Section 7: Land Drainage Board

7. Land Drainage Board (1) The Authority shall be administered by a Board to be known as the Land and Drainage Board. (2) The Board shall consist of— (a) a Chairperson having wide experience in an administrative or managerial position, to be appointed by the Minister; (b) a representative of the Ministry; (c) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of environment; (d) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of finance; (e) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of housing and lands; L3A – 3 [Issue 9] (f) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of local government; (g) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of public infrastructure; (h) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of public utilities; (i) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of water resources; (j) a representative of the NDU; (k) a representative of the RDA: (l) a representative of the Commissioner of Police, not below the rank of Superintendent; (m) a representative of the National Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Centre; and (n) 3 persons, other titan public officers or employees of a statutory corporation, having wide experience in the field of land drainage or administrative matters, to be appointed by the Minister. (3) (a) No person who has any interest in any civil engineering undertaking or consultancy shall be appointed as member. (b) Any member who acquires an interest in any civil engineering undertaking or consultancy shall resign from the Board. (4) (a) The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, co-opt any person who may be of assistance in relation to any matter before the Board. (b) A co-opted member shall not have the right to vote at any meeting of the Board. (5) Every member shall be paid such allowance as the Minister may, with the approval of the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of finance is assigned, determine.