Charter trustees
Charter trustees are the English district councillors for an area that used to be a city.
They are allowed by the Charter Trustees Act 1985, so that some of the privileges and dignities of former city can be carried on.[1][2][3][4]
References
Charter Trustees Acts 1985 c45
- ↑ Letters Patent dated March 18, 1974, text retrieved from Medway Council archives website
- ↑ Letters Patent dated January 25, 1982, text retrieved from Medway Council archives website
- ↑ BBC News - Thursday, 16 May, 2002 - Error costs Rochester city status. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ↑ Medway Council - REGENERATION AND COMMUNITY OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE - DATE 4 MARCH 2003 - TITLE OF REPORT ROCHESTER CITY STATUS. Retrieved 3 November 2007.