The Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) is the

Act of Parliament Acts of Parliament, sometimes referred to as primary legislation, are texts of law passed by the legislative body of a jurisdiction (often a parliament or council). In most countries with a parliamentary system of government, acts of parliame ...

that established the

Greater London Authority The Greater London Authority (GLA), colloquially known by the metonym "City Hall", is the devolved regional governance body of Greater London. It consists of two political branches: the executive Mayoralty (currently led by Sadiq Khan) and t ...

, the

London Assembly The London Assembly is a 25-member elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds super-majority, to amend the Mayor's annual budget and to reject ...

and the Mayor of London.

Background

The Act was brought in after a referendum was held under the Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998 (c. 3). The referendum question was: 'Are you in favour of the Government's proposals for a Greater London Authority, made up of an elected mayor and a separately elected assembly?' The Yes vote was 72.01%, the No vote was 27.99%.

Provisions

Apart from the main provisions creating the authority and transferring powers to it, it also created a Metropolitan Police Authority for the

Metropolitan Police Service The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...

, and consequently altered the borders of the

Metropolitan Police District The Metropolitan Police District (MPD) is the police area which is policed by the Metropolitan Police Service in London. It currently consists of the Greater London region, excluding the City of London. The Metropolitan Police District was creat ...

to be coterminous with

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(excluding the

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). The Act comprises 425 Sections in 12 Parts including 22 named Chapters and 34 Schedules. It was the longest Act to be passed by Parliament since the

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. The 12 Parts of the Act were: * Part I The Greater London Authority - Sections 1 to 29 * Part II General Functions and Procedure - Sections 30 to 80 * Part III Financial Provisions - Sections 81 to 140 * Part IV Transport - Sections 141 to 303 * Part V The London Development Agency - Sections 304 to 309 * Part VI Police and Probation Services - Sections 310 to 327 * Part VII The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority - Sections 328 to 333 * Part VIII Planning - Sections 334 to 350 * Part IX Environmental Functions - Sections 351 to 374 * Part X Culture, Media and Sport - Sections 375 to 386 * Part XI Miscellaneous and General Provisions - Sections 387 to 404 * Part XII Supplementary Provisions - Sections 405 to 425

Amendments

The Act was amended by the Greater London Authority Act 2007 (2007 c. 24) entitled 'An Act to make further provision with respect to the Greater London Authority; to amend the Greater London Authority Act 1999; to make further provision with respect to the functional bodies, within the meaning of that Act, and the Museum of London; and for connected purposes.'

References

External links

Official text of the Greater London Authority Act 1999
as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database. (Note: may not be up to date.) {{UK legislation United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1999 Local government in London History of local government in London 1999 in London Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning London Greater London Authority London Assembly