This Order makes incidental, consequential, and supplementary provision for the general or particular purposes of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, and for giving full effect to that Act. It does so by amending the enactments specified in the Schedule to the Order.

Paragraphs 1 to 4 of the Schedule amend the Local Government Act 1972 in relation to the Greater London Authority’s ability to be represented in legal proceedings, and its procedure for making byelaws.

Paragraph 5 of the Schedule amends the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 so that the Mayor of London and members of the London Assembly may become members of the European Community’s Committee of the Regions.

Paragraph 6 of the Schedule amends the Environment Act 1995 by giving the Mayor of London power to issue directions to local authorities in Greater London regarding their obligations in relation to air quality, and by making a consequential amendment in respect of that power.

Paragraph 7 of the Schedule amends the Greater London Authority Act 1999 by confirming the Greater London Authority’s power to enforce byelaws made by the Authority in respect of Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square Garden.