Section 3, The Sierra Leone Export Promotion Council Act, 1981 [Margin: Short title.]

(1) The members of the Council to be known as Directors shall consist of— (a) a Chairman who shall be appointed by the Minister; (b) the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Trade and Industry or his representative ex-officio; No. 8 Sierra Leone Export Promotion Council 1981 11 (c) the Financial Secretary or his representative ex-officio; (d) the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ex-officio; (e) the Development Secretary or his representative ex-fficio (f) the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Livestock ex-officio; (g) the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Transport and Communications ex-officio; (h) the Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone or his representative ex-officio; (i) the Solicitor-General or his representative ex-officio; (j) the Managing Director of the Produce Marketing Board or his representative ex-officio; (k) two members from the Chamber of Commerce (one each from manufacturing and commercial sectors); (l) a member from the Sierra Leone Chamber of Mines. (2) The Executive Secretary of the Secretariat shall be Secretary to the Council. (3) The Directors of the Council appointed under paragraphs (a), (k) and (l) of subsection (1) shall hold office for a period of three years, and may, on ceasing to be a member be eligible for reappointment. (4) The Directors of the Council may co-opt any other person for a specific purpose. (5) The validity of any proceedings of the Council shall not be affected by any vacancy among its members or by any defect in the appointment of any of them. [Margin: Committee, appointment, constitution and scope.]