Part 11: Supplementary Provisions
Section 53: Orders
130.This section provides that any power conferred on the Secretary of State to make an order is exercisable by statutory instrument. The only such power in the Act is the power to bring its provisions into force. The subordinate legislation may make different provision for different cases. It may make incidental, consequential, supplemental and transitional provision or savings, including power to amend any Acts passed or made before this one. The section provides that any order which amends any enactment is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament (unless, by virtue of some other provision, it is subject to the affirmative procedure instead).
Section 54: Directions
131.Section 54 provides that any directions given under the Act must be in writing. It provides that a power of direction conferred by the Act includes power to vary or revoke the direction.
Section 55: Financial Provisions
132.This section provides for any expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown or government department, under or attributable to the provisions of the Act, to be paid out of money provided by Parliament.
Section 56: Transitional provision relating to consultation
133.Section 56 provides for the Mayor to be able to begin to carry out consultation in connection with his four new statutory strategies after the Act is enacted, but before the relevant provisions come into force. Such consultation will be treated as if it had been undertaken after those provisions are commenced.
Section 57: Repeals
134.Section 57 introduces Schedule 2, which contains repeals of certain provisions in the GLA Act 1999 and the Museum of London Act 1986. All the repeals are consequential upon the provisions in the Act.
Section 58: Interpretation
135.This section defines certain abbreviations and terms used in the Act.
Section 59: Short title, citation, commencement and extent
136.This section sets out the short title of the Act and provides for the Act, when enacted, and the GLA Act 1999 to be cited together as the Greater London Authority Acts 1999 and 2007. The section also determines the extent of the Act.
