Greater London Authority Act 1999

[F1 309A The Health Adviser E+W

(1) There shall be an officer to be known as the Health Adviser to the Greater London Authority (“the Health Adviser”).

(2) It shall be the function of the Health Adviser to provide any person falling within subsection (3) below with advice in relation to any of the following—

(a) anything that appears to the Health Adviser to be a major health issue,

(b) the performance of any person's functions under or by virtue of this Act, so far as relating to health,

(c) the implementation of the provisions of this Act which impose duties in relation to health inequalities between persons living in Greater London (see, in particular, sections 30, 41 and 309E to 309H).

(3) The persons are—

(a) the Authority,

(b) the Mayor,

(c) any Assembly member,

(d) any functional body.

(4) The Health Adviser shall also have such other functions as may be conferred or imposed on him by or under this Act or any other Act (whenever passed).

(5) Any function exercisable by the Health Adviser is also exercisable by a Deputy Health Adviser (see section 309C) if or to the extent that the Health Adviser so authorises, whether generally or specially, and subject to any conditions imposed by the Health Adviser.

(6) Any authorisation under subsection (5) above—

(a) must be in writing, and

(b) may be varied or revoked, in writing, at any time by the Health Adviser.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 5A inserted (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 21(1), 59(7); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(d)