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Power of county council as to opposing Bills in Parliament and legal proceedings.

51 & 52 Vict. c. 53.

17. The council of a county shall have the same powers of opposing Bills in Parliament and of prosecuting and defending legal proceedings necessary for the promotion or protection of the interests of the inhabitants of the county, or any part thereof, as are conferred on the governing body in any district by the Borough Funds (Ireland) Act, 1888; and that Act shall extend to a county council as if they were a “governing body” and the county were their district; provided that—

(a) no approval of voters shall be required for any proceedings under this section; and

(b) this section shall not empower a county council to promote any Bill in Parliament, or to incur or raise any expenses in relation to such promotion.