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.Letters Patent dated March 18, 1974, text retrieved from Medway Council archives websiteLetters Patent dated January 25, 1982, text retrieved from Medway Council archives website
References
Charter Trustees Acts 1985 c45

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