Part 13: General Schedule 7: Plan making Section 15BA: Local plan timetable: further provision about directions under section 15B Effect
Subsection (1) sets out that the Mayor of London can only give directions under section 15B(6) or (7), where the authority is a London borough council. It also requires the Mayor to have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State. Subsection (2) requires the Secretary of State (or the Mayor of London) to give reasons for any such direction. Subsection (3) requires the Mayor to send a copy of the direction to the Secretary of State, while also setting out that the direction is not permitted to be given effect until such time as may be prescribed through regulations.
	Subsection (4) provides the Secretary of State with the power to direct a local planning authority to disregard any such directions made by the Mayor of London, or to give effect to any direction with modifications. Any such direction must be given within such time as may be prescribed through regulations. Subsection (5) requires the Secretary of State to give reasons for any direction given under subsection (4), while subsection (6) requires that they send a copy to the Mayor of London.
	Subsection (7) clarifies that section 38(1) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 does not apply where the Mayor of London gives directions under section 15B(6) or (7).