4. References to “the offices of the council” in sections 100C(1) (inspection of minutes and other documents after meetings) and 100D(1) (inspection of background papers) of the 1972 Act(1) shall, in relation to any document or list of an existing authority which is required to be open to inspection for a period continuing after 31st March 1996, be construed as references to the offices of the new authority which then has custody of such document or list.
Sections 100C and 100D of the 1972 Act were inserted by section 1 of the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 (c. 43).