142Application of Act to joint committees.N.I.
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.
F1Words in s. 142(c) repealed (1.4.2012) by Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 10), ss. 46, 47(2), Sch. 2; S.R. 2011/306, art. 2(3)