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Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Act

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Arrangement of Sections

1. Establishment of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board.

2. Membership of the Board.

3. Tenure of office.

4. Removal from office of member of the Board.

5. Functions of the Board.

6. Power of Minister to give directives.

7. Registrar to the Board.

8. Other staff of the Board.

9. Application of Pensions Act.

10. Fund of the Board.

11. Expenditure of the Board.

12. Annual estimates, accounts and audit.

13. Annual report.

14. Power to obtain information.

15. Regulations.

16. Repeal, savings and transfer of liabilities, staff, etc.

17. Interpretation.

18. Short title.

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Act

This is an Act to establish the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to administer a centralised admissions system for Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.

7th December, 1989

1. There is hereby established a body to be known as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (hereafter in this Act referred to as "the Board") which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in its corporate name.

2. (1) The Board shall consist of the members following to be appointed by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, on the recommendation of the Minister, that is -

(a) a Chairman who shall have appropriate qualifica­tions;
(b) seven representatives of all the Universities in Nigeria;
(c) five representatives of all the Colleges of Education in Nigeria;
(d) five representatives of all the Polytechnics in Nigeria;
(e) two representatives of the Nigerian Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools;
(f) one representative of the Federal Ministry of Education;
(g) the Registrar of the West African Examinations Council or his representative;
(h) the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission or his representative;
(i) the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education or his representative;
(j) the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education or his representative.
(k) the Registrar to the Board;
(l) five other persons to represent interests not otherwise represented on the Board.

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