8.—(1) The following sections of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 shall effect as if any reference therein to a district council or a member or officer thereof were a reference to the Authority or a member or officer thereof respectively, that is to say—
(a)section 23 (admission of public to meetings);
(b)section 24 (information to be given as to meetings);
(c)section 25 (facilities for newspaper representatives);
(d)section 26 (certain publications to be privileged);
(e)section 27 (savings);
(f)section 31 (recovery of wrongful gains and remedies against member guilty of reprehensible conduct);
(g)section 48 (protection for officer acting in execution of duty);
(h)section 123 (penalty for destroying notices); and
(i)section 126 (compensation for damage by council).
(2) Section 31 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 shall in its application to the Authority by paragraph (1) have effect as if any reference in that section to that Act included a reference to this Order.