(1) The governing body of the Corporation shall be a Board, which shall consist
of the Managing Director and not less than five and not more than seven other
Directors, one of whom shall be the Chairperson.
(2) The Directors to serve on the Board shall be appointed by the Minister from
among prominent Ugandans of proven integrity by virtue of their qualifications,
expertise and experience in the fields of broadcasting, technology, media law,
business management, finance, and journalism.
(3) The Directors shall be appointed for a period of four years and upon such
terms and conditions as may be specified in their instrument of appointment.
(4) A Director may resign his or her office by writing to the Minister, and the
Minister may remove any member from office only for(a) inability to perform the functions of his or her office arising from infirmity
of body and mind;
(b) misbehaviour or misconduct; or
(c) incompetence.
(5) Where the office of a Director becomes vacant otherwise than by expiry of
term, the Minister may appoint another person to hold office in his or her place.
(6) A person appointed under the provision of subsection (5) shall cease to hold
office on the date when the person in whose place he or she holds office would have
ceased to hold office in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(7) A Director ceasing to hold office after the expiry of his or her term shall be
eligible for re-appointment, except in case of poor performance or infirmity of body
or mind, but such appointments shall not exceed two successive terms.
8.
Functions of the Board
(1) The functions of the Board shall be—
(a) To formulate and review the policy of the Corporation having regard to the
Corporation’s objectives set out in this Act;
(b) To approve the annual budget and action plan for the Corporation;
(c) To appoint and discipline members of staff;
(d) To determine from time to time the Corporation’s structure, staff levels and
terms and conditions of service;
(e) Subject to any written law, to establish the rules of procedure for: