Paragraph 5

The Internal Drainage Board shall consist of twenty members who, with the exception of the first members, shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of section 7 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Land Drainage Act 1976. The first members of the Internal Drainage Board shall be persons appointed by the Minister and shall hold office until the expiration of one year from the first day of November next following the day on which they are appointed.