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(1) There shall be a Managing Committee for every Water Users' Association. The member of the Managing Committee of the Water Users' Association shall be form the elected representative of the respective Water Users' Association and the size of the committee will vary from 4 to 10 members depending on the size of the territorial constituency. (2) The District Collector shall make arrangement for the election of the President of the Managing Committee of the Water Users' Association by direct election by the method of secret ballot in the manner prescribed. (3) The District Collector shall also make arrangement for the election of Managing Committee consisting of one member from each of the territorial constituency of water users' area by method of secret ballot in the manner prescribed. (4) If at an election held under sub section (2) and (3) the President or the Members of the territorial constituency of Water Users' Association are not elected, fresh elections shall be held in the manner prescribed: Provided that the Government for the reasons to be recorded in writing may, from time to time, postpone the election. (5) The President and the members of the Managing Committee shall, if not recalled earlier, be in office for a period of 3(three) years, from the date of the first meeting. (6) The Managing Committee shall exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Water Users' Association. Delineation of distributory area and constitution of the Distributory Committee.