Section 2: Membership of the Council As Amended by Section 2 of the VETERINARY SURGEONS AMENDMENT ACT, 2016

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Council shall consist of the following members, that is to say-
(a) a President and Vice-President who shall be elected by the members of the Council with the approval of the Minister from among their number;
(b) the Director of the National Veterinary Research Institute or the most senior registered veterinary surgeon in the Institute, where the Director is not a registered veterinary surgeon;
(c) the Director of the Federal Livestock Department or the most senior registered veterinary surgeon in the Department, where the Director is not a registered veterinary surgeon;
(d) the Dean of each faculty of veterinary medicine in Nigeria approved by the Council or the most senior registered veterinary surgeon in the faculty, where the Dean is not a registered veterinary surgeon;
(e) eight persons (hereafter in this Act referred to as "elected members of the Council") who shall be elected by registered veterinary surgeons from among their number in the manner prescribed in the First Schedule to this Act.
(2) The First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the tenure of office, election and appointment of members of the Council and with respect to the powers and procedure of the Council and the other matters therein mentioned.