Greater London Authority Act 1999

Membership E+W+S

1 (1) The Fire etc Authority shall consist of [F1 17] members, of whom— E+W+S

(a) [F2 8] (“the Assembly representatives”) shall be Assembly members appointed by the Mayor;

[F3 (b) 7] (“the borough representatives”) shall be members of London borough councils appointed by the Mayor on the nomination of the London borough councils acting jointly[F4 ,

(c) 2 (“the Mayoral representatives”) shall be persons appointed by the Mayor on his own nomination].

(2) The Mayor shall exercise his power to appoint members under [F5 paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (1)] above so as to ensure that, so far as practicable, the members for whose appointment he is responsible [F6 under that paragraph] reflect the balance of parties for the time being prevailing among the members of the Assembly.

(3) The London borough councils shall exercise their power to nominate members under sub-paragraph (1)(b) above so as to ensure that, so far as practicable, the members for whose nomination they are responsible reflect the balance of parties for the time being prevailing among the members of those councils taken as a whole.

(4) It shall be the duty of the London borough councils to nominate the first members under sub-paragraph (1)(b) above in sufficient time before the reconstitution day so that the appointment of those members takes effect on that day.

(5) The Secretary of State may by order vary any of the numbers for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (1) above, but the number of the Assembly representatives must exceed by one the number of the borough representatives.

(6) Before making an order under sub-paragraph (5) above, the Secretary of State shall consult—

(a) the Mayor;

(b) the Assembly;

(c) the Fire etc Authority; and

(d) every London borough council.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. 28 para. 1(1) substituted (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 25(2)(d), 59(7); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(e)

F2 Word in Sch. 28 para. 1(1)(a) substituted (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 25(2)(a), 59(7); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(e)

F3 Words in Sch. 28 para. 1(1) substituted (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 25(2)(b), 59(7); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(e)

F4 Sch. 28 para. 1(1)(c) inserted (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 25(2)(c), 59(7); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(e)

F5 Words in Sch. 28 para. 1(2) substituted (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 25(3)(a), 59(7); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(e)

F6 Words in Sch. 28 para. 1(2) inserted (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 25(3)(b), 59(7); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(e)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 28 para. 1 wholly in force at 3.7.2000; Sch. 28 para. 1 partly in force at Royal Assent see s.425(2); Sch. 28 para. 1 in force for certain purposes at 1.5.2000 by S.I. 2000/1094, art. 3(b); Sch. 28 para. 1 in force at 3.7.2000 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2000/1094, art. 4(g)