# Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, Section 27: Local freedoms


(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.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/section/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-democracy-economic-development-and-construction-act-2009/section-27
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