PART XGENERAL

142Application of Act to joint committees.

Without prejudice to section 19(9)( c), the provisions of this Act mentioned in Schedule 7 shall apply to joint committees as they apply to councils as if—

(a)

any reference to a council included a reference to a joint committee and any reference to a committee of a council included a reference to a sub-committee of a joint committee;

(b)

any reference to a councillor included a reference to a member of a joint committee, whether he is a councillor or not;

(c)

any reference to the clerk of a council F1. . . included a reference to the chief officer of a joint committee;

(d)

any reference to the offices of a council included a reference to the place of meeting of a joint committee; and

(e)

any reference to the district of a council included a reference to the districts of all the councils which have concurred in appointing a joint committee.