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Localism Act 2011

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Section 225

SCHEDULE 23The London Environment Strategy: minor and consequential amendments of the Greater London Authority Act 1999

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General

1The Greater London Authority Act 1999 is amended as follows.

2(1)Section 41 (general duties of the Mayor in relation to his strategies) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1)—

(a)after paragraph (c) insert—

(ca)the London Environment Strategy,, and

(b)omit paragraphs (d) to (g).

(3)Omit subsection (11).

Biodiversity

3(1)Section 352 (Mayor’s biodiversity action plan) is amended as follows.

(2)For the heading substitute “The London Environment Strategy: biodiversity”.

(3)In subsection (2)—

(a)for “The London Biodiversity Action Plan” (in the opening words) substitute “The provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with biodiversity”,

(b)in paragraph (c), for “the London Biodiversity Action Plan” substitute “those provisions of the London Environment Strategy” and for “is required to consult” substitute “has consulted or intends to consult”, and

(c)in paragraph (d), for “the London Biodiversity Action Plan” substitute “those provisions of the London Environment Strategy” and for “is required to be consulted by the Mayor” substitute “who the Mayor has consulted or intends to consult”.

(4)In subsection (4), in the opening words, for “London Biodiversity Action Plan” substitute “the provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with biodiversity”.

(5)Omit subsections (1), (3), (4)(b) (with the preceding “and”), (5) and (6).

Municipal waste management

4(1)Section 353 (municipal waste management strategy) is amended as follows.

(2)For the heading substitute “The London Environment Strategy: municipal waste management”.

(3)In subsections (2), (3A) and (4) for “municipal waste management strategy” (in each place) substitute “provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with municipal waste management”.

(4)Omit subsections (1), (4)(b) (with the preceding “and”) and (5) to (7).

5(1)Section 354 (directions by the Secretary of State) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1)—

(a)for “either of the conditions” substitute “the condition”, and

(b)for “municipal waste management strategy” substitute “provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with municipal waste management”.

(3)In subsection (2)—

(a)omit paragraph (a); and

(b)in paragraph (b), for “municipal waste management strategy” substitute “provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with municipal waste management”.

6In—

(a)section 355(1), (3) and (7)(c) (duties of waste collection authorities etc),

(b)section 356(1) (directions by the Mayor),

(c)section 356A(5) (London Waste and Recycling Board),

(d)section 357(5) (information about existing waste contracts), and

(e)section 358(3) (information about new waste contracts),

for “municipal waste management strategy” (in each place) substitute “provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with municipal waste management”.

7In section 355(7)(duties of waste collection authorities etc), in the words after paragraph (c), omit the words “of the strategy”.

Climate change mitigation and energy

8(1)Section 361B (the London climate change mitigation and energy strategy) is amended as follows.

(2)For the heading substitute “The London Environment Strategy: climate change mitigation and energy”.

(3)In subsection (2), for “London climate change mitigation and energy strategy” substitute “provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with climate change mitigation and energy”.

(4)In subsection (3), for “strategy” substitute “provisions dealing with climate change mitigation and energy”.

(5)In subsection (4), for “strategy” substitute “provisions dealing with climate change mitigation and energy”.

(6)In subsection (6)—

(a)for “strategy” substitute “provisions dealing with climate change mitigation and energy”, and

(b)in paragraphs (d) and (e), for “the strategy” substitute “those provisions”.

(7)Omit subsections (1), (7) and (9) to (11) and, in subsection (12), the definition of “prescribed”.

9Omit section 361C (directions by the Secretary of State to revise the strategy).

Adaptation to climate change

10(1)Section 361D (the adaptation to climate change strategy for London) is amended as follows.

(2)For the heading substitute “The London Environment Strategy: adaptation to climate change”.

(3)In subsection (2), for “adaptation to climate change strategy for London” substitute “provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with adaptation to climate change”.

(4)Omit subsections (1) and (3) to (5).

11Omit section 361E (directions by the Secretary of State to revise the strategy).

Air quality

12(1)Section 362 (the Mayor’s air quality strategy) is amended as follows.

(2)For the heading substitute “The London Environment Strategy: air quality”.

(3)In subsections (2) to (4), for “London air quality strategy” (in each place) substitute “provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with air quality”.

(4)Omit subsections (1) and (5) to (7).

13(1)Section 363 (directions by the Secretary of State) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1), for “either of the conditions” substitute “the condition”.

(3)In subsection (2)—

(a)omit paragraph (a), and

(b)in subsection (2)(b), for “London air quality strategy” substitute “provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with air quality”.

14In section 364 (duty of local authorities in Greater London), for “London air quality strategy” substitute “provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with air quality”.

15In section 365 (directions by the Mayor), for “London air quality strategy” substitute “provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with air quality”.

Ambient noise

16(1)Section 370 (the London ambient noise strategy) is amended as follows.

(2)For the heading substitute “The London Environment Strategy: ambient noise”.

(3)In subsection (2), for “London ambient noise strategy” substitute “provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with ambient noise”.

(4)In subsection (3), in paragraph (b) of the definition of “ambient noise”, for “London ambient noise strategy” substitute “provisions of the London Environment Strategy dealing with ambient noise”.

(5)Omit subsections (1) and (6) to (8).

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