Section 1: Establishment of the National Blood Service Commission.

1 There is established a National Blood Service Commission (in this Act referred to as "the Commission")

2 The Commission shall-
a be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal;
b may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and
c may acquire, hold and dispose of any property for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act.

3 The Commission shall have its National Headquarters located at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with Zonal offices in each of the six geopolitical zones, made up of -
a South East Zone comprising of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States, with headquarters at Owerri;
b South South Zone comprising of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers States, with headquarters at Benin;
c South West Zone comprising of Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Lagos and Oyo States, with headquarters at Ibadan;
d North East Zone comprising of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States, with headquarters at Maiduguri;
e North West Zone comprising of Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States, with headquarters at Kaduna; and
f North Central Zone comprising of Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, FCT, Niger and Plateau States, with headquarters at Jos.

4 The zonal centers shall serve as linkage and reference centers for the States and other blood transfusion services within the zone.