O NIEPOŁĄCZALNOŚCI RÓL PROCESOWYCH ORGANÓW JEDNOSTEK SAMORZĄDU TERYTORIALNEGO
ON THE INCOMPATIBLE PROCEDURAL ROLES OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES

Summary/Abstract: The article presents an analysis of the permissibility of conducting administrative proceedings by local self-government bodies (commune heads, mayors and city presidents) in cases in which these bodies have a legal interest, that is, are treated as parties. In the author’s opinion, in such cases local self-government bodies lose the ability to conduct the proceedings (are excluded from settling a case). The author takes a critical stance towards the repeal of a provision in 1994 that explicitly referred to the exclusion of these bodies. Since then, both in legal science and in judicial practice, there have been disputes as to whether such exclusion can be based on the provisions of Article 24 § 1 point 1 and 4 of the Code of Administrative Procedure. The author calls for a rapid amendment of the Code, supplementing Article 25 with a regulation constituting the content of Article 27a which was repealed in 1994, and making a minor revision of the existing Article 26. The question of whether the legislature has enough courage to make these changes is also addressed.

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