(1) The governing body of the Authority shall be a Board of Directors referred to in this Act as "the Board".

(2) The Board shall consist of-

(a) a chairman;

(b) a representative of each of the following Ministries nominated by the Minister responsible for the Ministry not being an officer below the rank of Director or its equivalent-

(i) the Ministry responsible for Roads and Transport;

(ii) the Ministry responsible for Finance;

(iii) the Ministry responsible for Environment, Science and Technology;

(iv) the Ministry responsible for the Interior;

(c) the Chief Executive of the Authority appointed under section 18;

(d) a representative of the Private Enterprise Foundation;

(e) a civil engineer from the private sector who is a member of the Ghana Association of Consultants, nominated by the Council of that Association;

(f) a representative of private road transport unions of Ghana, nominated by the unions; and

(g) one other person representing road users nominated by the Minister.

(3) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the president acting in consultation with the Council of State.

(4) The Board shall be responsible for securing the effective implementation of the functions of the Authority.