Section 12: Establishment of the Nigerian Navy Board

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, there shall be established for the Navy a board to be known as the Nigerian Navy Board (in this Act referred to as "the Board") which shall be responsible, under the general authority of the Chief of Defence Staff, for matters relating to the command, discipline and administration of, and all other matters relating to the Navy.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the Board shall not have responsibility for the operational use of the Navy.