SCHEDULE 2The London Fire Commissioner
Part 2Amendments to other Acts
Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
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The Local Government Act 1972 is amended as follows.
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“(2)
Subsection (1) above shall have effect as if the reference to a joint authority included a reference to the London Fire Commissioner.”
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(1)
Section 100J (application of provisions about access to meetings and documents) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1) (bodies to which provisions about access to meetings and documents apply) omit paragraph (bb).
(3)
In subsection (2) omit “, (bb)”.
(4)
In subsection (3) omit “(bb),”.
(5)
Omit subsection (4A).
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(1)
Section 101 (arrangements for discharge of functions by local authorities) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (13) omit “the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,”.
(3)
“(13A)
In this section “local authority” includes the London Fire Commissioner; but nothing in this section authorises functions of the Commissioner to be discharged by a committee or sub-committee of the Commissioner.”
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In section 104 (disqualification for membership of committees and joint committees) omit subsection (5) (application to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority).
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In section 138 (powers of principal councils with respect to emergencies or disasters) in subsection (5)
(power of London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority to incur expenditure in connection with planning by principal councils) for “the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority” substitute “
the London Fire Commissioner
”
.
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“(d)
the London Fire Commissioner but only for the purposes of section 138B;”.
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“(4)
This section shall have effect as if any reference to a local authority included a reference to the London Fire Commissioner.”
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(1)
Section 146A (application of miscellaneous provisions about local authorities to other authorities) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1)—
(a)
for “or (1ZE)” substitute “
, (1ZE) or (1ZF)
”
, and
(b)
for “the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority” substitute “
the London Fire Commissioner
”
.
(3)
In subsection (1ZC) for “the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority” substitute “
the London Fire Commissioner
”
.
(4)
“(1ZF)
The London Fire Commissioner is not to be treated as a local authority for the purposes of section 135.”
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In section 175 (allowances for attending conferences and meetings) in subsection (3B)
(application to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority etc) for “the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, an economic prosperity board, a combined authority or” substitute “
an economic prosperity board, a combined authority or
”
.
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In section 176 (payment of expenses of official and courtesy visits) in subsection (3) (application to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority etc)—
(a)
after “board,” insert “
and
”
, and
(b)
omit “and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority”.
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In section 222 (power of local authority to prosecute or defend legal proceedings) in subsection (2)
(application to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority etc) for “and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority” substitute “
and the London Fire Commissioner
”
.
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“244AApplication of this Part to the London Fire Commissioner
This Part shall have effect as if any reference to a joint authority included a reference to the London Fire Commissioner.”