Temples Order 1971

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Temples Order 1971
Statutory Instrument
Parliament of the United Kingdom
CitationSI 1971/1732
Dates
Made27 October 1971
Laid before Parliament2 November 1971
Commencement15 November 1971
Other legislation
Made underLondon Government Act 1963
Text of the The Temples Order 1971 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Temples Order 1971 (SI 1971/1732) is an order in Council in the United Kingdom, setting out the powers of the Inner Temple and Middle Temple to act as local authorities.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The order provides that local authority functions exercised by London Borough Councils under the London Government Act 1963 can be exercised by the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple and the Under Treasurer of the Middle Temple in their respective areas except in connection with housing. The order also gives the Common Council of the City of London certain powers in relation to the Temples including powers in relation to historical buildings.[7] The order made at Buckingham Palace under powers granted section 82 of the London Government Act 1963.

The remaining local authority functions of the Temples include:

  • planning (excluding development plans and listed buildings);
  • public health and safety; and
  • refuse collections

The Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple and the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in respect of the functions they carry out as local authorities. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Temples Order 1971, released as part of a response from Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple to a request made using WhatDoTheyKnow, accessed 16 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Some law offices were mistakenly left out of lockdown rules due to a medieval Pope". 13 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Pepitone, Ren. Brotherhood of Barristers: A Cultural History of the British Legal Profession, 1840-1940. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2024 (page 194).
  4. ↑ The New Law Journal. United Kingdom: Butterworth, 1971.(page 999)
  5. ↑ https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/assets/Services-Environment/temples-conservation-area-character-summary.pdf
  6. ↑ "Local Authority Functions | Middle Temple".
  7. ↑ "The Inn as a Local Authority | Middle Temple".
  8. ↑ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/schedule/1