(1)Section 140 of the Local Government Act 1933 shall not apply to the alteration of the boundary between a county or county borough and Greater London, and nothing in section 253 of that Act shall authorise any local authority within the meaning of that Act to include in any Bill promoted by them any provision making an alteration of the boundaries of any London borough or of Greater London ; but the following provision of this section shall have effect for the purposes of such an alteration.
(2)If proposals are made to the Minister—
(a)by the council of the London borough affected and the Greater London Council acting jointly, or by the council of the county or county borough affected, for the making of an alteration of the boundary of Greater London; or
(b)by the council of a London borough for the making of an alteration of the boundary between that and some other London borough; or
(c)by the council of the London borough affected or by the Common Council, for the making of an alteration of the boundary between a London borough and the City; or
(d)under subsection (4) of this section,
the Minister shall, unless he is satisfied that the proposals ought not to be entertained, cause a local inquiry to be held, and may make an order giving effect to the proposals or making such other alteration of the boundary in question as he may deem expedient, or may refuse to make any such order; but no order shall be made under this subsection unless a draft thereof has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
(3)If joint representations are made to the Minister—
(a)by all or, as the case may be, both of the councils referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (2) of this section for the making of such an alteration as is mentioned in that paragraph ; or
(b)by the Common Council or the council of a London borough and the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple or of the Middle Temple for the making of an alteration of the boundary between the City or that borough and the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple, as the case may be,
the Minister shall, unless he is satisfied that it is unnecessary so to do, cause a local inquiry to be held and, after considering the report of any such inquiry, may by order give effect to the representations.
(4)In the case of a London borough contiguous with a county, at any time after 31st March 1965 and before 1st April 1970 proposals for the transfer from that borough to that county of a part of that borough which is so contiguous may be made to the Minister by any three hundred or more local government electors residing in that part of the borough and together constituting not less than ten per cent. of the total number of local government electors so residing.
(5)Any order by the Minister under subsection (2) or (3) of this section shall be deemed for the purposes of sections 148 and 149 of the said Act of 1933 to be an order made in pursuance of powers conferred by Part VI of the said Act of 1933.