Section 5: Advisory technical committee.

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section. the Board shall appoint an advisory technical committee for the purpose of giving guidance on short and long term planning of programmes of the Institute.
(2) Membership of committee shall consist of-
(a) the Director, Water Resources, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, who shall be the chairman;
(b) the director of the Institute appointed pursuant to section 3 (1) of this Act;
(c) the general managers of the National Electric Power Authority and the River Basin Development Authorities and State Government agencies responsible for water resources development;
(d) the Director of the Geological Surveys Department or his representative;
(e) one representative of the National Hydrological Technical Committee;
(f) the Director, Federal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;
(g) the Director, Federal Department of Meteorology;
(h) one representative of the Nigerian Society of Engineers
(3) The quorum for meetings of the Committee shall be eleven.