Application of existing local government legislation to statutory transition committees

22.    The provisions of the 1972 Act specified in Schedule 2 shall apply to statutory transition committees as they apply to councils as if—

(a) any reference to a council or to a committee of a council included a reference to a statutory transition committee;

(b) any reference to a councillor included a reference to a member of a statutory transition committee;

(c) any reference to the offices of a council included a reference to the place of meeting of a statutory transition committee; and

(d) any reference to the district of a council included a reference to the districts of all the predecessor councils which have nominated councillors to a statutory transition committee.