OM, and

(b) reduce the amount of the component [F7 council tax] requirement for the Assembly for the previous financial year by the same percentage.

The result is the adjusted previous component [F7 council tax] requirement for the Assembly.

(8) If NM equals OM, then—

(a) the adjusted previous component [F8 council tax] requirement for the Assembly,

equals

(b) the amount of the component [F8 council tax] requirement for the Assembly for the previous financial year.

(9) Sub-paragraphs (9) to (11) of paragraph 5A above (power of chief finance officer to direct amounts to be left out of account) also have effect for the purposes of this paragraph.

(10) For the purposes of this Schedule the “final draft component budget requirement” for any constituent body is the component [F9 council tax] requirement for the body as stated in the final draft [F9 council tax].]

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in Sch. 6 para. 8A(1) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 7 para. 40(e); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)

F4 Words in Sch. 6 para. 8A(2)(a) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 7 para. 40(e); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)

F5 Words in Sch. 6 paras. 8A(3)-(5) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 7 para. 40(e); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)

F6 Words in Sch. 6 para. 8A(6)(b) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 7 para. 40(e); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)

F7 Words in Sch. 6 para. 8A(7) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 7 para. 40(e); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)

F8 Words in Sch. 6 para. 8A(8) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 7 para. 40(e); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)

F9 Words in Sch. 6 para. 8A(10) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 7 para. 40(e); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)