(1)Where at the date on which this section comes into force a waste authority is a party to a waste contract, the authority shall, before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the date on which this section comes into force, notify the Mayor of the date on which the term of the contract is due to expire.
(2)A waste authority which is a party to a waste contract shall—
(a)at least two years before the date on which the term of the contract is due to expire, but
(b)no earlier than three years before that date,
notify the Mayor of that date.
(3)Subsection (1) above is without prejudice to subsection (2) above.
(4)If at any time before the date on which the term of a waste contract is due to expire a waste authority which is a party to the contract—
(a)proposes to terminate or amend the contract, or
(b)receives notification from another party to the contract that the contract is or is proposed to be terminated or amended,
the authority shall as soon as reasonably practicable notify the Mayor.
(5)Where the Mayor has been notified by a waste authority under subsection (1), (2) or (4) above he may direct the authority to provide him with such information as he may require for the purposes of deciding whether—
(a)the arrangements which the authority is making to enter into a new contract,
(b)the terms upon which the authority is proposing to enter into a new contract, or
(c)the amendments or proposed amendments to the contract,
would be detrimental to the implementation of the municipal waste management strategy.
(6)Where the Mayor gives an authority a direction under subsection (5) above, the authority to whom the direction is given shall comply with the direction.