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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Powers to amend law in respect of women and civil partners

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Local Government Act 1972, Cross Heading: Powers to amend law in respect of women and civil partners is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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[F1Powers to amend law in respect of women and civil partnersE+W

2(1)The purposes of this paragraph are—E+W

(a)to provide for a woman to have the right to be admitted to freedom of a city or town in any or all circumstances where a man has that right;

(b)to enable a woman admitted to the freedom of a city or town (whether pursuant to this Schedule or otherwise) to use the title “freewoman”;

(c)to put a civil partner or surviving civil partner of a person admitted to freedom of a city or town in the same position as a spouse or surviving spouse of such a person.

(2)The appropriate national authority may by order amend an Act for any purpose of this paragraph, if the amendment is proposed by a qualifying resolution.

(3)A qualifying resolution may amend—

(a)any enactment other than an Act, or

(b)the law established by custom,

for any purpose of this paragraph.

(4)An amendment may not be made under this paragraph for the purpose specified in sub-paragraph (1)(a) if the effect of the amendment in any case or circumstances would be to deprive a man of the right to be admitted to freedom of a city or town.

(5)A provision of a public general Act may not be amended under this paragraph unless the provision relates only to—

(a)a particular city or town, or

(b)a specified group of cities or towns.]

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