Section 2: Establishment and constitution of the Council, etc.

(1) There shall be established a body to be known as the Council of the Petroleum Training Institute ( in this Act referred to as "the Council").
(2) The Council shall consist of the following members-
(a) the Director of Petroleum Resources, who shall be the chairman;
(b) one person appointed by the Permanent Secretary to represent the Federal Ministry of Power and Steel;
(c) one person appointed by the Permanent Secretary to represent the Federal Ministry of Finance;
(d) the Federal Adviser on Technical Education;
(e) the Principal of the Institute;
(f) two persons appointed by the Minister to represent the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation;
(g) one person appointed by the Minister to represent the Nigerian Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Society; and
(h) one person appointed by the Minister to represent the interest of other bodies (excluding the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation) engaged in the oil industry in Nigeria.
(3) The provisions set out in the Schedule to this Act shall apply in relation to the constitution of the Council and as to other matters therein specified.
(4) The Minister may by order published in the Federal Gazette amend the provisions of the Schedule to this Act, and such provisions shall have effect, as amended.