Section 4: Council of the Institute.

(1) There shall be, as the governing body of the Institute, a Council which shall be charged with the administration and general management of the Institute.
(2) The Council shall consist of the president and vice-president as chairman and vice-chairman respectively, and a total of twenty other persons being fellows, members or associate members of the Institute, that is-
(a) five persons appointed by the Minister, all of whom shall be persons engaged in the practice of public relations in Nigeria ; and
(b) fifteen persons elected by the Institute annually of whom not more than eight shall be persons in active practice as public relations practitioners.
(3) The provisions of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the qualifications and tenure of office of members of the Council and the other matters therein mentioned.