Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29)

Part IX U.K. Environmental functions

[F1 Climate change, energy etc] E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 361A and cross-heading inserted (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 42, 59(7); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(i)

[F2 361B [F3 The London Environment Strategy: climate change mitigation and energy] E+W

F4 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) The [F5 provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with climate change mitigation and energy] shall contain the Mayor's proposals and policies with respect to the contribution to be made in Greater London towards each of the following—

(a) the mitigation of climate change,

(b) the achievement of any objectives specified or described in national policies relating to energy.

(3) The [F6 provisions dealing with climate change mitigation and energy] must include the Mayor's proposals and policies relating to each of the following—

(a) minimising emissions of carbon dioxide and other significant greenhouse substances from the use of energy in Greater London for the purposes of surface transport,

(b) minimising emissions of carbon dioxide and other significant greenhouse substances from the use of energy in Greater London for purposes other than those of transportation,

(c) supporting innovation, and encouraging investment, in energy technologies in Greater London,

(d) promoting the efficient production and use of energy in Greater London.

(4) In subsection (3) above “other significant greenhouse substances” means substances (other than carbon dioxide)—

(a) which contribute to climate change, and

(b) which the Mayor considers it appropriate to deal with in the [F7 provisions dealing with climate change mitigation and energy].

(5) In performing the duty under subsection (3)(c) above, the Mayor must have regard to the desirability of advancing energy technologies which involve the emission of lower levels of substances which contribute to climate change.

(6) The [F8 provisions dealing with climate change mitigation and energy] shall also contain information about—

(a) the pattern of energy use in Greater London,

(b) the levels of emissions in, or attributable to, Greater London of substances which contribute to climate change,

(c) the number of households in Greater London in which one or more persons are living in fuel poverty, within the meaning of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000 (see section 1 of that Act),

(d) the measures to be taken, for the purpose of implementing [F9 those provisions], by each of the following—

(i) the Authority,

(ii) Transport for London,

F10 (iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e) the measures which other bodies or persons are to be encouraged by the Mayor to take for the purpose of implementing [F11 those provisions].

F12 (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(8) The strategy must not be inconsistent with—

(a) national policies relating to mitigation of climate change, or

(b) national policies relating to energy.

F13 (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F13 (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F13 (11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(12) In this section—

• “climate change” has the same meaning as in section 361A above;

• “energy technologies” means technologies for—

  (a)

  the production of energy, or

  (b)

  the more efficient or effective use of energy;

• “mitigation” has the same meaning as in section 361A above;

• F14 ...

• “surface transport” means any form of transport other than transport by air.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Ss. 361B, 361C inserted (E.W.) (23.10.2007 for specified purposes, 21.1.2008 in so far as not already in force) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 43(2), 59(4)(b); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(i)

F3 S. 361B heading substituted (3.5.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 23 para. 8(2); S.I. 2012/1008, art. 3(e) (with arts. 7, 9-11)

F4 S. 361B(1) repealed (3.5.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 23 para. 8(7), Sch. 25 Pt. 33; S.I. 2012/1008, art. 3(e)(f) (with arts. 7, 9-11)

F5 Words in s. 361B(2) substituted (3.5.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 23 para. 8(3); S.I. 2012/1008, art. 3(e) (with arts. 7, 9-11)

F6 Words in s. 361B(3) substituted (3.5.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 23 para. 8(4); S.I. 2012/1008, art. 3(e) (with arts. 7, 9-11)

F7 Words in s. 361B(4) substituted (3.5.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 23 para. 8(5); S.I. 2012/1008, art. 3(e) (with arts. 7, 9-11)

F8 Words in s. 361B(6) substituted (3.5.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 23 para. 8(6)(a); S.I. 2012/1008, art. 3(e) (with arts. 7, 9-11)

F9 Words in s. 361B(6)(d) substituted (3.5.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 23 para. 8(6)(b); S.I. 2012/1008, art. 3(e) (with arts. 7, 9-11)

F10 S. 361B(6)(d)(iii) repealed (31.3.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 25 Pt. 32; S.I. 2012/628, art. 4(d)

F11 Words in s. 361B(6)(e) substituted (3.5.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 23 para. 8(6)(b); S.I. 2012/1008, art. 3(e) (with arts. 7, 9-11)

F12 S. 361B(7) repealed (3.5.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 23 para. 8(7), Sch. 25 Pt. 33; S.I. 2012/1008, art. 3(e)(f) (with arts. 7, 9-11)

F13 S. 361B(9)-(11) repealed (3.5.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 23 para. 8(7), Sch. 25 Pt. 33; S.I. 2012/1008, art. 3(e)(f) (with arts. 7, 9-11)

F14 Words in s. 361B(12) repealed (3.5.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 23 para. 8(7), Sch. 25 Pt. 33; S.I. 2012/1008, art. 3(e)(f) (with arts. 7, 9-11)