Greater London Authority Act 2007

50 The Mayor's culture strategy: consultation E+W

(1) Section 376 of the GLA Act 1999 (the Mayor's culture strategy) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (4) (power of Cultural Strategy Group for London to submit proposed revisions) insert—

“(4A) Before submitting any proposed revisions under subsection (4) above, the Cultural Strategy Group for London must consult each of the designated consultative bodies (see subsection (10)).”.

(3) In subsection (8) (consultation etc on revisions otherwise than in response to proposals under subsection (4))—

(a) in paragraph (a) (bodies and persons to be consulted under section 42(1)) for “subsection (1) of section 42” substitute “ section 42(1)(b) ”;

(b) in paragraph (b) (expansion of references in section 42(5)) for “to the Assembly and the functional bodies” substitute “ to the functional bodies ”.

(4) After subsection (8) insert—

“(8A) Where, by virtue of subsection (8)(a) above, the Mayor consults the Cultural Strategy Group for London, the Cultural Strategy Group for London must consult the designated consultative bodies before submitting any comments in response to the Mayor.”.

(5) After subsection (9) insert—

“(10) For the purposes of this section, the “designated consultative bodies” are the following—

• Archives, Libraries and Museums London

• the Arts Council of England

• the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment

• the English Sports Council

• the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England

• the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

• the UK Film Council.

(11) The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (10) above—

(a) by adding or removing bodies, or

(b) by amending names of bodies,

but not so as to include any body that does not have functions relating to sport, culture or the arts.”.

(6) In section 420 of the GLA Act 1999 (regulations and orders) in subsection (8) (orders requiring negative resolution Parliamentary procedure) insert at the appropriate place— “ section 376(11); ”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 50 in force at 21.1.2008 by S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(j)