Part III Financial Provisions

Chapter III Emergency Financial Assistance, Funds and Miscellaneous Matters

108 Functions to be discharged only by certain authorities.

(1)

Section 67 of the M1Local Government Finance Act 1992 (functions to be discharged only by the authority) shall be amended as follows.

F1(2)

In subsection (1) (functions to be discharged only by authority, subject to subsection (3)) for subsection (3) there shall be substituted “subsections (3) and (3A)”.

(3)

In subsection (2) (which specifies the functions) after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted—

“(bb)

making a calculation in accordance with any of sections 85 to 90 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;

(bc)

making a substitute calculation in accordance with any of sections 85, 86 and 88 to 90 of, and Schedule 7 to, that Act;”.

(4)

In subsection (3) (functions which may be exercised by a committee) at the beginning there shall be inserted “ Subject to subsection (3B) below, ”.

(5)

After subsection (3) there shall be inserted—

“(3A)

In the case of the Greater London Authority, the functions mentioned in subsection (2) above shall be discharged on behalf of the Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 but only by the Mayor of London, the London Assembly or the Mayor and Assembly acting jointly.

(3B)

Subsection (3) above does not apply in relation to the Greater London Authority, but where Schedule 6 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 makes provision enabling a function to be discharged by a committee or other representatives of the London Assembly, the function may be discharged by such a committee or representatives in accordance with the provisions of that Schedule.”