Section 3: Establishment of Governing Board.

(1) There is established for the Council, a Governing Board (in this Act referred to as "the Board") which shall be responsible for policy making, administration and general management of the Council.
(2) The Board shall consist of -
(a) the President and Vice-President of the Council;
(b) the Registrar;
(c) one person to be nominated by the Minister for education charged with the responsibility of matters relating to counselling to represent the Ministry;
(d) six persons with professional background in counselling to be appointed by the Minister to represent each geopolitical zone of Nigeria, no two of them shall come from the same State;
(e) six persons appointed by the Counselling Association of Nigeria (CASSON); and
(f) two persons to represent the universities offering courses leading to approved qualification in guidance and counselling and a university shall not have more than one representative at a time.
(3) The provisions of the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the qualification, tenure of office of members of the Council, powers and procedure of the Council and other matters. [First Schedule]