Greater London Authority Act 1999

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s. 355(8)(b) word substituted by S.I. 2019/560 reg. 2(2)(a)(i) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Affecting Regulations revoked (20.11.2020) by S.I. 2020/1319, regs. 1(3), 2(a))
s. 355(8)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2019/560 reg. 2(2)(a)(ii) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Affecting Regulations revoked (20.11.2020) by S.I. 2020/1319, regs. 1(3), 2(a))
s. 355(8)(c) word substituted by S.I. 2019/560 reg. 2(2)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Affecting Regulations revoked (20.11.2020) by S.I. 2020/1319, regs. 1(3), 2(a))

Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:

Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):

s. 334(2A)-(2E) substituted for s. 334(2)-(6) by 2023 c. 55 s. 95(2)
s. 334(9)-(11) inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 95(3)
s. 337(1A) inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 96(1)(c)
s. 337(2)(ca) inserted by 2023 c. 55 Sch. 6 para. 15
Sch. 23 para. 1(3A) inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 244(2)
Sch. 23 para. 3A 3B and cross-heading inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 244(3)
Sch. 23 para. 4(2A)(2B) inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 244(4)
Sch. 23 para. 4A and cross-heading inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 244(6)

355 Duties of waste collection authorities etc.E+W+S

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F1[(1)]In exercising any function under Part II of the M1Environmental Protection Act 1990 (waste on land)—

(a)each of the waste collection authorities in Greater London, and

(b)each of the waste disposal authorities in Greater London,

shall [F2act in general conformity with] the [F3provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with municipal waste management].

[F4(2)Subsection (1) above has effect only to the extent that compliance by an authority with the requirements of that subsection does not impose excessive additional costs on the authority.]

[F5(3)For the purposes of this section, the Secretary of State may issue guidance for determining what is to be regarded as—

(a)acting in general conformity with the [F6provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with municipal waste management], or

(b)imposing excessive additional costs on an authority.

(4)In discharging the duties imposed upon it by subsection (1) above (as read with subsection (2) above), an authority must act in accordance with any guidance issued under subsection (3) above.

(5)Any guidance issued under subsection (3) above shall be published by the Secretary of State in such manner as he considers appropriate.

(6)Nothing in this section, or in any guidance issued under it, requires an authority—

(a)to terminate a waste contract before the expiry of the term of the contract, or

(b)to do anything which would result in a breach of any term of a waste contract.

F7(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

[F8(8)In any case where—

(a)an authority is required to comply with the [F9Public Procurement Regulations] in the awarding of a waste contract,

(b)in compliance with those regulations the authority [F10submits] the contract notice [F11or the concession notice (as the case may require)] relating to the awarding of that contract to the [F12UK e-notification service], and

(c)after the authority [F13submits] that notice, the Mayor revises the provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with municipal waste management,]

Textual Amendments

F1S. 355 renumbered as s. 355(1) (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 37(2), 59(7) (with s. 37(6)); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(g)

F2Words in s. 355(1) substituted (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 37(3), 59(7) (with s. 37(6)); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(g)

F3Words in s. 355(1) substituted (3.5.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 23 para. 6(a); S.I. 2012/1008, art. 3(e) (with arts. 7, 9-11)

F4S. 355(2) inserted (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 37(4), 59(7) (with s. 37(6)); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(g)

F5S. 355(3)-(7) inserted (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 37(5), 59(7) (with s. 37(6)); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(g)

F6Words in s. 355(3) substituted (3.5.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 23 para. 6(a); S.I. 2012/1008, art. 3(e) (with arts. 7, 9-11)

F7S. 355(7) omitted (18.4.2016) by virtue of The Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/275), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 2(2) (with reg. 5)

F8S. 355(8) inserted (E.W.N.I.) (26.2.2015) by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/102), reg. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 3(3)

F9Words in s. 355(8)(a) substituted (18.4.2016) by The Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/275), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 2(3)(a) (with reg. 5)

F10Word in s. 355(8)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(a)(i) (with Sch. para. 3, 4)

F11Words in s. 355(8)(b) inserted (18.4.2016) by The Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/275), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 2(3)(b) (with reg. 5)