Section 10: Composition of the Authority

(1) The Authority shall comprise the following members that is-
(a) a chairman;
(b) not more than five representatives of the wards in the local government area;
(c) one representative each of the following professions who shall be a registered member of the relevant profession-
(i) Architecture;
(ii) Civil engineering;
(iii) Land surveying;
(iv) Law; and
(v) Town planning;
(d) the works supervisor of the local government;
(e) the education supervisor of the local government; and
(f) a secretary appointed by the Authority who shall be the chief executive of the Authority.
(2) The chairman referred to in subsection 10 (1) (a) of this section shall have been in professional practice for a minimum of five years and shall have been registered with the Town Planners Registration Council.
(3) The secretary referred to in subsection 10 (1) (f) of this section shall be a registered town planner with a minimum of five years professional practice.
(4) The post of the secretary shall be a pensionable one.
(5) The chairman, secretary and members of the Authority shall be paid such remuneration, fees and allowances as the Authority may, from time to time, approve.