Section 2: Establishment and membership of the governing Board

(1) There is hereby established for the authority, a governing Board which shall consist of-
(a) a chairman;
(b) one person to represent the Federal Ministry of Transport;
(c) five persons with experience in shipping and commercial matters;
(d) the managing director of the Authority; and
(e) the executive directors of the Authority.
(2) The chairman and members of the Board, other than ex-officio members, shall-
(a) be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister; and
(b) be persons with proven integrity and with relevant cognitive experience.
(3) The Board shall have a secretary, who shall be the head of the legal department of the Authority.
(4)
The supplementary provisions set out in the First Schedule to this Act, shall have effect with respect to the proceedings of the Board and the other matters contained therein.
[First Schedule.]