Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20)

Part 1 E+W Democracy and involvement

Chapter 5 E+W Local freedoms and honorary titles

27 Local freedoms E+W

(1) The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 248 (freemen and inhabitants of existing boroughs), after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) Where the son of a freeman of a city or town may claim to be admitted as a freeman of that place, the daughter of a freeman may likewise claim to be so admitted.

(1B) The son or daughter of a freeman of a city or town shall be admitted as a freeman whether born before or after the admission, as a freeman, of his or her freeman parent and wherever he or she was born.

(1C) In subsections (1A) and (1B) “freeman” excludes a freeman of the City of London.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 27 in force at 12.1.2010, see s. 148(1)(d)