157Appointment of councils as agents

#### 157 Appointment of councils as agents 157 Appointment of councils as agents > > (1) The Minister may appoint a council as the Minister’s agent for the care, control and management of a national work. > > > (2) The council may act as the Minister’s agent even if the national work concerned is partly outside the council’s area. > > > (3) A council acting as the Minister’s agent may take legal proceedings in its own name to recover penalties for offences relating to a national work. > > **ss 156–158:** Ins 1993 No 32, Sch 2.