Section 2: Establishment and functions of the Council

(1) There shall be established for the management of the affairs of the Centre, a council to be known as the National Productivity Council (in this Act referred to as "the Council").
(2) The Council shall determine the overall policy of the Centre, including the financial and operational programmes thereof and shall ensure the effective implementation of such policies and programmes.
(3) The Council shall, from time to time, assess the research, consultancy and training programmes relative to productivity, conducted by the State branches of the Centre and other associate institutions, with a view to ascertaining their suitability and to offering them such assistance, either alone or in co-operation with other professional bodies, as may improve the quality and content of productivity promotion measures in Nigeria.
(4) The Council may, subject to such conditions as it may impose, delegate any of the powers conferred on it by this Act (including its powers to appoint and exercise disciplinary control) to any of its committees or the Director-General, as the case may be.
(5) Nothing in this section shall prevent the Council from exercising any of the powers so delegated.
(6) The supplementary provisions contained in the Schedule to this Act, shall have effect with respect to the proceedings of the Council and the other matters mentioned therein.