Section 2: Establishment of the Governing Board of the Agency.

(1) There is established for the Agency a Governing Board to be known as the National Oil Spill Response Governing Board (in this Act referred to as "the Governing Board") which shall be responsible for the formulation of policy for the Agency and act in Governing Board capacity to the Agency in the exercise of any of the functions conferred on the Agency and the Director-General by this Act.
(2) The Governing Board shall consist of:
(a) a Chairman;
(b) one representative each of the following Federal Ministries not below the rank of Director:
(i) Environment;
(ii) Defence;
(iii) Petroleum Resources;
(iv) Transport;
(v) Aviation (Department of Meteorology);
(vi) Communications;
(vii) National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA);
(viii) Works;
(ix) Information and National Orientation;
(x) Housing and Urban Development;
(xi) the Nigerian Police;
(xii) Oil Products Trade Section of Lagos Chamber of Commerce (OPTS);
(xiii) Agriculture and Rural Development;
(xiv) Water Resources; and
(xv) Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research.
(3) The Director-General of the Agency, shall be a Member/Secretary to the Governing Board.
(4) The Chairman and other members of the Governing Board shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister.
(5) The supplementary provision specified in the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the proceedings of the Governing Board and the other matters therein mentioned. (First Schedule)