Section 8: Composition of the Board

(1) The Board shall comprise the following members-
(a) a chairman;
(b) one representative each of the following professions who shall be a registered member of the relevant profession, that is-
(i) Town planning;
(ii) Architecture;
(iii) Civil engineering;
(iv) Land surveying;
(v) Law; and
(vi) Estate surveying;
(c) one representative each of the following, that is-
(i) the State Environmental Protection Agency;
(ii) the National Electric Power Authority; and
(d) one representative each of the-
(i) Ministry of works and Housing;
(ii) Ministry of Agriculture;
(iii) Ministry of Finance; and
(e) five representatives from the local governments in the state in rotation; and
(f) a secretary appointed by the Board who shall be the chief executive of the Board.
(2) The chairman referred to in subsection 8 (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 8 (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 Board, shall be paid such remuneration, fees and allowances as the Board may, from time to time, determine.