A member of staff of the Board who is a solicitor or a barrister may appear on behalf of the Board in an application under section 27 notwithstanding -

(a) any rule of law relating to the representation of bodies corporate, or

(b) that, by virtue of any rule of law or provision of any enactment or code of conduct imposing restrictions on employed solicitors or barristers in relation to engaging in activity of that kind, he or she would be prohibited from doing so.