Section 4, The National Minerals Agency Act, 2012

(1) The Board shall consist of a Chairman, who shall beappointed from among persons of the highest calibre of personal integrity and demonstrated professional knowledge and experience in mining matters related to the functions of the Agency and the following other Members- (a) Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mineral Resources; (b) Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance; (c) four other persons with professional knowledge and experience in law, accounting and finance, mining or geology, and human resource management, nominated by the Minister; and (d) the Director-General who shall be the Secretary and is a non-voting member. (2) The Chairman and the four persons referred to in paragraph (c) of subsection (1), shall be appointed by the President and subject to the approval of Parliament. 4 5