Greater London Authority Act 2007

24 General duties of the Mayor with respect to his strategies

(1) Section 41 of the GLA Act 1999 (general duties of the Mayor with respect to his strategies) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) (the strategies to which the section applies) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(bb) the health inequalities strategy prepared and published under section 309E below,”.

(3) In subsection (4) (duty to have regard to certain matters in preparing strategies) in paragraph (b)—

(a) after “would have on” insert “each of the following”;

(b) for the word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (i) substitute the following sub-paragraph—

“(ia) health inequalities between persons living in Greater London;”.

(4) In subsection (7) (duty to include policies and proposals best calculated to achieve certain objectives)—

(a) for the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a) substitute the following paragraph—

“(aa) to promote the reduction of health inequalities between persons living in Greater London, and”;

(b) in the closing words (exception where action needed by virtue of paragraph (a) or (b) is not reasonably practicable) after “paragraph (a)” insert “, (aa)”.

(5) After subsection (8) insert—

“(8A) In subsection (7)(aa) above, the reference to promoting the reduction of health inequalities includes a reference to mitigating any increase in health inequalities which would otherwise be occasioned by the strategy or revision.”.