Commentary The Mayor’s spatial development strategy Section 29: Duties in relation to consultation
78.Section 29 amends section 335 of the GLA Act 1999 to require the Mayor to have regard to comments by the Assembly or functional bodies in response to consultation on proposed revisions to his spatial development strategy. The Mayor must also respond in writing to the Chair of the Assembly, setting out which of the Assembly’s comments he accepts for implementation in the strategy and, where he does not accept a comment, giving the reasons why.