Section 2: Membership of the Council

(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Council shall consist of a Chairman to be appointed by the President, on the recommendation of the Minister and the following other members, that is-
(a) the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Mining Corporation;
(b) the Chief Executive of the National Steel Council;
(c)
the Director of Mines in the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development;
(d) the Director of the Federal Geological Surveys of Nigeria;
(e) the President of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society;
(f)
one person to represent the Oil companies in rotation for one term at a time;
(g) one person to represent the Department of Earth Sciences in the Universities in rotation for one term at a time;
(h)
one person to represent the Ministry of Power and Steel;
(i) one person to represent the Ministry of Petroleum Resources ;
(j) one person to represent the Ministry of Science and Technology; and
(k) three other persons to be appointed after consultation with the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the members of the Council, other than ex-officio members, shall be appointed by the Minister on the recommendation of the bodies they represent, if any.
(3)
The provisions in the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the proceedings of the Council and the other matters therein mentioned.
[First Schedule.]