Greater London Authority Act 1999

305 Delegation of functions by Ministers to the Mayor

(1) In section 6 of the [1998 c. 45.] Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 (delegation of functions by Ministers to regional development agencies) after subsection (6) there shall be inserted—

“(7) The power of a Minister of the Crown to delegate a function under this section to the London Development Agency has effect subject to section 6A.”

(2) After that section there shall be inserted—

“6A Delegation of functions to the Mayor of London and the London Development Agency

(1) The power of a Minister of the Crown under section 6(1) to delegate a function—

(a) may be exercised to delegate the function to the Mayor of London instead of to the London Development Agency, and

(b) may only be exercised to delegate the function to the London Development Agency with the consent of the Mayor of London.

(2) Where a Minister of the Crown delegates a function to the Mayor of London under section 6(1) by virtue of subsection (1)(a)—

(a) section 6(3) and (4), and

(b) Schedule 3,

have effect in relation to the delegation as if the Mayor of London were for this purpose a regional development agency.

(3) In any case where—

(a) a function has been delegated to the Mayor of London under section 6(1) by virtue of subsection (1)(a), and

(b) the Mayor of London, by an authorisation given in accordance with section 38 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, makes the function exercisable by the London Development Agency,

the authorisation must be made subject to such conditions as are necessary to ensure that any conditions subject to which the function is delegated to him are also imposed on the London Development Agency.”