Water Act 1973

20(1)In subsection (1) of section 1 of the [1930 c. 44.] Land Drainage Act 1930 (drainage districts and drainage boards) for the words from the beginning to " section " there shall be substituted the words " There shall continue to be internal drainage districts for the; purpose of the drainage of land "

(2)For subsections (2) and (3) of that section there shall be substituted the following subsections:—

(2)An internal drainage board shall be a body corporate.

(3)An internal drainage board shall exercise a general supervision over all matters relating to the drainage of land within its district and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as are conferred or imposed on internal drainage boards by this Act..

(3)In subsection (5) of that section, for the words from the beginning to "districts", in the second place where that word occurs, there shall be substituted the words " Internal drainage districts constituted ".