7. The following provisions of the 1985 Act shall apply as if the Authority were a joint authority—
(a)section 31 (replacement of members)(1);
(b)section 32(1) to (7) (filling of vacancies)(1);
(c)section 33 (balance of parties);
(d)section 34 (chairman, vice-chairman and clerk);
(e)section 35(1) and (2) (disqualification);
(f)section 41 (questions on discharge of functions);
(g)section 72(1), (2) and (4) (accounts); and
(h)section 73 (financial administration).
Amended by the Local Government Act 1986, Section 10.