http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1972/9/section/117Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972An Act to provide for the constitution of district councils to administer local government districts, for the regulation of such councils and for certain of their functions; to abolish existing local government areas and existing local authorities, with certain exceptions, and to enable provision to be made for the transfer of the functions, assets and liabilities of such authorities; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-10-15Expert Participation2024-05-07 Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972Sch. 8 para. 1Bribery Act 2010Sch. 2s. 16 19(5)s. 19(1)art. 2Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972Sch. 8 para. 3Bribery Act 2010Sch. 2s. 16 19(5)s. 19(1)art. 2 PART VIII117A council may authorise any officer of the council, either in respect of matters of any class or in respect of any particular matter, to institute on its behalf proceedings before any court of summary jurisdiction or to appear on its behalf before a court of summary jurisdiction in any proceedings instituted by the council or on its behalf, and any officer so authorised shall be entitled to conduct any such proceedings on behalf of the council although he is not a practising solicitor.S. 117 applied (with mods) (2.7.2013) by The Local Government (Statutory Transition Committees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/179), regs. 1(1), 22, Sch. 2