Section 4: Establishment of the Produce Inspection Board

(1) Upon the coming into operation of this Act, the Produce Inspection Board established under the provisions of section 5 of the Produce Inspection Act, without prejudice to anything lawfully done under that Act shall cease to exist and there shall be established a Produce Inspection Board (in this Act referred to as the Board) constituted as hereinafter mentioned.
(2) The Board shall be appointed by the Minister of Commerce and shall consist of a chairman and 38 other members, all being persons of integrity serving in the civil service of the Federation or a State of the Federation and having technical experience of the inspection of produce for export. The chairman and one member shall be in the public service controlled by the Federal Civil Service Commission and of the other members one shall be nominated by the Governor of each of the States of the Federation. All appointments to the Board shall be made with the consent of the appropriate civil service commission.