7.—(1) A council may arrange for the discharge of any of its functions—
(a)by a committee, a sub-committee or an officer of the council; or
(b)by any other council.
(2) Subsection (1) is subject to any express provision contained in this Act or any Act passed after this Act.
(3) A council’s functions with respect to—
(a)making a district rate under the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977;
(b)making a determination under section 13(1) of the Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (affordable borrowing limit) and monitoring an amount determined under that subsection;
(c)borrowing money; and
(d)acquiring or disposing of land,
may only be discharged by the council itself.
(4) Where by virtue of this section any functions of a council may be discharged by a committee of the council, the committee may arrange for the discharge of any of those functions by—
(a)a sub-committee; or
(b)an officer of the council.
(5) Subsection (4) is subject to any contrary direction by the council.
(6) Where by virtue of this section any functions of a council may be discharged by a sub-committee of the council, the sub-committee may arrange for the discharge of any of those functions by an officer of the council.
(7) Subsection (6) is subject to any contrary direction by the council or the committee.