Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

21 (1) Part I of the First Schedule to the 1931 Act as substituted by Part I of this Schedule shall have effect before the appointed day so far as is necessary to enable the election and appointment of members of the Board to take office on that day.

(2) Until the appointed day references to the Board in paragraph 2 of that Schedule shall have effect as references to the Council.

(3) Where persons elected or appointed as members of the Board by virtue of this paragraph attend meetings before the appointed day in preparation for the conduct of business of the Board on or after that day, the Council may pay to them any such fees or travelling or subsistence allowances in respect of their attendance as appear appropriate.

(4) The term of office of the members of the Board appointed by the Privy Council (by virtue of this paragraph) to take office on the appointed day—

(a) is one year beginning with that day in the case of three of those members,

(b) is two years beginning with that day in the case of another three of those members, and

(c) is three years beginning with that day in the case of the remaining two members.