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Greater London Authority Act 1999, Section 183 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 10 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)Subsection (2) below applies where—
(a)Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries proposes to provide a new London local service or to vary an existing London local service,
(b)Transport for London proposes to enter into a London local service agreement for the provision of a new London local service, or
(c)Transport for London proposes to agree to a variation in an existing London local service provided pursuant to a London local service agreement,
and the proposal, if effected, would alter the London bus network.
(2)Transport for London shall before making a decision about the proposal consult—
(a)the commissioner or commissioners of police affected,
(b)the London authorities affected,
(c)the London Transport Users’ Committee, and
(d)any other person whom Transport for London considers it appropriate to consult,
about the matters specified in subsection (3) below relating to the proposed new service or the service as proposed to be altered.
(3)The matters mentioned in subsection (2) above are—
(a)the route,
(b)the terminal points,
(c)the points at which passengers may or may not be taken up and set down, and
(d)the place at which, or street by the use of which, vehicles used for the service may turn at a terminal point.
(4)For the purposes of this section, the London authorities affected by a proposal are the London authorities in whose area there is situated—
(a)any part of the route in question, or
(b)any of the places mentioned in subsection (3)(b) to (d) above.
(5)Where a place or street mentioned in paragraph (d) of subsection (3) above is situated in the area of a local authority other than a London authority, Transport for London is also required under subsection (2) above to consult that local authority about the matter specified in that paragraph.
(6)For the purposes of this section a commissioner of police is affected by a proposal if he is—
(a)the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, or
(b)the Commissioner of Police of the City of London,
and any part of the route in question, or any of the places mentioned in subsection (3)(b) to (d) above, is situated in the police area for which he is the Commissioner.
(7)For the purposes of this Chapter a London authority is any London borough council or the Common Council.
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