Section 2: Composition, etc., of the Council.

(1) The Council shall consist of-
(a) a chairman to be appointed by the National Council of Ministers on the recommendation of the Attorney-General of the Federation;
(b) Attorneys-General of the States or, where there are no Attorneys-General, the Solicitors-General of the States;
(c) a representative of the Federal Ministry of Justice to be appointed by the Attorney-General of the Federation;
(d) the head of the faculty of law of any recognised university in Nigeria whose course of legal studies is approved by the Council as sufficient qualification for admission to the Nigerian Law School;
(e) the President of the Nigerian Bar Association;
(f) fifteen persons entitled to practise as legal practitioners in Nigeria of not less than ten years standing and selected or elected by the Nigerian Bar Association;
(g) the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School; and
(h) two persons who must be authors of published learned works in the field of law, to be appointed by the Attorney-General of the Federation.
(2) A person appointed as chairman of the Council shall, unless he previously resigns or is removed from office, hold office for four years and shall on ceasing to hold office be eligible for re-appointment.
(3) A person appointed a member of the Council pursuant to paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of this section shall, unless he previously resigns or is removed from office, hold office for four years and shall on ceasing to hold office be eligible for re-appointment.
(4) The quorum of the Council shall be ten and the Council may regulate its own procedure; and the validity of any proceedings of the Council shall not be affected by any defect in the appointment of any member, or by reason that a person not entitled to do so took part in the proceedings.
(5) The Council shall have power to do such things as it considers expedient for the purpose of performing its functions, but no remuneration shall be paid to any member of the Council in respect of his office.