Section 10: Appointment and Functions of the Chief of Defence Space Administration.

(1) There shall be appointed for the Administration, a Chief of Defence Space Administration drawn from any of the Services on rotational basis, not below the rank or a serving Major-General or its equivalent whose appointment and removal from office shall be in accordance with military posting, Chief of Defence Staff on the nomination of the CDS and Council recommendation to Mr. President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Federal Republic of Nigeria for approval.
(2) He must be knowledgeable in space science and have demonstrated experience in engineering, information technology or science and technology: and shall be responsible to the Council for-
(a) giving to the Council such information as to the activities of the Administration as the Chairman of the Council may require:
(b) authorizing programmes and plans for giving effect to policy approved by the Councilor to any direction of the Council subject to all or any of the powers in this section as may be delegated to him by the Council;
(c) carrying out the day-to-day running of the Administration:
(d) preparation of programme of work and estimates of the Administration's income and expenditure annually:
(e) supervision of the activities of the Directors in the Administration: and
(f) co-ordinating the activities of the Centres.
(3) The fact that any power has been delegated to the Chief pursuant to sub-section (1) of this section shall not preclude the Council itself from exercising them in any special case.
(4) The powers referred to in sub-section (2) of this section shall include the-
(a) executive control over the Military, Security and Civilian staff of the Administration:
(b) supervision of accounts and records:
(c) preparation for approval of programmes and plans that necessary to carry into effect approved policy or any directive of the Council;
(d) interpretation of such policy to other staff of the Administration;
(e) making of any staff recommendations to the Council; and
(f) establishment of organisational structures, committees and definitions of duties.