(1)The Mayor shall take such steps as in his opinion will give adequate publicity to the current version of each strategy to which section 42 above applies.
(2)The Mayor shall send to the Common Council and to each London borough council a copy of the current version of each strategy mentioned in section 41(1) above.
(3)A copy of the current version of each such strategy shall be kept available by the Mayor for inspection by any person on request free of charge—
(a)at the principal offices of the Authority, and
(b)at such other places as the Mayor considers appropriate,
at reasonable hours.
(4)A copy of the current version of each such strategy, or any part of such a strategy, shall be supplied to any person on request for such reasonable fee as the Mayor may determine.
[F1(4A)But if a copy of the current version of the spatial development strategy is available for inspection free of charge by appropriate electronic means, subsections (3) and (4) do not apply in relation to the current version of that strategy.
(4B)For the purposes of subsection (4A), a copy of the current version of the spatial development strategy is available for inspection “by appropriate electronic means” if arrangements have been made such that it is available for inspection by electronic means in a reasonably convenient way.
(4C)Before making any arrangements for the purposes of subsection (4B), the Mayor must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State as to—
(a)how a copy of the current version of the spatial development strategy should be made available by electronic means;
(b)the arrangements (if any) that may be appropriate to mitigate the effects on a person of not being able to inspect a copy of the strategy, or finding it difficult to do so, by electronic means.]
(5)Any reference in this section to the current version of a strategy or part of a strategy is a reference—
(a)in the case of the spatial development strategy, to that strategy as last published, whether originally or by way of replacement, and to any published alteration thereof for the time being having effect; and
(b)in the case of any other strategy, to that strategy as last published, whether originally or as revised.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 43(4A)-(4C) inserted (temp.) (E.W.) (22.7.2020) by virtue of Business and Planning Act 2020 (c. 16), ss. 21(1), 25(4) (with s. 21(2))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 43 applied (with modifications) (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), ss. 6(11)(e), 157(1) (with s. 6(14)); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1