Copyright Act
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(a) a chairman to be appointed by the president, Commander-in-Chief
of the Armed Forces;
(b) the Director of the Council;
(c) a representative of the Federal Ministry in charge of culture;
(d) a representative of the Federal Ministry of Education;
(e) a representative of the Federal Ministry of Trade and Tourism;
(f) a representative of the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs
(g) a representative of the Federal Ministry of the Nigeria Police
Force, not below the rank of a Commissioner of Police;
(h) a representative of the Federal Ministry of the National Library
(i) two persons knowledgeable in copyright matters to be chosen by
the minister in charge of culture;
(j) fifteen representative of author’s associations who shall represent
as far as possible the following interests to be appointed by the
Minister, that is-
(i) writers,
(ii) publishers,
(iii) musicians and music-publishers,
(iv) phonographic and videographic producers
(v) cinematograph producers,
(vi) theatre practitioners,
(vii) broadcasting organisations,
(viii) visual artists.
(2) The representative of the Ministries shall be officers not below the rank of Director.
(3) The Board shall adopt rules governing its procedure and method of operation.
32. (1) There shall be for the council of a Director who shall be the Chief Executive and shall be appointed by the
president, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on the recommendation of the Minister.
(2) The Director shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Council.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section, the Council shall have
power-
(a) to appoint such other staff as it may determine;
(b) to pay its staff such remuneration and allowances as it may, from
time to time, determine;`
(c) as regards any staff in whose case it decides so to do, to pay to or
in respect of such staff such pensions and gratuities as are payable to
persons of equivalent grade in the public service of the Federation.
Part IV
Miscellaneous
33. Where any country is a party to a treaty or other international agreement to which Nigeria is also a party and the
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