Water Resources Act 1963 CHAPTER 38 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I FUNCTIONS OF MINISTERS IN RELATION TO WATER RESOURCES Section 1. Functions of Ministers. 2. Meaning of " water resources ". PART II RIVER AUTHORITIES AND WATER RESOURCES BOARD River authorities 3. Establishment of river authorities. 4. General duty of river authorities in relation to water resources. 5. Transfer to river authorities of functions of river boards. 6. Constitution of river authorities. 7. Local authority members of river authorities. 8. Additional members of river authorities. 9. Areas of river authorities for purposes of transferred functions. 10. Alteration of river authority areas. 11. Maps of river authority areas. Water Resources Board 12. Establishment and principal functions of Water Resources Board. 13. Constitution of Water Resources Board. PART III ASSESSMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AND RELATED MATTERS 14. Periodical surveys. 15. Hydrometric schemes.' 16. Information obtained in pursuanc...