Explanatory Notes

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009

2009 CHAPTER 20

12 November 2009

Commentary

Part 1: Democracy and Involvement

Background

Chapter 5: Local Freedoms and Honorary Titles
Section 27 – Local freedoms

66.Section 27 makes provision for a daughter of a freeman of a city or town to be admitted as a freeman where a son would have the right to be so admitted. It also makes provision for sons and daughters of freemen to be admitted as freemen irrespective of when and where they were born.