Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998

Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make provision for the holding of a referendum on the establishment of a Greater London Authority and for expenditure in preparation for such an Authority; and to confer additional functions on the Local Government Commission for England in connection with the establishment of such an Authority.
Citation1998 c. 3
Introduced byJohn Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Territorial extent England
Dates
Royal assent23 February 1998
Status: Spent
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998 (c. 3) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which made legal provision for the holding of a non-binding referendum in Greater London on whether there should be a democratically elected Assembly for London and a separately elected Mayor for London.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998".
  2. ^ "Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill". 29 October 1997.

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