Section 223 Appearance of local authorities in legal proceedings.C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12

England and Wales

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Any member or officer of a local authority who is authorised by that authority to prosecute or defend on their behalf, or to appear on their behalf in, proceedings before a magistrates’ court shall be entitled to prosecute or defend or to appear in any such proceedings, and, F1to conduct any such proceedings.

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In this section “local authority” includes the Common Council F2, a corporate joint committee F3, a joint authority, F4an economic prosperity board, a combined authority, F5a combined county authority, F6a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, F7... F8 the Greater London Authority F9and F10, a F11police and crime commissioner and the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime F12... F13...

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 223(1) substituted (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 208, 211, Sch. 21 para. 28 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(h) (with art. 9)
F2: Words in s. 223(2) inserted (25.3.2022) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/372), regs. 1(2), 21
F3: Words inserted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 84, Sch. 14 para. 21
F4: Words in s. 223(2) inserted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 119, 148(6), Sch. 6 para. 24; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2
F5: Words in s. 223(2) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 37 (with s. 247)
F6: Words in s. 223(2) inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 1 para. 27; S.I. 2017/399, reg. 2, Sch. para. 38
F7: Words in s. 223(2) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(7)(k); S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(g)
F8: Words in s. 223(2) inserted (20.11.2001) by S.I. 2001/3719, art. 2, Sch. para. 2
F9: Word in s. 223(2) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(1), Sch. 22 para. 17(a) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3
F10: Words in s. 223(2) inserted (1.10.1994 for specified purposes otherwise 1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 43, Sch. 4 para. 12; S.I. 1994/2025, art. 6 and S.I. 1994/3262, arts. 4, 5, Sch.
F11: Words in s. 223(2) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 109; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2 para. 30)
F12: Words repealed by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237(2), Sch. 13 Pt. I
F13: Words in s. 223(2) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch. 24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3

Modifications

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S. 223 amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 57(7), Sch. 13 para. 12(f)

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S. 223 modified (7.8.1991) by S.I. 1991/1773, art. 8(2), Sch. 2

S. 223: certain functions transferred (7.8.1991) by S.I. 1991/1773, art. 8, Sch. 2

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S. 223 modified (10.1.1992) by S.I. 1991/2913, art. 8(2), Sch. 2

S. 223: certain functions transferred (10.1.1992) by S.I. 1991/2913, art. 8, Sch. 2

S. 223 extended (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 39(2), 66(2)(b), Sch. 13 para. 19(f) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2))

S. 223 amended (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 40, ss. 76, 82(2), Sch. 16 para. 3

S. 223 modified (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/401, art. 18, Sch. para. 1(d)

S. 223 extended (19.9.1995) by 1995 c. 25, ss. 65(7), 125(2), Sch. 8 para. 3(1)(g) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7)

S. 223 applied (18.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1880, art. 76

S. 223: power conferred to make provisions about matters of the kind dealt with in this section (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 50, s. 44(1), Sch. 4(a)(xii); S.I. 1997/1930, art. 2(1)(2)(m)

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