Any power conferred on a Minister of the Crown by this Act to make regulations or an order shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

The provisions mentioned in subsection (6)(a)(i) above are—

• any provision contained in Chapters I to IV or VI of Part III of this Act;

• F2section 189;

• F14section 243(7);

• F27section 333DA(2);

• any provision of Part VIII of this Act;

• section 396(2);

• F15paragraph 4(1A) of Schedule 16;

• paragraph 10 of Schedule 17;

• Schedule 23, other than provisions specified in subsection (5) above;

• Schedule 24, other than provisions specified in subsection (5) above.

The provisions mentioned in subsection (6)(a)(ii) above are—

• section 3(1) or (4);

• section 25;

• F22section 34A;

• F7section 60A(5);

• section 63;

• section 157;

• section 158(4);

• section 163;

• section 207;

• section 235(4);

• F19...

• F4section 252E;

• section 326(1);

• F8section 361B(10);

• F9section 376(11);

• F16section 377A(5);

• section 395(3);

• F23section 401A(1)(f);

• section 405;

• section 406;

• section 408;

• section 411;

• section 412;

• section 413;

• F7 paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 4A;

• paragraph 7(3) of Schedule 12;

• paragraph 9(1)(b) of Schedule 17;

• paragraph 1 of Schedule 28.

A statutory instrument which contains regulations under section 333DC shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.

Any direction given under this Act shall be in writing.

Any power conferred by this Act to give a direction shall include power to vary or revoke the direction.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

• “advisory committee” and “advisory sub-committee”, in relation to the Assembly, shall be construed in accordance with section 55(4) and (5) above;

• “the Assembly” means the London Assembly F5 (but see also section 85(3A) above) ;

• “Assembly member” means a member of the Assembly;

• “the Authority” means the Greater London Authority;

• “certify” means certify in writing; and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “the Common Council” means the Common Council of the City of London;

• “company” means any body corporate;

• “constituency member” shall be construed in accordance with section 2(2)(a) above;

• F12“Deputy Health Adviser” is to be read in accordance with sections 309C and 309D above;

• “financial year” means a period of twelve months ending with 31st March;

• F28“the Fire etc Authority” has the meaning given by section 328(2);

• “functional body” means—

  1. a

     Transport for London;

  2. aa

     F21a Mayoral development corporation;

  3. b

     F25...

  4. c

     F24the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime; or

  5. d

     F29the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;F29the London Fire Commissioner;

• F13“general health determinants” has the meaning given in section 309F above;

• “GLA road” has the same meaning as in the M1Highways Act 1980 (see sections 329(1) and 14D(1) of that Act);

• “GLA side road” has the same meaning as in the M2Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (see sections 124A(9) and section 142(1) of that Act);

• “guidance” means guidance in writing;

• F12“Health Adviser” is to be read in accordance with sections 309A and 309B above;

• F13“health inequalities between persons living in Greater London” is to be read in accordance with section 309F above;

• “local authority” has the same meaning as in the M3Local Government Act 1972;

• “London member” shall be construed in accordance with section 2(2)(b) above;

• “Mayor” means Mayor of London F6 (but see also section 85(3A) above) ;

• “member of staff”, in relation to the Authority, means a person appointed under section 67(1) or (2)F11, 72(1), 73(1) or 127A(1) above;

• “Minister of the M4Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975;

• “national policies” means any policies of Her Majesty’s government which are available in a written form and which—

  1. a

     have been laid or announced before, or otherwise presented to, either House of Parliament; or

  2. b

     have been published by a Minister of the Crown;

• “notice” means notice in writing;

• “notify” means notify in writing;

• “ordinary committee” and “ordinary sub-committee”, in relation to the Assembly, shall be construed in accordance with section 55(1) above;

• “ordinary election” shall be construed in accordance with section 2(7) above;

• “principal council” has the same meaning as in the M5Local Government Act 1972;

• “principal purposes”, in relation to the Authority, shall be construed in accordance with section 30(2) above;

• “proper officer” shall be construed in accordance with subsection (2) below;

• “standing orders”, in relation to the Authority, shall be construed in accordance with subsection (3) below;

• “statutory functions” means functions conferred or imposed by or under any enactment;

• “subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the M6Interpretation Act 1978 (see section 21(1) of that Act);

• “subsidiary” has the meaning given F20by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006;

• “transport subsidiary’s agreement” has the meaning given by section 169 above.

In this Act, and in any enactment applied by this Act, any reference to a proper officer and any reference which by virtue of this Act is to be construed as such a reference, shall in relation to the Authority or a functional body and any purpose or area be construed as a reference to an officer appointed by the Authority or body for that purpose or area.

In this Act, or any other enactment which has effect in relation to the Authority, any reference to standing orders shall, in its application in relation to the Authority, have effect as a reference to standing orders of the Authority made under and in accordance with section 36 above.

This Act may be cited as the Greater London Authority Act 1999.

Apart from this section, section 420 above and any power of a Minister of the Crown to make regulations or an order (which accordingly come into force on the day on which this Act is passed) the provisions of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.

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Any order under this section may make such transitional provision as appears to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient in connection with the provisions brought into force by the order.

Subsections (4) and (5) above are without prejudice to section 420 above.

Subject to subsection (8) below, this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

Any amendment or repeal made by this Act shall have the same extent as the enactment to which it relates.