The Greater London Authority Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Finance Provisions) Order 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/3435
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Finance Provisions) Order 1999.

(2) This Order shall come into force on 12th January 2000.

Section 2 Transitional and consequential adaptations of the Local Government Finance Act 1988

The provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 set out in Column (1) of Table 1 below shall have effect in relation to–

(a) the financial year beginning on 1st April 2000, and

(b) the exercise of functions under those provisions,

subject to the adaptations set out in Column (2) of that Table.

After subsection (2) insert the following provision:

(2A) Where the Secretary of State is the receiving authority, in the period beginning on 1st April 2000 and ending with 2nd July 2000, references to grant being paid or payable to a receiving authority are to grant being allocated, or liable to be allocated, for payment by him in accordance with section 102 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 .

After subsection (2) insert the following subsection:

(2A) The local government finance report shall specify the basis of distribution of revenue support grant as if the Greater London Authority and functional bodies were in existence for the entire year.

After subsection (1) insert the following subsection:

(1A) The sum payable to the Greater London Authority by way of revenue support grant shall be calculated as if the Greater London Authority and functional bodies were in existence for the entire year.

After subsection (2) insert the following subsection:

(2A) Before 3rd July 2000 the instalments of the amount calculated as payable to the Greater London Authority shall be applied by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 102 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and subsequent instalments shall be paid to the Greater London Authority.

After sub-paragraph (1) insert the following sub-paragraph:

(1A) Where the Secretary of State is the receiving authority, in the period beginning on 1st April 2000 and ending with 2nd July 2000, references to sums of the distributable amount being paid or payable to a receiving authority are to instalments of the amount calculated as the Greater London Authority’s share of the distributable amount being allocated, or liable to be allocated, for payment by him in accordance with section 102 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.

After sub-paragraph (1) insert the following sub-paragraph:

(1A) The local government finance report shall specify the basis of distribution of the distributable amount as if the Greater London Authority and functional bodies were in existence for the entire year.

After sub-paragraph (3) insert the following sub-paragraph:

(3A) The sum payable to the Greater London Authority as its share of the distributable amount shall be calculated as if the Greater London Authority and functional bodies were in existence for the entire year.

After sub-paragraph (2) insert the following sub-paragraph:

(2A) Before 3rd July 2000, any instalments of the amount calculated as payable to the Greater London Authority shall be applied by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 102 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and subsequent instalments shall be paid to the Greater London Authority.

Section 3 Transitional and consequential adaptations of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 relating to the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District

The provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 set out in Column (1) of Table 2 below shall have effect in relation to–

(a) the financial year beginning on 1st April 2000, and

(b) the exercise of functions under those provisions by the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District,

subject to the adaptations set out in Column (2) of that Table.

For “1988 Act; and” substitute “1988 Act; or”

After sub-paragraph (iii) insert the following sub-paragraph:

(iv) in accordance with section 102 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999; and

“transferred functions” means those functions of the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District which will be performed by the Metropolitan Police Authority, or the Transport for London after 2nd July 2000 in accordance with the Greater London Authority Act 1999;

Section 4 Further transitional and consequential adaptations of the Local Government Finance Act 1992

(1) Section 65 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 shall have effect in relation to the financial year beginning on 1st April 2000 subject to the following adaptation.

(2) After subsection (1) insert the following subsection:

(1A) The relevant area, in the case of the Secretary of State, is Greater London.

Section 5 Consequential amendment to the Local Government Finance Act 1992

After section 39(4) add the following subsection:

(5) In respect of the financial year beginning on 1st April 2000, and subsequent financial years, for the purposes of Chapter IV of this Part,

(a) the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District’s area shall be the area of the Inner London boroughs;

(b) the Receiver shall only issue precepts to the councils of the Inner London boroughs.