London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006
The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 is a piece of UK legislation introduced following the decision of the International Olympic Committee to stage the 2012 Olympic Games in London. It is intended to facilitate the organisation of the Games, and to aid the UK in compliance with its responsibilities and obligations.
Provisions
The Act contains four main provisions: the establishing of the Olympic Delivery Authority, responsible for organising the games, the creation of an Olympic Transport Plan for the games, the regulation of advertising near the Games by the Secretary of State, and the regulation of street trading near the Games, also by the Secretary of State.
Olympic Delivery Authority
Main article: Olympic Delivery Authority
The Act creates the Olympic Delivery Authority to prepare for the Games, and gives it various abilities, such as: acquiring, owning and disposing of lands, entering into contracts, and applying for planning permission. It also has some powers under the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.
Olympic Transport Plan
The Olympic Delivery Authority is required by the Act to draw up a plan for transport for the Games, having consulted with various interested parties. Once the plan has been drawn up, various parties are required to co-operate with it, including the local highway authority, local street authority and local traffic authorities concerned, who can ultimately be compelled by the Secretary of State to do so.
Advertising & street trading regulation
The Act grants to the Secretary of State the power to regulate advertising and street trading (trading on a highway or other public place) in the vicinity of Olympic events as he sees fit, violations of which regulations are punishable by a fine.
External links
- Full text of the Act
- ePolitix article on the Act
- Official text of the statute as amended and in force today within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database
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