Section 2: Board of the Institute, its functions, etc .

(1) There shall be a governing Board of the Institute (in this Act referred to as "the Board") which shall consist of -
(a) a chairman;
(b) three persons, one of whom shall be a member of the armed forces of the Federation;
(c) a representative of a university or other institution of higher learning in Nigeria;
(d) the Director of Water Resources in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, or his representative;
(e) a representative of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology;
(f) the director of the Institute.
(2) The chairman and the persons mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of this section shall be appointed by the President.
(3) The Board shall, in general, outline the policy and decide in broad terms on the programme of work of the Institute and prepare detailed estimates of expenditure which will be required to carry out such programmes.
(4) The chairman and the other members of the Board appointed by the President by virtue of this section shall each hold office for a term of three years and, subject to the provisions of subsection (5) of this section, shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(5) The office of a member of the Board mentioned in subsection (4) of this section shall become vacant if-
(a) he resigns his office by notice in writing under this hand, addressed to the Minister; or
(b) the Minister is satisfied that it is not in the interest of the Institute for the person appointed to continue in office and notifies the member in writing to that effect.
(6)
Members of the Board (not being ex-officio members) may be paid such travelling and other allowances as may, from time to time, be approved by the Minister.
(7) The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership or any defect in the appointment of a member or the absence of a member.
(8)
The provisions of the Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to matters mentioned therein.
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