Section 2: Membership of the Board

(1) The Board shall comprise the following members-
(a) a chairman who shall be a member of any of the professions and has been so qualified for not less than twelve years;
(b) one representative of each of the professions, that is, one physiotherapist, one chiropractor, one occupational therapist, one osteopath and one speech therapist;
(c) four persons from the related disciplines to represent the States on rotation for two years at a time;
(d) one person in medical rehabilitation to represent the Nigerian Medical Council;
(e) two persons to represent schools involved in training members of the professions on rotation for two years at a time;
(f) two non-medical persons to represent public interest;
(g) one person to represent the Federal Ministry of Health;
(h) one person to represent the Faculties of Medicine on rotation for two years at a time; and
(i) one person to represent the teaching hospitals on rotation for two years at a time.
(2) All the appointments in subsection (1) of this section shall be made by the President, on the recommendation of the Minister.
(3) The provisions of the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the matters therein mentioned.