Localism Bill

108: After Clause 217, insert the following new Clause— ““London Transport Users’ Committee (1) On the day appointed for the commencement of this subsection, the body corporate known as the London Transport Users’ Committee that was established under section 247 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (as amended) shall cease to exist. (2) All statutory powers, duties and responsibilities of the London Transport Users’ Committee shall on the day appointed for the commencement of this subsection vest and devolve in the Greater London Authority and are to be exercised by the London Assembly. (3) Any appointment to the London Transport Users’ Committee in pursuance of section 247 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (as amended) shall cease to have effect and section 247 of that Act (as amended) shall cease to have effect from the commencement of this subsection. (4) References in enactments, instruments and other documents to London Transport Users’ Committee shall have effect from the commencement of this subsection as references to the London Assembly. (5) Section 251 of and Schedule 18 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (as amended) shall cease to have effect from the commencement of this subsection. (6) Section 248 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (as amended) shall be amended by omitting the words ““Authority or”” in subsection (1)(a) and by omitting the words ““or the Authority”” in subsection (3)(b). (7) Section 249 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (as amended) shall be amended by omitting subsection (3). (8) Section 250 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (as amended) shall be amended by omitting subsection (1)(a), the words ““the Assembly and”” in subsection (2) and the words ““the Assembly”” in subsection (3). (9) Section 252A of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (as amended) shall be amended by substituting the words ““the Committee”” for the words ““the London Transport Users’ Committee”” in subsection (2)(a). (10) Section 252B of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (as amended) shall be amended by omitting the words ““the London Assembly”” in subsection (1)(b).””