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| Publicity and availability of strategies. |
35. - (1) The Mayor shall take such steps as in his opinion will give adequate publicity to each strategy mentioned in section 33(1) above.
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(2) A copy of each such strategy shall be kept available by the Mayor for public inspection free of charge at his principal offices.
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(3) A copy of each such strategy shall be supplied to any member of the public who requests it for such reasonable fee as the Mayor may determine.
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| Directions by the Secretary of State. |
36. - (1) In relation to each strategy mentioned in section 33(1) above, where the Mayor has not published the strategy and the Secretary of State considers that the Mayor is not taking such steps as are necessary to prepare the strategy, he may issue a direction to the Mayor under subsection (2) below.
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(2) A direction under this subsection may direct the Mayor to prepare and publish the strategy within such period as the direction shall specify.
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(3) Where the Secretary of State issues a direction to the Mayor under subsection (1) above, the Mayor shall comply with the direction.
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Public accountability |
| The Mayor's monthly report to the Assembly. |
37. - (1) The Mayor shall not later than three days before the first meeting of the Assembly held pursuant to subsection (2) of section 44 below, and thereafter not later than three days before each subsequent meeting of the Assembly held pursuant to that subsection, submit a written report to the Assembly.
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(2) A report required to be submitted by the Mayor under subsection (1) above shall relate to the period since the submission of the previous report or, in the case of the first such report, to the period since the first ordinary election and shall include-
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(a) notification of decisions taken by the Mayor which he considers to be of significance, |
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(b) the reasons for which the Mayor took the decisions mentioned in paragraph (a) above, and |
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(c) the Mayor's response to formal proposals made by the Assembly under section 50 below. |
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(3) The Mayor shall attend every meeting of the Assembly held pursuant to section 44(2) below and shall, subject to subsection (4) below, answer questions put to him at any such meeting by Assembly members about matters in relation to which statutory functions are exercisable by him.
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(4) The duty of the Mayor under subsection (3) above shall not require him to disclose advice received by him from a person appointed under section 56(1) or (2) below.
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| Annual report by the Mayor. |
38. - (1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year the Mayor shall prepare a report on the exercise by him of statutory functions during the year (an "annual report").
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(2) An annual report shall include-
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(a) an assessment of the Mayor's progress in implementing the strategies required to be prepared and published by him under this Act or under section 7A(2) of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998, |
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(b) a summary of information which relates to the Authority's performance of its statutory functions and which the Authority is required to publish under or by virtue of any enactment, and |
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(c) such information as the Assembly, prior to the end of the financial year to which the annual report relates, has notified to the Mayor that it wishes to be included in the annual report. |
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(3) As soon as practicable after preparing an annual report, the Mayor-
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(a) shall send a copy of the report to the Assembly; and |
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(b) shall publish the report. |
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(4) The annual report shall not be published until after the Mayor has sent a copy to the Assembly pursuant to subsection (3)(a) above.
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| The annual State of London debate. |
39. - (1) The Mayor shall once in every financial year hold and attend a meeting which is to be open to all members of the public, to be known as a "State of London debate".
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(2) A State of London debate shall be held on a date to be determined by the Mayor-
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(a) during April, May or June in each successive period of twelve months beginning with 1st April 2001, and |
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(b) at least 7 days after the publication under section 38 above of the annual report relating to the financial year last ended. |
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(3) At least one month prior to the date on which the State of London debate is to be held, the Mayor shall take such steps as will in his opinion give adequate notice of the date of the meeting to members of the public.
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| People's Question Time. |
40. - (1) The Mayor and the Assembly shall twice in every financial year hold and attend a meeting which is to be open to all members of the public, to be known as a "People's Question Time".
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(2) A People's Question Time shall be held on a date to be determined by the Mayor and the Assembly, but which is not less than-
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a State of London debate held pursuant to section 39(1) above.
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(3) At least one month prior to the date on which each People's Question Time is to be held, the Mayor shall take such steps as will in his opinion give adequate notice of the date of the meeting to members of the public.
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Deputy Mayor |
| The Deputy Mayor. |
41. - (1) There shall be a Deputy Mayor of London ("the Deputy Mayor").
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(2) The Deputy Mayor shall have such functions as may be conferred or imposed upon him by or under this Act or any other enactment, whenever passed or made.
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(3) The Deputy Mayor shall be appointed by the Mayor from among the Assembly members.
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(4) A person must not hold the offices of Deputy Mayor and Chair of the Assembly at the same time.
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(5) If the Mayor appoints as Deputy Mayor the person who is the Chair of the Assembly, a vacancy shall arise in the office of Chair of the Assembly.
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(6) Subsections (4) and (5) above apply in relation to the Deputy Chair of the Assembly as they apply in relation to the Chair of the Assembly.
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(7) A person appointed Deputy Mayor shall not act in that office unless or until he has satisfied in respect of his office as an Assembly member the requirements of section 23(1) above.
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(8) A person shall cease to be the Deputy Mayor if-
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(a) he ceases to be an Assembly member; |
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(b) he at any time gives notice of resignation as the Deputy Mayor to the proper officer of the Authority; or |
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(c) the Mayor at any time gives him notice terminating his appointment as Deputy Mayor. |
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(9) A person who ceases to be Deputy Mayor shall be eligible for reappointment.
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Chair and Deputy Chair of the Assembly |
| The Chair and Deputy Chair of the Assembly. |
42. - (1) There shall be-
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(a) an office of Chair of the London Assembly ("the Chair of the Assembly"); and |
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(b) an office of Deputy Chair of the London Assembly ("the Deputy Chair of the Assembly"). |
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(2) The Chair of the Assembly shall have-
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(a) the function of chairing meetings of the Assembly; and |
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(b) such other functions as may be conferred or imposed upon him by or under this Act or any other enactment, whenever passed or made. |
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(3) Subsection (2)(a) above is subject to any provision made by or under this Act or any other enactment, whenever passed or made, or by the standing orders of the Authority.
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(4) The Deputy Chair of the Assembly shall have-
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(a) the function of chairing meetings of the Assembly when authorised or required to do so by or under this Act or any other enactment, whenever passed or made, or in accordance with the standing orders of the Authority; and |
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(b) such other functions as may be conferred or imposed upon him by or under this Act or any other enactment, whenever passed or made. |
| Appointment of Chair and Deputy Chair of the Assembly. |
43. - (1) The Chair of the Assembly and the Deputy Chair of the Assembly shall each be elected at a meeting of the Assembly.
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(2) The Chair of the Assembly and the Deputy Chair of the Assembly must be elected from among the members of the Assembly.
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(3) A person must not hold the offices of Chair of the Assembly and Deputy Chair of the Assembly at the same time.
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(4) The Deputy Mayor is not eligible to be the Chair of the Assembly or the Deputy Chair of the Assembly.
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(5) If the Deputy Chair of the Assembly is elected to fill a vacancy in the office of Chair of the Assembly, a vacancy shall arise in the office of Deputy Chair of the Assembly.
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(6) If a vacancy arises in the office of Chair of the Assembly or Deputy Chair of the Assembly, the first business at the next meeting of the Assembly shall be to fill the vacancy.
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(7) A person elected Chair of the Assembly or Deputy Chair of the Assembly shall not act in that office unless or until he has satisfied in respect of his office as an Assembly member the requirements of section 23(1) above.
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Meetings and procedure of the Assembly |
| Meetings of the whole Assembly. |
44. - (1) Before the expiration of the period of ten days following the day of the poll at an ordinary election, there shall be a meeting of the Assembly to elect-
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(a) the Chair of the Assembly; and |
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(b) the Deputy Chair of the Assembly. |
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(2) Not later than 15 days after the day of the poll at the first ordinary election, and thereafter at intervals of not more than one month, there shall be a meeting of the Assembly-
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(a) to consider the Mayor's monthly written report under section 37 above, and |
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(b) if the Assembly so wishes, to enable Assembly members to question the Mayor or any employees of the Authority who are required to attend such meetings and answer questions put to them by Assembly members. |
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(3) Notice of the time and place of any meeting to be held pursuant to subsection (2) above shall be given to the Mayor at least fourteen days prior to the date of the meeting.
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(4) An extraordinary meeting of the Assembly may be called at any time by the Chair of the Assembly.
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(5) If-
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(a) the Chair of the Assembly refuses to call an extraordinary meeting of the Assembly after a requisition for that purpose, signed by five Assembly members, has been presented to him, or |
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(b) if, without so refusing, the Chair of the Assembly does not call an extraordinary meeting within seven days after such a requisition has been presented to him, |
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any five Assembly members may forthwith call an extraordinary meeting of the Assembly.
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(6) Section 46 below shall not apply in relation to any function of the Assembly under this section.
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