Section 3: Council of the Association

(1) There shall be, as the governing body of the Association, a Council which shall be charged with the administration and general management of the Association.
(2) The Council shall consist of-
(a) a President;
(b) a Vice-President;
(c) ten persons nominated by the Association;
(d)
all immediate past presidents of the Association, including the Incorporated Association;
(e) three persons to represent the Federal, State and Local Governments in rotation;
(f)
two persons who shall be members of the Association to represent institutions of higher learning in Nigeria offering courses leading to an approved qualification, in rotation, so however that the two shall not come from the same institution.
(3) The President and the Vice-President shall be nominated from the Council by members of the Association.
(4) The President and Vice-President shall each hold office for a term of two years from the date of their nomination, and the President shall be the Chairman at meetings of the Association, so however that in the event of the death, incapacity or inability for any reason of the President, the Vice-President shall act as President for the unexpired portion of the term of office and as Chairman, as the case may be and references in this Act to the president shall be construed accordingly.
(5) The President and the Vice-President shall respectively be Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council of the Association under this Act.
(6) If the President or the Vice-President ceases to be a member of the Association, he shall cease to hold any of the offices designated under this section.
(7)
The provisions of the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the qualifications and tenure of office of members of the Council and other matters therein mentioned.
[First Schedule.]