Section 15(a) in Tamil Nadu Farmers' Management of Irrigation Systems Rules, 2002
(a)(i)If a vacancy in the office of the President of the Water Users Association arises, the President of the Distributory Committee in which the Water Users Association is situated, shall nominate one of the existing Managing Committee members of the Distributory Committee as President of the Water Users Association;(ii)If a vacancy of a member of the Managing Committee of Water Users Association arises, the President of the Distributory Committee shall nominate any one of the landholders from that particular constituency in which vacancy has arises, as a member of the Managing Committee;(iii)In case of an irrigation system where Water Users Association alone exists, the vacancy of the President shall be filled up from among the members of the Managing Committee through consensus. The vacancy of any member of the Managing Committee shall be filled up from among the landholders from that particular constituency by the Water Users Association President by nomination.
