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.

In this section “local authority” includes the Common Council F2, a joint authority, F3an economic prosperity board, a combined authority, F4a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, F5...F6 the Greater London AuthorityF7andF8, a F9police and crime commissioner and the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime . . .. . ..