London Local Authorities Act 1990
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London Local Authorities Act 1990 c. vii 1
ELIZABETH II
1990 CHAPTER vii
An Act to confer further powers upon local authorities
in London; and for other purposes.
[22nd February 1990]
WHEREAS"
(1) It is expedient that further and better provision should be made for the
improvement and development of local government services in London and
for the benefit of persons residing therein and that the powers of London
borough councils should be extended and amended as provided in this Act:
(2) It is expedient that London borough councils should have improved
power to licence and control night cafes:
(3) It is expedient to ensure that London borough councils can exercise
more efficient control over street trading:
(4) It is expedient to amend section 19 of the Greater London Council
(General Powers) Act 1972 with regard to the restoration of gas and electricity 1972 c. xl.
services:
(5) It is expedient to provide for the better control in London of shopping
or luggage trolleys found in the open air:
(6) It is expedient to re-enact certain provisions of the Surrey County
Council Act 1958 in their application within certain London boroughs: 1958 c. xlii.
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(7) It is expedient that the other provisions contained in this Act should be
enacted:
(8) The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the authority of
Parliament:
(9) In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act the Westminster City
Council have complied with the requirements of section 239 of the Local
1972 c. 70. Government Act 1972 and the other participating councils have complied
1985 c.
51.
with the requirements of section 87 of the Local Government Act 1985:
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it
enacted, by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and
consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present
Parliament assembled, and by the authority of
the
same, as follows, that is to
say:—
Short title.
Interpretation.
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1.
This Act may be cited as the London Local Authorities Act 1990.
2.
In this Act, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context
otherwise requires—
"authorised officer" means an officer of
a
borough council authorised by
the council in writing to act in relation to the relevant provision of
this Act;
"borough council" means London borough council but does not include
the Common Council of the City of London; and "borough" shall be
construed accordingly; and
"participating council" means any of the borough councils mentioned in
Schedule
1
to this Act.
Appointed
day.
3.—(1)
In this Act "the appointed day" means such day as may be
fixed
in
relation to the borough of a participating council by resolution of the borough
council, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) Different days may be fixed under this section for the purpose of the
application of different provisions of this Act to a borough.
(3) The borough council shall cause to be published in a local newspaper
circulating in the borough notice—
(a) of the passing of any such resolution and of the day
fixed
thereby; and
(b) of the general effect of the provisions of this Act coming into
operation as from that day;
and the day so fixed shall not be earlier than the expiration of three months
from the publication of the said notice.
(4) Either a photostatic or other reproduction certified by the officer
appointed for that purpose by the borough council to be a true reproduction
of a page or part of a page of any such newspaper bearing the date of its
publication and containing any such notice shall be evidence of the publica-
tion of the notice, and of the date of publication.
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