# Land Drainage Act 1991, Paragraph 5


(1) The charging authority for any area wholly or partly included in an internal drainage district may appoint a member or members of the internal drainage board having power, by virtue of regulations under the Local Government Finance Act 1988, to issue special levies to that authority.
(2) In appointing a person to be a member of an internal drainage board a charging authority shall have regard to the desirability of appointing a person who—
(a) has knowledge or experience (including knowledge of the internal drainage district in question or commercial experience) of some matter relevant to the functions of the board; and
(b) has shown capacity in such a matter.
(3) This paragraph has effect subject to the restrictions on appointments which are imposed by paragraph 6 below or, as the case may require, paragraph 16 of Schedule 2 to the Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (number of appointed members of internal drainage board allowed in period ending with 31st March 1993).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/59/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-drainage-act-1991/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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