Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1986

• Jurisdiction: UK Non-devolved
• Citation: 1986 c. iv
• Year: 1986

Greater

London

Council {General Powers)

Act 1986 c. IV

ELIZABETH II

1986 CHAPTER iv

An

Act to confer further powers upon the Greater London

Council and other authorities; and for other purposes.

[18th March 1986]

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HEREAS—

(1) It is expedient that further and better provision should be

Made for the improvement and development of local

government services in Greater London and for the benefit of

Persons residing therein and that the powers of the Greater

London Council (hereinafter called "the Council"), the

London borough councils and the Common Council of the

l% of London should be extended and amended as provided

ltt this Act:

(2) It is expedient that in connection with the exercise of the

Council's entertainments licensing functions under the London

government Act 1963 an applicant for the variation of a

1963

c. 33.

"cence shall pay a fee to the Council:

(3) It is expedient that certain banks, walls, embankments

?nd

other natural and artificial features should be incorporated

Wo the flood defences of the London excluded area:

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Greater

London Council

{General

Powers)

Act 1986

(4) It is expedient that the London borough councils and

the

Common Council of the City of London should have power

to

control works in parts of buildings, vaults, arches and cellars

situated under streets:

(5) It is expedient that London borough councils should be

able to exercise more effective control over sex establishments

in Greater London and that the provisions of the Local

1982 c. 30. Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 should be

capable of amendment for this purpose:

(6) It is expedient that the other provisions contained in

this

Act should be enacted:

(7) The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without

the

authority of Parliament:

(8) In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act the

Council have complied with the requirements of section

239 of

1972

c.

70. the Local Government Act 1972:

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:—

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Greater London Council

(General Powers) Act 1986.

interpretation. 2. In this Act, except as otherwise expressly provided or

unless the context otherwise requires—

"borough council" means London borough council and

includes the Common Council of the City of London;

and "borough" shall be construed accordingly; and

"the Council" means the Greater London Council.

Amendment

of London

Government

Act 1963.

1963 c. 33.

PART II

PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COUNCIL

3.

After paragraph 18 of Schedule 12_JoJh^Lon^n

Government Act 1963 there sKaOe inserted thelollowing

paragraph—' """"*

"fo'A.JThe person making an application for the

vacation of a licence under paragraph 18 of this Schedule

shall on making the application pay to the Council sucn

reasonable fee as the Council may fix.".