Application of provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 to the joint board7.
(1)
The provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 listed in Schedule 1 shall apply to the joint board as port health authority.
(2)
For the purposes of paragraph (1)—
(a)
a reference in the Local Government Act 1972 to local authorities or to any council shall be read as a reference to the joint board;
(b)
a reference in that Act to an office held under that Act or otherwise shall be read as a reference to the office of member of the joint board; and
(c)
a reference in that Act to functions shall be read as functions conferred on the joint board as port health authority under this Order.