{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drainage-northern-ireland-order-1973/schedule-1/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drainage-northern-ireland-order-1973/schedule-1/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1973/69",
  "legislation_title": "Drainage (Northern Ireland) Order 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drainage-northern-ireland-order-1973",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Drainage Council shall consist of eighteen persons appointed by the Minister of whom—\n(a) ten shall be appointed in accordance with paragraph 2 and shall represent district councils;\n(b) one shall be an officer of the Ministry, who shall represent drainage and navigational interests;\n(c) one shall be an officer of the Ministry of Finance nominated by the Minister of Finance;\n(d) one shall represent agricultural interests;\n(e) one shall represent fishery interests;\n(f) two shall be appointed after consultation with the Minister of Commerce, one to represent industrial interests and one to represent tourist interests;\n(g) one shall be appointed after consultation with the Minister of Development and shall represent conservation interests;\n(h) one shall be specially qualified to advise on drainage matters.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "functions transf. by 1982 NI 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Now Head of D/Env., SRO (NI) 1973/504; 1976 NI 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 1(c): transfer of functions (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 Pt. 2 (with art. 9(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1973/69/schedule/1/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:54:36.383193+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}