Part XI General Provisions as to Local Authorities
Legal proceedings
C1C2C3C4C12C13C7C11C9C8C19C16C10C6C21C20C18C14C17C22C15C5222 Power of local authorities to prosecute or defend legal proceedings.
1
Where a local authority consider it expedient for the promotion or protection of the interests of the inhabitants of their area—
a
they may prosecute or defend or appear in any legal proceedings and, in the case of civil proceedings, may institute them in their own name, and
b
they may, in their own name, make representations in the interests of the inhabitants at any public inquiry held by or on behalf of any Minister or public body under any enactment.
2
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In the application of subsection (1) to a corporate joint committee, the reference to the corporate joint committee’s area is to be read as a reference to the area specified as the corporate joint committee’s area in regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 establishing the corporate joint committee.