§ 1 (1) In this Schedule—
§ "the council" means the district council for Belfast;
§ a "declaration against terrorism" means a declaration in the form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989, with the substitution of the words "if appointed" for the words "if elected";
§ "independent member", in relation to a subgroup, means a member appointed under paragraph 2(4);
§ "local general election" has the same meaning as in the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962;
§ "the partnership" means the district policing partnership for Belfast;
§ "political member", in relation to a subgroup, means a member appointed under paragraph 2(3);
§ "subgroup" means a subgroup established under section 21.
§ (2) For the purposes of this Schedule an independent member of the council shall be treated as a party.