 The old system was described as feudal and undemocratic because the tenants were entitled to sit in Chief Pleas as of right.On 16 January 2008 and 21 February 2008, the Chief Pleas approved a law to reform Chief Pleas as a 30-member chamber, with 28 members elected in island-wide elections, one hereditary member (the Seigneur) and one member (the Seneschal) appointed for life.The Privy Council of the United Kingdom approved the Sark law reforms on 9 April 2008.