Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 1648 (c. 44)
LONDON GOVERNMENT
POLICE
The Greater London Authority Act 1999 (Commencement No. 7, Transitional Provisions and Amendment) Order 2000
Made
21st June 2000
In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 420 and 425 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999( 1 ), the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (Commencement No. 7, Transitional Provisions and Amendment) Order 2000.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999 ; and “the Receiver” means the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.
Commencement
2. The provisions of the Act specified in the first column of the Schedule shall come into force on 3rd July 2000, where applicable, to the extent specified or subject to the transitional provision made in the second column.
Amendment of earlier commencement order
3. —(1) The Greater London Authority Act 1999 (Commencement No. 4 and Adaptation) Order 2000( 2 ) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In the second column of Part 3 of the Schedule, opposite the entry for Part IV Chapter XIV, before “in so far as not already in force”, there shall be inserted “with the exception of section 287(2)”.
Lord Steve Bassam
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
21st June 2000
SCHEDULE
| Provisions commenced | Extent of commencement and transitional provisions |
|---|---|
| Sections 311 to 322 | |
| Section 325 | In so far as it relates to the undernoted paragraphs of Schedule 27 |
| Section 423 | In so far as it relates to the undernoted Part of Schedule 34 |
| Schedule 27 | |
| Paragraph 1 | Save in so far as sections 10 to 12 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 relate to the Receiver’s functions in relation to purposes other than police purposes, but subject to the following transitional provision: |
| In so far as accounts of monies for police purposes have not been made out and signed in relation to periods up to 2nd July 2000 pursuant to section 11 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 by 3rd July 2000, they shall be made out and signed after that date by the chief finance officer of the Metropolitan Police Authority( 3 ). | |
| Paragraph 2 | |
| Paragraph 3 | In so far as sections 1 and 5 of the Metropolitan Police (Receiver) Act 1861 relate to the Receiver’s functions in relation to police purposes |
| Paragraph 5 | In so far as sections 2, 4 and 6 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1886 relate to the Receiver’s functions in relation to police purposes |
| Paragraph 6 | |
| Paragraph 7 | In so far as the Metropolitan Police Act 1887 relates to the Receiver’s functions in relation to police purposes |
| Paragraph 10 | |
| Paragraph 11 | Save in so far as section 1 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1899 relates to the Receiver |
| Paragraph 12 | |
| Paragraph 13 | Save in so far as section 3(2) of the Crown Lands Act 1936 relates to the Receiver’s functions in relation to purposes other than police purposes |
| Paragraphs 15 to 17 | |
| Paragraph 19 | |
| Paragraph 20 | Subject to the following transitional provision: |
| Where payments are made by the Metropolitan Police Authority pursuant to section 15 of the Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1967 in relation to persons within section 15(1)(a)(ii) of that Act, the Receiver shall reimburse the Metropolitan Police Authority for such payments and for the reasonable administrative costs of making such payments. | |
| Paragraphs 21 to 38 | |
| Paragraph 39 | Except paragraph 39(2)(c) |
| Paragraph 40 | Except paragraph 40(2)(c) |
| Paragraphs 41 to 61 | |
| Paragraph 63 | |
| Paragraph 64 | Except that the substitution of paragraph (f) in section 157(6) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 shall not have effect in so far as it relates to the Receiver’s functions in relation to purposes other than police purposes |
| Paragraph 65 | |
| Paragraph 66 | Except sub-paragraph (a) and subject to the following transitional provision: |
| Where notice of any proposed development has been given to a local planning authority by the Receiver in accordance with arrangements relating to development by government departments before 3rd July 2000, the carrying out of the development shall continue to be regarded for the purposes of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as being by or on behalf of the Receiver. | |
| Paragraph 67 | |
| Paragraphs 70 to 74 | |
| Paragraphs 77 to 83 | |
| Paragraph 84 | In so far as not already in force |
| Paragraphs 85 to 96 | |
| Paragraph 97 | Subject to the following transitional provision: |
| Where a complaint has been recorded before 3rd July 2000 about the conduct of a member of the metropolitan police force who is a senior officer within the meaning of section 65 of the Police Act 1996 and the complaint has not been dealt with at that date, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis shall continue to be the appropriate authority in relation to that complaint until it has been dealt with in accordance with Chapter 1 of Part IV of that Act. | |
| Paragraphs 98 to 104 | |
| Paragraph 106 | In so far as not already in force |
| Paragraphs 107 to 115 | |
| Schedule 34 Part VII | |
| The entries relating to: | |
| The Metropolitan Police Act 1856 | |
| The Riot (Damages) Act 1886 | |
| The Police (Property) Act 1897 | |
| The Police Act 1909 | |
| Sections 1 and 3(1) of the Crown Lands Act 1936 | |
| The Local Government Act 1948 | |
| The Metropolitan Magistrates' Courts Act 1959 | |
| The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 | |
| The Firearms Act 1968 | |
| The Local Government Act 1972 | |
| The Local Government Act 1974 | |
| The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, except the entry relating to the Receiver | |
| The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975, except the entry relating to the Receiver | |
| The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 | |
| The Aviation Security Act 1982 | |
| The Insurance Companies Act 1982 | |
| The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 | |
| The Rates Act 1984 | |
| The Local Government Finance Act 1988 | |
| The Road Traffic Act 1988 | |
| The Police Act 1996, in so far as not already in force | |
| The Police (Insurance of Voluntary Assistants) Act 1997 | |
| The Police Act 1997 |
S.I. 2000/801 (c. 19).
The chief finance officer of the Metropolitan Police Authority is appointed under section 127(2)(b) of the Act.
But see article 3 in relation to section 287(2).