Section 13: Membership of the Board

(1) The Board shall consist of-
(a) the Minister of Defence who shall be the Chairman;
(b) the Chief of Defence Staff who shall be the Vice-Chairman; and
(c) the Chief of Naval Staff.
(2) The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence shall be the Secretary of the Board.
(3) The Board may, whenever it deems it necessary, co-opt any officer, public officer or any other person as a member of the Board for the purpose of any particular meeting of the Board, but that officer, public officer or other person shall not be entitled to vote at the meeting or count towards a quorum and his membership of the Board shall cease at the end of that particular meeting unless the Board otherwise decides.
(4) The Chairman may, from time to time, appoint any member of the Board to perform the duties of the Chairman at any meeting of the Board at which the Chairman is absent and the appointment may be either general or in respect of a particular occasion.
(5) If any member is for any reason whatsoever unable to perform his duties as a member, he may, with the approval of the Chairman, nominate any other person to perform those duties during the period he is unable to do so.