Section 2: Establishment of the Board of the Agency

(1) There is hereby established for the Agency, a governing board (in this Act referred to as "the Board") which shall conduct the affairs of the Agency.
(2) The Board shall consist of-
(a) the President as chairman;
(b) a full-time executive vice-chairman, who shall be a person with good knowledge of science and technology, to be appointed by the President;
(c) the Minister of the National Planning Commission or his representative;
(d) the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria or his representative;
(e) the Minister of Science and Technology or his representative;
(f) the Minister of Works and Housing or his representative;
(g) the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development or his representative;
(h) the Minister of Health or his representative;
(i) the President or chairman, as the case may be, or a representative of-
(i) the Nigerian Academy of Science;
(ii) the Nigerian Society of Engineers;
(iii) the Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria;
(iv) the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria;
(v) the National Association of Small Scale Industrialists;
(vi) the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce;
(vii) Industry, Mines and Agriculture; and
(j) two other persons to be appointed on personal merit by the President.
(3) The vice-chairman shall be the chief executive and accounting officer of the Agency.
(4) The supplementary provisions set out in the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the proceedings of the Board and the other matters contained therein.