400Overseas assistance
(1)Section 1 of the [1993 c. 25.] Local Government (Overseas Assistance) Act 1993 (power of local authorities to provide advice and assistance overseas) shall be amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (6) there shall be inserted—
“(6A)For the purposes of subsection (1) above the Greater London Authority shall be treated as having skill and experience as respects a particular matter if—
(a)the Authority does not have skill and experience as respects that matter,
(b)the London Development Agency does have such skill and experience, and
(c)the Agency provides advice and assistance as respects that matter to the Authority.”
(3)In subsection (9)(a) (authorities given power to provide assistance) after “Wales,” there shall be inserted “the Greater London Authority,”.