# The London Government Order 1965, Article 37: Parish books, etc


(1) The public books, writings and papers of a parish named in column (1) of the following table (except any such document containing entries wholly or in part relating to the affairs of the church or to ecclesiastical charities or to parochial non-ecclesiastical charities) and all documents directed by law to be kept therewith shall be deposited in such custody as may be agreed between the London borough councils specified in respect of such parish in column (2) or, failing such approval and agreement, as may be directed by the Minister.
(1)
(2)
The parish of Wandsworth Borough
The London borough councils of Lambeth and Wandsworth
The parish of Borough of Woolwich
The London borough councils of Greenwich and Newham
The parish of Barking
The London borough councils of Barking and Newham
The parish of Dagenham
The London borough councils of Barking and Redbridge
The parish of Chislehurst and Sidcup
The London borough councils of Bexley and Bromley
(2) Any ratepayer, inhabitant, incumbent or churchwarden of the area of a parish named in column (1) of the table in paragraph (1) or of the area of the parish of Chigwell to be comprised in the London borough of Redbridge shall at all times be entitled to the rights to which he would have been entitled if this order had not been made of inspecting and making extracts from such books, documents, writings and papers of such parish as are referred to in paragraph (1)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1965/654/article/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/london-government-order-1965/article-37
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