Greater London Authority Act 1999

Amendments of Schedule 2

20 (1) Schedule 2 (constitution of the regional development agencies) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1 (membership) after sub-paragraph (3) there shall be inserted—

“(4) Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) have effect in relation to the London Development Agency as if the references to the Secretary of State were references to the Mayor of London.

(5) Where the Mayor of London makes an appointment under section 2(1) by virtue of section 2(7), he shall not make it a term of appointment of the person so appointed that he is to be required to resign his office if he ceases to be an elected member of the London Assembly, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London.”

(3) In paragraph 2 (chairman and deputy chairman) at the beginning there shall be inserted “(1)”.

(4) After the sub-paragraph (1) so formed, there shall be inserted—

“(2) Sub-paragraph (1) has effect in relation to the London Development Agency as if the reference to the Secretary of State were a reference to the Mayor of London.

(3) Where the Mayor of London designates a person under section 2(4) by virtue of section 2(7), he shall not make it a term of appointment of the person so designated that he is to be required to resign his office if he ceases to be an elected member of the London Assembly, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London.”

(5) After paragraph 3 (remuneration, pensions etc) there shall be inserted—

“Application of paragraph 3 in relation to the London Development Agency

3A (1) Payments by way of remuneration or allowances, other than allowances in respect of expenses incurred in the exercise of their functions, shall not be made under paragraph 3(1) to members of the London Development Agency who are also members of the London Assembly.

(2) The payments that may be made to or in respect of a person—

(a) under paragraph 3(2)(a) or (b), or

(b) under a scheme provided or maintained under paragraph 3(2)(c),

do not include payments referable to periods when the person is or was a member of both the London Development Agency and the London Assembly.

(3) In the application of paragraph 3 in relation to the London Development Agency, the references to the Secretary of State shall be taken as references to the Mayor of London.”

(6) In paragraph 4 (staff) after sub-paragraph (4) there shall be inserted—

“(5) This paragraph has effect in relation to the London Development Agency as if the references to the Secretary of State were references to the Mayor of London.”

(7) In paragraph 5(1) (section 1 of the [1972 c. 11.] Superannuation Act 1972 to apply to employees of regional development agencies) at the end there shall be added “other than the London Development Agency (for whose employees corresponding provision is made by section 389(1) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999)”.