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 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...