2000 No. 1095 (C. 34)
The Greater London Authority Act 1999 (Commencement No. 6 and Preliminary Arrangements for the Metropolitan Police Authority) Order 2000
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 406, 420 and 425 of the Greater London Authority Act 19991, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (Commencement No. 6 and Preliminary Arrangements for the Metropolitan Police Authority) Order 2000, and shall come into force on 10th May 2000.
2
In this Order—
a
“the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999;
b
“the 1996 Act” means the Police Act 19962; and
c
“the operative date” means the date on which appointments to the Metropolitan Police Authority are first made under paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 2A to the 1996 Act (appointment of independent members)3.
Preliminary financial arrangements2
1
Arrangements in relation to the Metropolitan Police Authority as to any matter specified in the Schedule to this Order made before 3rd July 2000 by the chief finance officer shall have effect on and after that date as if made by that Authority until replaced or altered by that Authority.
2
In this article “chief finance officer” means the person who is, by virtue of his appointment under section 407 of the 1999 Act, for the time being the chief finance officer of the Metropolitan Police Authority.
Preliminary standing orders3
1
Standing orders for the first meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority shall be prepared by the clerk to that Authority.
2
The standing orders prepared in accordance with paragraph (1) shall provide for:
a
giving notice of the meeting;
b
preparation of the agenda for the meeting;
c
election of a chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority;
d
declaration of the result of that election;
e
the meeting to be chaired by the clerk to that Authority until that result has been declared; and
f
preparation of minutes of the meeting.
3
Standing orders for the regulation of any business of the Metropolitan Police Authority which, by reason of the urgency of that business, the clerk to that Authority considers it to be necessary or expedient to transact on or before the date of the first meeting of that Authority shall be prepared by the clerk to that Authority.
4
In this article “the clerk to that Authority” means the person who is, by virtue of his appointment under section 407 of the 1999 Act, for the time being clerk to the Metropolitan Police Authority.
Commencement4
1
Section 127 of the 1999 Act4 in its application to the Metropolitan Police Authority shall come into force on the operative date for the purposes only of articles 5 and 6 below.
2
The following provisions of the 1999 Act, in so far as they are not already in force, shall come into force on the operative date for the purposes only of articles 5 and 6 below and for all other purposes shall come into force on 3rd July 2000:
a
section 3105;
b
Schedule 266; and
c
paragraphs 62, 75 and 76 of Schedule 27.
First meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority5
1
The first meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority may take place at any time after the operative date.
2
For the purposes of paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 2A to the 1996 Act and notwithstanding paragraph 6A of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 19727 the first meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority shall be regarded as that Authority’s annual meeting.
3
If the first meeting takes place before 3rd July 2000, the provisions of article 6 below shall apply.
First meeting held before 3rd July 20006
1
Arrangements shall be made by the clerk to the Metropolitan Police Authority for the public and the press to be admitted to the meeting.
2
No business shall be transacted at the meeting unless at least one quarter of the whole number of members of the Metropolitan Police Authority are present.
3
Arrangements may be made by the clerk to the Metropolitan Police Authority for the exclusion of a member of that Authority from the meeting while any contract, proposed contract, or other matter in which he has a pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, is under consideration.
4
Arrangements may be made at the meeting as to the matters specified in the Schedule to this Order.
5
In addition to the matters specified in the Schedule to this Order the following powers may be exercised at the first meeting:
a
the designation of a monitoring officer for the Metropolitan Police Authority in accordance with section 5(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 19898;
b
the appointment of a clerk to the Metropolitan Police Authority in accordance with section 16 of the 1996 Act9;
c
the appointment of a chief finance officer to the Metropolitan Police Authority in accordance with section 127(2) of the 1999 Act;
d
the making of standing orders in accordance with paragraph 42 of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972;
e
the making of delegations in accordance with section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972.
6
Arrangements made or powers exercised in pursuance of this article shall be regarded as being made or exercised by the Metropolitan Police Authority.
7
In paragraphs (1) and (3) of this article “the clerk to the Metropolitan Police Authority” means the person who is, by virtue of his appointment under section 407 of the 1999 Act, for the time being the clerk to that Authority.
Payment of expenses and allowances7
The Metropolitan Police Authority may make payments by way of reimbursement of expenses and allowances to members in accordance with paragraph 20 of Schedule 2A to the 1996 Act from the date of their appointment.
Term of appointment8
In determining the period of a term of years for the purposes of paragraph 11 of Schedule 2A to the 1996 Act (term of appointment), any period prior to 3rd July 2000 shall be disregarded.
SCHEDULEMATTERS FOR WHICH THE CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER OR FIRST MEETING MAY MAKE PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS
1
The allocation and delegation of financial functions to persons appointed for the purposes of the Metropolitan Police Authority—
a
in pursuance of section 407 of the 1999 Act, or
b
on or after the operative date.
2
Access to records of the Metropolitan Police Authority.
3
The preparation of capital and revenue budgets for the Metropolitan Police Authority and arrangements for monitoring and control of budgeted expenditure.
4
The treatment of any income for the time being receivable for the purposes of any functions of the Metropolitan Police Authority.
5
Arrangements for the Metropolitan Police Authority’s bank accounts.
6
Arrangements for ordering goods and services, and for making payment accordingly.
7
Arrangements for securing tenders for contracts.
8
The treatment of any payments to members of the Metropolitan Police Authority’s staff, and of any deductions from such payments.
9
The handling of, and recording of, physical assets held for the purposes of the Metropolitan Police Authority and the disposal of such assets or other assets.
10
The taking of decisions to write off debts.
11
Day to day management, accounting and investment of surplus funds of the Metropolitan Police Authority.
12
Arrangements for internal audit.
13
The treatment of financial irregularities.
14
The payment of expenses and allowances to members.
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
Provision | Date of commencement | S.I.No. |
|---|---|---|
Part I | 14th December 1999 | |
Section 30 (in part) | 8th May 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 31 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 32 and 33 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 34 to 36 | 8th May 2000 | |
Section 37 | 8th May 2000 | |
Sections 38 to 40 | 8th May 2000 | |
Sections 41 to 44 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 45 | 8th May 2000 | |
Sections 46 to 48 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 49 to 59 | 8th May 2000 | |
Sections 60 to 62 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 64 and 65 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 66 to 75 | 8th May 2000 | |
Sections 76 to 79 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 80 | 8th May 2000 | |
Sections 81 to 83 | 12th January 2000 | |
Section 84 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 85 and 86 | 12th January 2000 | |
Section 87 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 88 and 89 (in part) | 12th January 2000 | |
Sections 90 to 93 | 12th January 2000 | |
Sections 94 to 96 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 97 | 12th January 2000 and 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 98 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 99 | 12th January 2000 | |
Section 100 | 12th January 2000 and 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 101 | 12th January 2000 | |
Section 102 | 12th January 2000 and 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 103 and 104 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 105 to 107 | 12th January 2000 | |
Sections 108 to 110 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 111 and 112 (in part) | 8th May 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 113 (in part) | 8th May 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 114 | 8th May 2000 | |
Section 115 (in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 116 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 117 | 8th May 2000 | |
Section 118 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 119 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 120 and 121 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 122 to 124 (in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 125 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 126 | 8th May 2000 | |
Sections 127 to 133 | 8th May 2000 and 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 134 | 8th May 2000 | |
Section 135 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 136 | 12th January 2000 and 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 137 | 8th May 2000 | |
Sections 138 to 140 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Part IV Chapter 1 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 154 (in part) | 8th May 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 155 to 169 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 170 to 172 | 12th January 2000 | |
Part IV Chapters IV and V | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 196 to 198 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 200 to 209 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 210 to 216 | 12th January 2000 | |
Sections 218 and 219 | 12th January 2000 | |
Sections 225 to 239 | 12th January 2000 | |
Part IV Chapters VIII to X (in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 253 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 255 | 1st April 2000 | |
Sections 256 and 257 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 258 | 12th January 2000 | |
Section 259 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 260 | 12th January 2000 | |
Sections 261 to 265 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 266 (in part) | 8th May 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 267 to 270 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 271 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 272 | 12th January 2000 | |
Sections 273 to 287 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 288 | 1st April 2000 | |
Sections 289 and 290 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 291 (in part) | 8th May 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 292 to 294 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 295 and 296 (in part) | 8th May 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 297 | 1st April 2000 | |
Section 298 (in part) | 12th January 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 299 and 300 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 303 (in part) | 1st April 2000 | |
Section 304 (in part) | 8th May 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 305 | 8th May 2000 | |
Sections 306 to 309 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 310 (in part) | 1st January 2000 | |
Section 323 | 1st April 2000 | |
Section 324 | 1st January 2000 | |
Section 325 (in part) | 1st January 2000 | |
(in part) | 1st April 2000 | |
Section 328 (in part) | 1st May 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 329 to 333 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 334 to 343 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 344 | 12th January 2000 | |
Sections 345 to 348 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 349 | 1st April 2000 | |
Sections 350 to 373 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 374 | 1st April 2000 | |
Section 375 (in part) | 8th May 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 376 to 379 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 380 | 8th May 2000 | |
Section 381 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 382 (in part) | 8th May 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 383 and 384 | 1st October 2000 | |
Sections 385 and 386 | 8th May 2000 | |
Section 387 (in part) | 8th May 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 388 | 8th May 2000 and 3rd July 2000 | |
Sections 389 and 390 | 12th January 2000 | |
Section 391 | 8th May 2000 | |
Section 392 (in part) | 8th May 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 393 | 8th May 2000 and 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 394 | 8th May 2000 | |
Section 395 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 396 (in part) | 1st April 2000 | |
(in part) | 8th May 2000 | |
Sections 397 to 400 | 8th May 2000 | |
Section 401 | 12th January 2000 | |
Sections 402 and 403 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 404 | 8th May 2000 | |
Section 407 | 12th January 2000 | |
Sections 409 and 410 | 12th January 2000 | |
Section 412 | 12th January 2000 | |
Sections 414 to 419 | 12th January 2000 | |
Sections 421 and 422 | 12th January 2000 | |
Section 423 (in part) | 12th January 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Section 424 (in part) | 14th December 1999 | |
(in part) | 12th January 2000 | |
Schedules 1 to 3 | 14th December 1999 | |
Schedule 4 | 8th May 2000 | |
Schedule 5 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedules 6 to 9 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedule 10 | 8th May 2000 | |
Schedules 11 to 13 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedule 16 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedule 17 (in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedules 18 and 19 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedule 22 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedules 23 and 24 (in part) | 8th May 2000 | |
Schedule 25 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedule 26 (in part) | 1st January 2000 | |
Schedule 27 paragraph 4 (as adapted) | 30th March 2000 | |
Schedule 27 paragraphs 69, 84(1) and (3) and 105 | 1st April 2000 | |
Schedule 28 (in part) | 1st May 2000 | |
(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedule 29 | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedule 30 | 8th May 2000 | |
Schedule 31 | 12th January 2000 | |
Schedule 33 | 12th January 2000 | |
Schedule 34 Part II(in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedule 34 Parts III and IV | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedule 34 Part V (in part) | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedule 34 Part VI | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedule 34 Part VII (in part) | 1st April 2000 | |
Schedule 34 Part VIII | 3rd July 2000 | |
Schedule 34 Part IX (in part) | 3rd July 2000 |