SCHEDULES
F1SCHEDULE 28AAmendment of laws relating to freedoms of cities and towns
Powers to amend law in respect of women and civil partners
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The purposes of this paragraph are—
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.
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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.
Sch. 28A inserted (12.1.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 28(3), 148(1)(d)