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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/march-west-and-white-fen-internal-drainage-board-order-2016/schedule/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/482",
  "legislation_title": "The March West and White Fen Internal Drainage Board Order 2016",
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  "number": "7",
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  "text": "The new Board shall consist of 13 elected members who, with the exception of the first members, shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Land Drainage Act 1991. The first members of the new Board shall be persons appointed by the Secretary of State and shall hold office until the expiration of one year from the 1st November following the day on which they are appointed.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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