30 The general power of the Authority
Greater London Authority Act 1999 (1999 c 29) | Legislation

Part II General Functions and Procedure

The general and subsidiary powers of the Authority

30  The general power of the Authority

(1)     The Authority shall have power to do anything which it considers will further any one or more of its principal purposes.

(2)     Any reference in this Act to the principal purposes of the Authority is a reference to the purposes of—

(a)     promoting economic development and wealth creation in Greater London;

(b)     promoting social development in Greater London; and

(c)     promoting the improvement of the environment in Greater London.

(3)     In determining whether or how to exercise the power conferred by subsection (1) above to further any one or more of its principal purposes, the Authority shall have regard to the desirability of so exercising

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