6.—(1) As from the reorganisation date, the Island council shall cease to exercise functions under Chapter II of Part II of the 1990 Act.
(2) As from the reorganisation date, the Island council is to be treated as an authority to which Chapter I of Part II of the 1990 Act applies, and for this purpose, as if it were an area within a metropolitan county, and references to the local planning authority shall be construed accordingly.