Section 8: Functions of the Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for -(a) setting out the policies and programmes for the research training and retraining of legislators and staff of the National Assembly;
(b) approving the disbursement of money from the Trust Fund to finance projects or activities of the National Assembly Library;
(c) scrutinising and approving projects which qualify for financing under the Act;
(d) exercising control over the management of the Trust Fund with a view to ensuring accountability and proper utilisation of money in the Trust Fund for the purposes set out in this Act;
(e) carrying out such other activities as are considered necessary for the attainment of the objective of this Act;
(f) updating the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Committee in each House charged with the responsibility of overseeing the National Assembly Library, on its activities and progress through annual and audited reports;
(g) reviewing progress and suggesting improvement within the provisions of this Act;
(h) making and issuing guidelines, to all legislators and staff of the National Assembly on disbursement from the Trust Fund on the use of money received from the Trust Fund; and
(i) generally regulating the administration, application and disbursement of money from the Trust Fund under this Act.