Section 5: ICT Board

5. ICT Board (1) There shall be an Information and Communication Technologies Board to be known as the ICT Board. (2) The ICT Board shall be responsible for the administration and management of the Authority. (3) The ICT Board shall consist of – (a) a Chairperson, to be appointed by the Prime Minister, after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition; (b) the Secretary for Home Affairs or his representative; (c) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of finance; (d) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of information technology and telecommunications; (e) a representative of the Attorney-General’s Office; (f) 4 other members, to be appointed by the Minister. (4) The members referred to in subsection (3)(a) and (f) shall – (a) be persons having sufficient knowledge and experience in the field of information and communication technologies, computer science, broadcasting and telecommunication law, business and finance, internet or electronic commerce. (b) hold office on such terms and conditions as the Prime Minister may determine. Acts 2016 391 (5) Any appointment made under the repealed section 5 shall, at the commencement of this section, lapse.