Paragraph 2

For paragraph 6 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“6

Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 10 hereof as to the filling of casual vacancies in the case of regional members, the Board shall, after 30th June 2000, consist of nine regional members, all of whom shall be elected as hereinafter provided, and not less than two members appointed by the Minister in accordance with section 3 of, and paragraph 2(1)(b) of the Second Schedule to, the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958; but until the results of the first election are known it shall continue to consist of those members who constituted it immediately prior to the coming into force of the British Wool Marketing Scheme (Amendment) Order 2000.”.