London Government Act 1963

82 Exercise of functions as respects the Temples

(1) Her Majesty may at any time, whether before or after 1st April 1965, by Order in Council coming into force not earlier than that date provide that any functions exercisable as respects a London borough by the council of that borough, not being functions for the exercise of which as respects the Temples specific provision is made elsewhere in this Act and, without prejudice to the foregoing provision, not being functions for which provision is made by Part V or VI of this Act, shall be exercisable—

(a) as respects the Inner Temple by the Sub-Treasurer thereof and as respects the Middle Temple by the Under-Treasurer thereof; or

(b) as respects both the Temples by the Common Council.

(2) Any Order in Council under this section may make such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary, provision as appears to Her Majesty to be necessary or proper for the purposes or in consequence of any of the provisions of the Order, including provision—

(a) applying any enactment relating to the functions in question (including any enactment in this Act or in any other Act passed during the same session as this Act) to the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple;

(b) modifying any such enactment in its application thereto;

(c) excluding the application of any such enactment thereto;

(d) repealing any such enactment applying thereto.

(3) Any Order in Council under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(4) Any expenses incurred by the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple or the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple under this Act or any enactment applied to the Temples by or under this Act may be defrayed out of a rate in the nature of a general rate levied in the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple, as the case may be.