SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 29 Amendments relating to the Fire etc Authority
Part I Public General Acts
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
Local authority
1
In section 69(1) of the M1Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (interpretation) in the definition of “local authority” after “the Broads Authority” there shall be inserted “
, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
The Local Government (Records) Act 1962
Acquisition and deposit of records
2
In section 2 of the M2Local Government (Records) Act 1962 (acquisition and deposit of records) in subsection (6) (authorities to which subsections (1) and (2) apply) after “the Common Council of the City of London,” there shall be inserted “
to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
”
.
Local authority
3
In section 8(1) of the M3Local Government (Records) Act 1962 (interpretation) in the definition of “local authority”, after “the Common Council of the City of London,” there shall be inserted “
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
”
.
The London Government Act 1963 M6
Delegation of functions in Greater London
4
In section 5 of the M4London Government Act 1963 (delegation of functions in Greater London) in subsection (3) (agreements with local authorities whose areas are contiguous to Greater London etc) for “London Fire and Civil Defence Authority” there shall be substituted “
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
Compensation for injury to, or death of, officers
5
In section 75 of the M5London Government Act 1963 (compensation for injury to, or death of, officers) in subsection (4) (application of section to the bodies there specified) for “London Fire and Civil Defence Authority” there shall be substituted “
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
Music and dancing licences
F46
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Local Government Act 1966
Grants for expenditure due to ethnic minority population
7
In section 11 of the M7Local Government Act 1966 (grants for expenditure due to ethnic minority population) in subsection (2) (application of section to the bodies there specified) after “shall apply to” there shall be inserted “
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
The Leasehold Reform Act 1967
Land required for public purposes
8
In section 28 of the M8Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (retention or resumption of land required for public purposes) in subsection (5) (bodies to which the section applies) in paragraph (a), after “any joint authority established by Part IV of the M9Local Government Act 1985” there shall be inserted “
, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
”
.
The Local Government Grants (Social Need) Act 1969
Grants to local authorities etc
10
In section 1 of the M11Local Government Grants (Social Need) Act 1969 (provision for grants) in subsection (3) (which defines “local authority”) after “shall also include” there shall be inserted “
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
”
.
The Post Office Act 1969
Local authority
F111
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The Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969
Exemption
12
In section 3 of the M12Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (employers exempted from insurance) in subsection (2)(b) (which specifies certain authorities exempted under subsection (1)(a)) after “a joint authority established by Part IV of the M13Local Government Act 1985,” there shall be inserted “
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
”
.
The Pensions (Increase) Act 1971
Meaning of local authority
13
In Schedule 3 to the M14Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 (meaning of local authority) after paragraph 6(1)(a)(ia) there shall be inserted—
ib
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;
The Local Government Act 1972
Restriction on promoting Bills for changing local government areas etc
14
In section 70 of the M15Local Government Act 1972 (restriction on promotion of Bills for changing local government areas etc) at the beginning there shall be inserted “
(1)
”
and after the subsection so formed there shall be added—
2
Subsection (1) above shall have effect as if the reference to a joint authority included a reference to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
Members’ interests in contracts etc
15
In section 98 of the M16Local Government Act 1972 (members’ interests in contracts: interpretation of sections 95 to 97) in subsection (1A) (extended meaning of local authority) after “a joint authority” there shall be inserted “
, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
Powers with respect to emergencies and disasters
16
In section 138 of the M17Local Government Act 1972 (powers of principal councils with respect to emergencies and disasters) in subsection (5) (expenses incurred by certain bodies in co-ordinating planning) for “London Fire and Civil Defence Authority” there shall be substituted “
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
Information relating to matters affecting local government
17
In section 142 of the M18Local Government Act 1972 (provision of information relating to matters affecting local government) after subsection (3) there shall be added—
4
This section shall have effect as if any reference to a local authority included a reference to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
Allowances for attending conferences and meetings
18
In section 175 of the M19Local Government Act 1972 (allowances for attending conferences and meetings) in subsection (3B) (application in relation to joint authorities etc) after “In relation to” there shall be inserted “
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority or
”
.
Payment of expenses for official and courtesy visits etc
19
In section 176 of the M20Local Government Act 1972 (payment of expenses for official and courtesy visits etc) in subsection (3) (which provides that local authority includes a joint authority) after “joint authority” there shall be inserted “
and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
Power to prosecute or defend legal proceedings
20
In section 222 of the M21Local Government Act 1972 (power of local authority to prosecute or defend legal proceedings) in subsection (2) (which provides that local authority includes the Common Council) after “Common Council” there shall be inserted “
and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
General application of Part XI of the 1972 Act
21
In Part XI of the M22Local Government Act 1972 (general provisions as to local authorities) after section 244 there shall be inserted—
244A Application of this Part to London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
This Part shall have effect as if any reference to a joint authority included a reference to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
The Employment Agencies Act 1973
Exemptions
22
In section 13 of the M23Employment Agencies Act 1973 (interpretation) in subsection (7) (which specifies what the Act does not apply to) after paragraph (fg) there shall be inserted—
fh
the exercise by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority of any of its functions;
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Restrictions on disclosure of information
23
In section 28 of the M24Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (restrictions on disclosure of information) in subsection (6)
(which extends the meaning of local authority in subsections (3) to (5)) at the end there shall be added “
“and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority”
”
.
The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
Local authority
24
In section 44(1) of the M25Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (interpretation of Part I) in the definition of “local authority”—
a
in paragraph (a), after “a joint authority established by Part IV of the M26Local Government Act 1985” there shall be inserted “
and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
; and
b
in paragraph (c) after “(waste regulation and disposal authorities),” there shall be inserted “
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
The Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
No statutory tenancy in certain cases
25
In section 5 of the M27Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 (no statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to local authority etc) in subsection (3) (which specifies the bodies in question) after paragraph (bb) (joint authorities) there shall be inserted—
bbb
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;
The Rent Act 1977
No protected tenancy in certain cases
26
In section 14 of the M28Rent Act 1977 (no protected tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to a local authority etc) after paragraph (cb) (joint authorities) there shall be inserted—
cc
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;
The Protection from Eviction Act 1977
Excluded tenancies and licences
27
In section 3A of the M29Protection from Eviction Act 1977 (excluded tenancies and licences) in subsection (8) (excluded licence in case of hostel provided by a body specified in that subsection) in paragraph (a) after “the Inner London Education Authority,” there shall be inserted “
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
”
.
The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980
Duty to publish information
28
In section 2 of the M30Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (duty of authorities to publish information) in subsection (1) (which specifies the authorities to which the section applies) after paragraph (ka) (joint authorities) there shall be inserted—
kb
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;
Direct labour organisations
29
In section 20(1) of the M31Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (interpretation of Part III) in the definition of “local authority”, in paragraph (a), after “a joint authority established by Part IV of the M32Local Government Act 1985” there shall be inserted “
, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
Disposal of land
30
In section 98 of the M33Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (disposal of land at direction of Secretary of State) in the subsection (8A) which is inserted by paragraph 56 of Schedule 11 to the M34Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (and which specifies the bodies mentioned in the subsection (8)(d) inserted by the same provision) after paragraph (e) (joint authorities) there shall be inserted
and
f
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
Directions to dispose of land: supplementary
31
In section 99 of the M35Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (disposal of land— supplementary) in subsection (4) (representations by certain bodies) after paragraph (db) (joint authorities) there shall be inserted—
dbb
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;
Meaning of “subsidiary” in Part X
32
In section 100 of the M36Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (interpretation and extent of Part X) in the subsection (1) which is substituted by paragraph 57 of Schedule 11 to the M37Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (and which defines “subsidiary” in relation to different bodies) in paragraph (a), before “or a joint authority established by Part IV of the M38Local Government Act 1985” there shall be inserted “
, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
Bodies to whom Part X applies
33
In Schedule 16 to the M39Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (bodies to whom Part X applies) after paragraph 5B (joint authorities) there shall be inserted—
5BB
The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
The Acquisition of Land Act 1981
Local authority etc land
34
1
The M40Acquisition of Land Act 1981 shall be amended as follows.
2
In section 7(1) (general definitions) in the definition of “local authority”, after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted—
a1
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;
3
In section 17 (compulsory purchase of local authority and statutory undertakers’ land) in subsection (4), in the definition of “local authority”, in paragraph (a), after “Common Council of the City of London,” there shall be inserted “
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
”
.
The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982
Enforceability of covenants
35
In section 33 of the M41Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (enforceability by local authorities of covenants relating to land) in subsection (9)(a) (meaning of “principal council” in that section) after “the London Residuary Body,” there shall be inserted “
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
”
.
Lost and uncollected property
36
In section 41 of the M42Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (lost and uncollected property) in subsection (13), in the definition of “local authority”, after paragraph (e) (joint authorities) there shall be inserted
and
f
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;
Arrangements under the Employment and Training Act 1973
37
In section 45 of the M43Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (power of local authority to enter into arrangements with Secretary of State under the M44Employment and Training Act 1973) in subsection (2) (local authorities to whom the section applies) after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted
and
d
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
The County Courts Act 1984
Right of audience
38
The Local Government Act 1985 M50
First appointments
39
In section 30 of the M47Local Government Act 1985 (first appointments) subsection (2)(a) (which required notice of the first appointments to the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority to be given to the Greater London Council and which is spent) shall cease to have effect.
General fund
40
1
The Fire etc Authority shall continue to keep a general fund under and in accordance with section 72 of the M48Local Government Act 1985.
2
Accordingly, after subsection (4) of that section there shall be inserted—
5
Any reference in this section to a new authority includes a reference to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
Number of members of joint authorities
41
In Schedule 10 to the M49Local Government Act 1985 (number of members of joint authorities) Part I (which relates to the Fire etc Authority) shall cease to have effect.
The Housing Act 1985
Local authority
42
In section 4 of the M51Housing Act 1985 (other descriptions of authority) in paragraph (e) (local authorities) after the words “a joint authority established by Part IV of the M52Local Government Act 1985”, in both places where they occur, there shall be inserted “
and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
The Housing Associations Act 1985
Local authority
43
In section 106(1) of the M53Housing Associations Act 1985 (definitions) in the definition of “local authority”—
a
after “a joint authority established by Part IV of the M54Local Government Act 1985” there shall be inserted “
and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
; and
b
after “such a joint authority” there shall be inserted “
, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
Local authority
44
The Local Government Act 1986
Local authority publicity
45
Transfer of local authority mortgages
46
The Local Government Finance Act 1987
Rates: maximum limit
F247
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The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
Exempt landlords etc
48
In section 58(1) of the M61Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (bodies which are “exempt landlords”) in paragraph (a), after “the Common Council of the City of London,” there shall be inserted “
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
”
.
The Local Government Act 1988
Competition
49
In section 1(1) of the M62Local Government Act 1988 (which specifies the defined authorities for the purposes of Part I) in paragraph (g), for “London Fire and Civil Defence Authority” there shall be substituted “
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
Public supply or works contracts
50
In Schedule 2 to the M63Local Government Act 1988 (which specifies the public authorities to which section 17 of that Act applies) for the entry relating to the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority there shall be substituted the entry—
The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
The Local Government Finance Act 1988
Financial administration
51
1
Section 111 of the M64Local Government Finance Act 1988 (interpretation of Part VIII) shall be amended as follows.
2
In subsection (2) (relevant authorities) paragraph (h) (which refers to the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority but is superseded for the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority by amendments made by section 128 of this Act) shall be omitted.
The Housing Act 1988
Transfer of housing accommodation etc
52
In section 74 of the M65Housing Act 1988 (transfer of land and other property to housing action trusts) in subsection (8) (meaning of “local authority”) after paragraph (f) there shall be inserted—
g
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
Tenancies which cannot be assured tenancies
53
In Schedule 1 to the M66Housing Act 1988 (tenancies which cannot be assured tenancies) in paragraph 12(2) (definition of “local authority”) after paragraph (e) there shall be inserted—
ee
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;
The Road Traffic Act 1988
Exception from requirement of third-party insurance etc
54
In section 144(2)(a)(i) of the M67Road Traffic Act 1988 (which provides that section 143 does not apply to vehicles owned by certain authorities) after “the Inner London Education Authority,” there shall be inserted “
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
”
.
The Local Government and Housing Act 1989
Application of Part I to the Fire etc Authority
55
In section 21(1) of the M68Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (which defines local authority for the purposes of Part I in relation to England and Wales) in paragraph (i) (joint authorities) after “transport)” there shall be inserted “
or the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
Charges by certain authorities
56
In section 152 of the M69Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (interpretation etc of sections 150 and 151) in subsection (2) (meaning of “relevant authority” in relation to England and Wales) after paragraph (m) there shall be inserted—
n
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990
Procedure for making of orders
57
In section 252 of the M70Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (procedure for making of orders) in subsection (12), in the definition of “local authority”, after “a joint authority established by Part IV of the M71Local Government Act 1985,” there shall be inserted “
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
”
.
Footpaths and bridleways orders
58
In Schedule 14 to the M72Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (procedure for footpaths and bridleways orders) in paragraph 1(3), in the definition of “council”, after “London borough council” there shall be inserted “
, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
”
.
The Local Government (Overseas Assistance) Act 1993
Power to provide advice and assistance
59
In section 1 of the M73Local Government (Overseas Assistance) Act 1993 (power to provide advice and assistance) in subsection (10) (bodies which are local authorities) after paragraph (d) (joint authorities) there shall be inserted—
dd
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;
The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
Grants for improvements and repairs
60
In section 3(2) of the M74Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (ineligible applicants) after paragraph (j) there shall be inserted
or
k
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
The Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996
Highways
61
In Schedule 3 to the M75Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 (highways) in paragraph 2(11) (meaning of “local authority” in sub-paragraph (7)(a)) after “a joint authority established by Part IV of the M76Local Government Act 1985,” there shall be inserted “
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
”
.
The Justices of the Peace Act 1997
Disqualification of justices who are members of local authorities
F362
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The Crime and Disorder Act 1998
Duty to consider crime and disorder implications
63
In section 17 of the M77Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (duty of certain authorities in exercising their functions) in subsection (2) (which specifies the authorities) after “a joint authority,” there shall be inserted “
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
”
.
Part II Local and Personal Acts
The London County Council (General Powers) Act 1912
Registration of petroleum oil depots
64
In section 4 of the M78London County Council (General Powers) Act 1912 (registration of petroleum oil depots) for the definition of “controlling authority” there shall be substituted—
“controlling authority” means the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;
The Essex County Council Act 1952
Precautions against fire in certain buildings in North East London
65
In section 80 of the M79Essex County Council Act 1952 (which was substituted by section 6 of the M80Essex County Council Act 1958 and relates to precautions against fire in certain buildings in parts of Greater London that used to be in Essex) for “London Fire and Civil Defence Authority” there shall be substituted “
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
The London Hydraulic Power Act 1977
Notice of intention to use new pipeline to be given to Fire etc Authority
66
In section 3(3)(b) of the M81London Hydraulic Power Act 1977 (which requires the Company to give notice of intention to use a new pipeline to the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority) for “London Fire and Civil Defence Authority” there shall be substituted “
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
The London Local Authorities Act 1990
Night cafe licensing
F567
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The London Local Authorities Act 1991
Special treatment premises
68
In the following provisions of Part II of the M82London Local Authorities Act 1991 (special treatment premises), namely—
a
section 7 (application under Part II), and
b
section 15 (powers of entry),
for the words “London Fire and Civil Defence Authority”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
The London Local Authorities Act 1995
The fire authority
69
1
The M83London Local Authorities Act 1995 shall be amended as follows.
2
In section 2 (interpretation of Act) in the definition of “the fire authority” for “London Fire and Civil Defence Authority” there shall be substituted “
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
”
.
3
Section 44 (which permits a participating council to appoint a deputy for a member appointed by them to the fire authority and which applies with necessary modifications to the London Waste Regulation Authority, which has been abolished) shall cease to have effect.
The London Local Authorities Act 1996
Private places of entertainment
F670
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Theatres
F771
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1963 c. 33.